The Alaska Raven A Curious Tale Of Birds And Legend
The Alaska raven is highly esteemed by natives who fear its death as bad luck. Ravens gather on hills and discuss in guttural croaks before dispersing to feed on offal along the beach. They are adept flyers and tool users, with a black glossy plumage and a chisel like bill. Legends claim ravens brought light to the world, venerating the bird as a totemic ancestor. The article blends natural history with regional lore and cites St Louis Globe-Dem Bantley and Sir Charles Santley on singing life.
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Alaska
Unalaska
Sitka
Wahutat Bay
British Columbia
St. Louis
Globe-Dem
Bantley
Sing!ng
Sir Charles Santley
Scott's Emulsion Cod Liver Oil Promises Vitality
Scott's Emulsion is praised as life enhancing for all ages. It claims to restore appetite, ease burdens of food, and bring plump health when flesh is lost, making digestion easier and life brighter.
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Scott
Mew Yost Noted at BCOTT and DOWNE Address
BCOTT and DOWNE at 409 Peart Street in New York list Mew Yost among residents or clients, reflecting a casual local listing. The entry records an address tied to Yost with no additional context or events.
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Bcott & Downe
Peart St
Nautical slang in English speech from ship metaphors
The article surveys common nautical metaphors embedded in everyday speech. It explains terms such as carrying on, taken aback, a wide berth, sounding, landmark, sailing close to the wind, weather eye, take the wind out of sails, coast is clear, stocks, and A1, noting their origins in sailing and shipbuilding and their modern figurative meanings.
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Lloyd’s
Dundee Advertiser
Monster Christmas Cake at Leyton shop sets record
A reproduced view shows a mammoth Christmas cake claimed as the largest ever made. Seen last Christmas in Leytonstone, England, the cake stood seven feet high and weighed at least 1,600 pounds. Ingredients included 152 pounds each of butter and sugar, 325 pounds of flour, 110 pounds of raisins and currants, 80 pounds of milk, 120 pounds of almond paste, 100 pounds icing sugar, and numerous spices and peels.
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Leytonstone
England
Caee
Emperor William's Appetite Reminiscence Note
In Lady Randolph Churchill's Reminiscences, Emperor William I is depicted as a fine looking, jovial man who retained charm despite age. He dined lavishly on poached eggs, potted meats, German dishes, tea, strawberries, ices, and warm champagne while engaging in light conversation, a scene described as not very exciting.
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William
William I
Lady Randolph Churchill
Cronan’s Bold Box Raid Wins Thanksgiving Tale on War Ship
In a Chicago Tribune inspired note, Lieutenant William P Cronan of the U S Navy is praised for a bold Christmas gambit during the Venezuela blockade. He retrieved a box of Egyptian cigarettes from a British cruiser and sent turkeys with cigars to his shipmates, earning praise for his "heroic conduct" and leadership.
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Connecticut
Pat Cronan
Marietta
Venezuela
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Tilg
Caribbean
Tropics
Philadelphia
la Guinea
Diehl
Tribune
Cronan
Santa Claus
Tfe
Chicago Tribune
William P. Cronan
U. 8
A Prayer to the Christ Child in Yuletide Fashion
A period prayer invoking the Christ Child during the Christmas season. It asks for gentle presence among people, protection, purification of hearts, and practices of peace, goodwill, and charity. The text closes with a signature-like line, Dugess Wiel, in archaic spelling.
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Christ Child
Bethlehem
Chrystchilde
Dugess Wiel
Bargain at Home Bobby and Mamma Bargain Talk
A rough dialogue snippet shows Bobby and Mamma discussing a bargain. The exchange mentions a price of 490 and a dime, with a character named Brooklyn Maxie present. The fragment hints at a small domestic bargaining moment likely from a Brooklyn setting.
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Bobby
Pepe
Bobby Mamma
Brooklyn
Maxie
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