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Comet in Johnson City, Tennessee

05 Nov 1891

Page 2

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Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1891

Page

2

Barbers and Giants and Gentlemen of the Sea

A collage of brief anecdotes quotes a Chicago barber defending talking in the chair, notes on the giant scallop of the Atlantic and regional dialects, then shifts to humor about age and charm, school boys without caps, and an electric alarm clock idea.

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Chicago Hatteras Labrador Maine Atlantic Pacific New York Times Blue Coat Chambers’ Journal New York
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Old Time Liar and Odd Tales From Bygone Times

A collage of 17th century travel tales and curiosities from pamphlet lore. It recounts the Swedish missionary Campanius Holme’s alarming legends of American serpents and sea spiders near Delaware, mixed with notes on California pearl diving, an egg in vinegar’s trick, a court misread petition about red fiery faces, and other eclectic curiosities.

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