Spanish Diver's Curious Trips in the Mediterranean
A veteran diver recounts decades of treasure finds from wrecks around the Mediterranean. He describes recovering chests from the Turin near Elba and watches from Nice, plus a wine cargo aboard the Cyclades and later silver bars from the Barcelona off Cadiz. Detailed peril, currents, and a pirate pursuit mark a career of dangerous dives and buried riches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Mediterranean
Spain
France
Corsica
Sardinia
Turin
Rome
Marselles
Elba
Carnera
Gulf of Genoa
Fairy
Nice
Enoa
Cadiz
Tost
Homelike Cooking and travel banter spark casual chatter
Quotations from several papers wire together in a patchwork of idle talk. A Philadelphia North American aside on luck and wealth leads to a witty exchange about trust and sleep. An Indianapolis Journal remark about daylight routines contrasts with a Detroit Free Press bite on dining choices.
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Philadelphia
Billy
Indianapolis Journal
Detroit Free Press
Philadelphia Press
Trader Narratives of Treasure and a Missing Cargo
A narrator recalls chasing pirates who dumped treasure overboard. They recovered most bars but failed to find a case of curios. He describes recovering a single wheel from a wreck in the English Channel, identified as the shipbuilder’s product, with no cargo remaining, attributed to Juan Carvalho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engish Channel
Juan Carvalho
A Japanese Love Story of Takao and Refusal in Tokio
A Geisha named Takao, famed in Toklo, refuses feudal lord Sendaiko’s proposal despite wealth and ceremony. Amid moonlit tea houses and a looming departure, Takao awaits her true beloved, Tazaburo Shimada, while loyalty and honor bind her fate to a single lover.
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Tazeburo Shimada
Takai
Takao
Japan
Shimada
Jove
Sendaiko
Tokio
Sendaikoe
Takaa
Makit
Toklo
Tazaburo Shimada
Bendaike
Sendaike
Takkao
Thase
Wold
Lee House
Tuxahuro Shimada
Fendalke
Takau
Takio
The Quiet Anniversary and a Silk Gown Dream
Miss Lorindas memories of a lost wedding dress clash with her savings as she contemplates a final gift for a late husband. A tearful moral tale unfolds through a sudden plea from a starving cottage, revealing poverty behind a neighborhood jewel. The Queen's kindness and a school essay about boys add a broader moral frame.
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Mise Lorinds
Towle
Savings Bank
Uae
Miss Lorinda
Jim
Buppane
Matches Factories Turn Out Vast Quantities Annual
The largest match factory, located in Austria, consumes 22,000 pounds of phosphorus each year and produces 2,500,000,000,000 matches. It also uses 160,000 feet of wood for its boxes.
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Austria
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mediterranean Sea
South Atlantic
Law
Down
Gibraltar
America
Cyclades
Gibralter
Atlantic
Barcelona
Takato
Hergf
Sada Yacco
Frank Winters
Ireland
Balmoral
Crable Church
Balmoral Crade
Braemar
London
Chroniels
New York
Ledgge
Bee
Papa
South Africa
Karl
Cecil Tyhodes
Montana Hardware Co
North Main St
Butte
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