Seeds That Rested Long Grow After Centuries
The article recounts remarkable cases of seeds awakening after long dormancy from England and the United States. Examples include ancient peas germinating in a Pharaohs sarcophagus story, oak and henbane sprouting after centuries, primrose carpets, and a peach tree carried in pockets for 103 years. It also notes an albino deer in the Adirondacks and local superstitions surrounding it.
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New York Times
Flarlight
England
Fingland
British Museum
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Kentucky
Chattanooga
Chattanoopa
Indianapolis
Broad Ripple
James Wilkerson
James
John
Oxford
Ohto
France
Waterloo
Napoleon
D'Arc
America
Ohio
Louisville
Daniel Boone
Simon Kenton
Boone
Wetzel Boys
Sible
Adirondacks
North Woods
Dee
Wild Cat Pond
Cranberry Lake
St. Lawrence County
Inquirer
A Boy Against a Fleet in Savannah War Tale
Rose Inis, a 16 year old Georgian during the 1778 Savannah siege, confronted a British landing party from a lone marsh island. He seized a sailboat, outpaced pursuit, and reached safety while continuing to fight alongside his father until the Patriot victory.
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Atlanta Constitution
Thomas Inis
Rose
Savannah River
Savannah
Parriots
Tybee
Commodore Parker
Rose Inis
Jose
Unhappiest ruler in the world Castro’s Venezuela described
The New York World profiles Cipriano Castro as the world’s unhappiest ruler. It details brutal tax abuses, torture of merchants, and military plunder to force payments. It notes universal distrust from foreign diplomats and a Caracas judge who exposes jail abuses but is jailed himself.
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New York
New York World
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Castro
Vesuvius
Caracass
Caracas
Laguayra
Maracaibo
Orinoco River
Signal Lights at Sea From Mrs Coston Keeps US Signals Moving
Mrs Martha J Coston widow of Henry H Coston the inventor runs the Coston signaling business after her husband William F Coston was wounded. She personally manufactures the signal compositions and oversees production used by the US Navy and most American ships.
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Philadelphia
United States
Coston
William F. Coston
Henry H. Coston
West Brighton
Staten Island
Mrs. Coston
J. W. Bedhever
Martha J. Coston
Henry Coston
Navy
Navy Department
Captain Coston
United States Navy
Quest of the Doubloons in Texas Treasure Tale
In Reed's sheep ranch along Devil's rivers in Western Texas a German shepherd killer murders Benito the Mexican to seize 1600 Spanish doubloons and treasure in iron bound chest. German confesses after arrest, Texas justice takes the loot.
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New York Mail and Express
Devil's Rivers
Texas
Vermont
Reed
Hans
Benito
Coston Signals Shared by Navies and Merchants Worldwide
The article explains how Coston signaling lights bridge night communications for ships across nations. Fort Fisher example shows rescue use, while the U S army and transport systems rely on them. France uses a different code, with lines shipping signals and color indicators to its government.
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Eral
Fort Fisher
Navy
Coast Guards
United States Army
France
Coston
Must Serve the Food
A Philadelphia Times excerpt discusses an old Arizona statute making it a misdemeanor for hotel or restaurant keepers to serve items they cannot supply. It notes the law originated to curb deceptive menus for prospectors returning to towns after deprivation and that enforcement once strict has faded though the statute remains unrepealed.
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Philadelphia Times
Arizona
Life quotes on yellow journals in Cuba and Ameris cans
A fragment from Life poses a quip about Cuba lacking yellow journals and notes a shortage of Ameris cans for such a venture. The remark hints at absurdities of wartime satire and product supply constraints.
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Cuba
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