OLD JAPANESE ARMORERS AND THEIR LEGENDARY SWORDS
Strange legends recount the arcane craft of old Japanese armorers who forged swords with 4194304 layers of steel and uncanny color effects. Tales tell Masa-Mune and Mura-Masa miraculously splitting hairs and bloodthirsty blades that could sever iron as cheese. The era closed as Tokugawa rulers banned deadly serihuman blades, while Peter the Great honored Cruys as admiral with a cross flag for Russian ships.
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Japan
Europe
Masa-Mune
Regin
Mura-Masa
Ancestors of horse and donkey shaped by terrain and habit
The horse’s ancestors roamed plains and relied on quick starts to escape threats, a trait that remains in domesticated horses. Donkeys descended from hill dwellers with risky slopes, developing slowness, sure-footedness, and a habit of eating prickly plants when food was scarce.
The Russian Naval Standard and Peter the Great’s Stay
The blue flag with a white cross was adopted by Peter the Great after he worked at Gaardam near Amsterdam as a mechanic to learn shipbuilding. He grew fond of a clever workman named Cruys whom he persuaded to return.
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Peter the Great
Gaardam
Amsterdam
Cruys
Horn Dance Still Performed At Abbots Bromley Wake
In Abbots Bromley Staffordshire the horn dance is kept alive yearly during the village wake. Its origins reach back to the eleventh century with historic ties to Christmas New Year and Twelfth Day rituals. During Henry VIII’s era it accompanied church services on Sundays with a spectator collection for the poor.
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Abbots Bromley
Staffordshire
What Constitutes an Assault
Quote outlines self defense in home invasion where using domestic tools to repel a threat is allowed if the other party initiates violence. It differentiates between striking first and retaliatory actions with tongs versus a poker. The magistrate emphasizes that striking an unarmed assailant constitutes assault.
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Liverpool Stipendiary
Warning on Counterfeit Dr King’s Remedies
A notice warns the public about counterfeiters selling imitations of Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and other medicines. It urges buyers to look for the Bucklen name on wrappers as proof of authenticity, noting the reassurance from H E Bucklen Co and L M Bosworth, and cites a 35 year history of proven cures.
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Kaeposed
Dr. King
Bucklen
Words Are the Dream, Richard Le Gallienne Quote
Harper's Magazine essay comments on the literary temperament and the power of words. It cites Thackeray and the moment of genius when a line is finished. The passage argues that the dream of perfect writing exists only once set down in words.
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Richard le Gallienne
Harper's Magazine
Thackeray
Colonel Newcome
Curious Limpets Prey on Clams Along Mexican Coast
The limpets, large shellfish near the west coast of Mexico, resemble abalones in behavior and display brilliant bronze iridescent interiors. They ambush clams by pinning them with a foot, boring holes with a long tongue, and feed on the clam’s flesh, leaving leftovers for fish.
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Mexico
Cooking in queer places across history and daring meals
An archival tour chronicles culinary feats atop spires and underwater kitchens. Blondin and others balanced on ropes to cook, while monks, divers, and townsmen staged daring meals on cathedrals and bells, with medals minted for the indulgent displays.
Pudding Wives of English Monasteries Defined
The term pudding wives referred to women hired in some English monasteries to craft pastries and delicacies. They worked near the kitchen in a pudding house with consent from the regular cook and were summoned during animal slaughter around St Martin’s day to make black puddings and pastries for special occasions.
Better Than Aladdin's Lamp
The piece contrasts Aladdin's lamp with modern advertising, noting that wishes now come through ads in newspapers rather than magical labor. It jokes that Aladdin would be a back number in today’s ad driven world as people obtain goods by spending on ads rather than rubbing a lamp.
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Aladdin
Philadelphia Record
Poisonous Food Cure Promised by New Life Pills
An 1900s advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a cure for sickness from undigested poisons in food and promises a money back guarantee. It claims 25 cents at L. M. Bosworth's drug store and urges readers to try the product.
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Dr. King
L. M. Bosworth
Going to Extremes in Antique Fashion
The London Truth reports a craze for old furniture driving extreme behavior as a lord ousts his wife to create space for a Louis XVI cabinet. The piece notes the feverish taste for historic pieces and the social disruption it causes.
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Lord
London
What Are They Chamberlain's Tablets for Stomach and Liver
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy for stomach troubles biliousness and constipation. The 25 cent price is listed and it notes availability at all druggists.
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Chamberlain
A. R. Kane
Baxter Springs
Kansas
Executrix Named in Luke Bennett Estate Notice
Amy Bennett is appointed executrix of the Luke Bennett estate by Story county Iowa District Court on February 1 1905. Creditors must present claims with authentication to the court for allowance. Indebted persons should make payment to the executrix.
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A. D
District Court
Story County
Iowa
Luke Bennett
Amy Bennett
J. L. Id
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the Baker Jewelery Store
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Reliable Rug Co
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Crags
the Horn Dancer
Foley
Folzy
Fetry
Foley & CO
Ohio Street
Chicago
Illinois
Ebaluer
Cooking
Blondin
Niagara
England
Thames
Salisbury
Handley
James Grist
Pierre Roubaud
Bayeux Cathedral
St. Micheel
Erfurt
Naples
James Austin
Theshames
Rotherhithe
Austin
Ames, Ia
Cardus
Cardui
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Burt Kooser
Mutual
L. A. Morris
East Main Street
Ames
Undertaker
G. D. Loud
Sser
W.M. Greeley
Daniel McCarthy
Henry Wilsor Cashier
Union National
Bankers’ National Bank
National City Bank
New York
Valley National Bank
Des Moines
C. E. Gardreg
Sorenson & Gamrath's
Mutual ’Phone
E. F. Posegate
T Office
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