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Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Aug 10, 1906

Page

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Vacations that yielded wonders and vast discoveries

A digest of remarkable tourist finds from holidays including iron sand in Norway, Glycina subterranea food plant in India, a glass furnace idea from Showell, oil veins in Pennsylvania, a 15 pound gold nugget in the Carolinas, and silver blocks in Chile, with notes on Inca governance and the 1532 Pizarro conquest.

Edison Wizard of the West Long Ialand Fidison Norway Uganda India Shewell Showell Pennsylvania Carolinas Reid Belados Chili Killowen London Glasgow Thames Embankment Chelsea Bridge Bournemouth Tie Medico Isaiah Kinghorn Digby Nova Scotia

The Incas and their ancient land of Peru

On the West Coast of the South Pacific, Peru is described as the ancient land of the Incas bounded by Ecuador Brazil Chile and Bolivia. The account recounts Manco Capac and Manco Qollo founding Cuzco guided by a golden wand, establishing monogamy and sun worship, with Pachacamac as a chief god and a belief that rulers required death accompany.

Quito Chili Manco Capac Manco Pizarro Peru Spain South Pacific Ocean Ecuador Brazil Chile Bolivia Manco Qcollo Lake Titica Ime Pachacamac

Courageous Women and a Steeplejack Tale

Two stories of courage from Strand Magazine describe a night time burglar confronted by a prayerful woman who prays aloud to deter him and a steeplejack who acts calmly to subdue a madmate swinging from a church steeple. The first ends with the intruder restrained, the second with a daring rescue and descent to safety.

Jack Strand Magazine

Unclear historical advert for cure and leather goods

Fragmentary ad cites a cure and leather product with mentions of kettle price and a sewing process named Goudyare. Vague references to inner and outer leather panels, sizes, widths, and varied prices. Lacks coherent facts or identifiable entities.

Boldon & Count Odo Eck

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