Sailor Bride Survives Storm Rescue and Fast Wedding
In a night of fierce gales and ice in New York Bay Bernard ferries survivors to shore on a scooter and rescues Norah amid raging rapids. A hasty marriage follows at the station house as rescuers surround the couple and escort them across the bay in clear weather.
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Leacy
Nan
Pike
Eest
Non
Jengdh
Great South Bay
York
Ternard
Reynard
Nomma
Foy Teenard
Herrin
Barnes
Mina
Norah
Bernard
Chiee
Willie
Tie
Ubon
Alde
Rosewoter
Ile
Ife
New York
In Manners of the Arab As Described by Travel Note
The essay passage explores Arab sensibilities in hospitality and generosity, noting the Arab artist of manners. It recounts a Sheik aboard a crowded deck who maintains strict Moslem prayer, detects courtesy, and responds with a grave, deliberate smile signaling genuine friendliness.
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Noaiigun
Sheik
Withim Ll
Mecca
Palisades Formation and Ancient Glacial Impact
A discussion on the Palisades geology links them to Mount Holyoke and Cape Thomidon, noting glacial erosion that shaped valleys and Long Island buildup. It mentions Paterson trap and minerals, and explains gold carat values and practical jewelry use versus pure gold, citing Charles M. Skinner in Century.
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North America
Long Island
Brooklyn
Wadsor
Hackensack
Carolinas
Bay of Fanny
Mount Holyoke
Cape Thomidon
Paterson
Giant’s Causeway
Fingal's Cave
Stoves and heating methods through ancient to modern times
The passage notes slaves concealing fires in Greek and Roman homes, the use of metal or earthen tubes and charcoal braziers, and describes coal burning grates used two centuries ago in Britain. It mentions many patents on stoves and ranges since Franklin and Count Rumford highlighted heat and fuel waste in open fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Franklin
Count Rumford
Superstitions and Beliefs About Meeting Eyebrows
A London Globe piece summarizes folklore on eyebrows that meet, noting beliefs across regions. In some places meeting brows mark danger or moral failing, while in others they signal witchcraft or vampiric traits. Legends assign werewolf or vampire signs to the trait, with varied regional interpretations.
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Colks
Charles Kingsley
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Baring Gould
Hungary
England
Northumberland
Aberdeenshire
Walter Gregor
Scotland
London Globe
Valentine Day Origin Tied to Spring Observance
The saintly martyr St Valentine did not inspire a specific celebration yet his feast day became linked to spring. Heathens in southern Europe marked the season by warmth and sunlight, birds mating, and humans following suit, with church fathers aligning Valentine’s martyrdom to the timing.
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Valentine
Europe
Hanged and Tarred in English Smuggling History
The article recounts a bygone English practice of hanging smugglers on gibbets along the coast as a warning. It notes Dover and Portsmouth examples, including men displayed for years, and observes later crimes like theft and arson being punished similarly, though the ritual persisted only intermittently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
John Painter
Portsmouth
Origin of touching wood after boasting of luck
London Notes and Queries discusses a Shropshire Cheshire custom of touching wood after boasting of good fortune. The practice, possibly widespread, is linked to lingering relic veneration. The text also records a domestic anecdote about a two and a half year old boy named Duncan, punished by his mother.
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Shropshire
Cheshire
England
Rele
London
Duncan
Artist and Dentist Engagement Clash in Quick Wit
The dialogue bursts with sharp banter as a hypnotist seeks permission to bury Joe Souker and dig him up after days, the mayor rebukes, and conversations reveal engagements with an artist, a dentist, and reflections on ruin.
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Joe Souker
Loweryville
New York Press
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Cooper
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Lynka
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Parison
Palisades Formation
Monn Holjselke
Cape Wlomidon
St. Valentine
Flo
Puppie
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