Death Bed Mystery at Valverde Hacienda Told
In Guerrero a white stone hacienda near sugar estates held a cursed room famed for sudden deaths. Over six years, three occupants in the canopied bed died mysteriously. A German surveyor, a lawyer, and a captain with his bride perished there, leading to burial and a final discovery of a tarantula nest beneath the canopy. The tale ends with the bed removed and the room sealed.
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Guerrero
Mie
Mexico
Valverde
Don Diego Prado
Marit Naranjo
Guilet
Vaalverde
Maria Niranjo
Don Diego
Tierra Conilenta
Nlent
Tamian Biscaulty
Lodglue
Asni
Cupied Te Abd
Don Carlos Arispe
Tle
Acaputec
Federation
Mozes
Ponelano
Caliente
Uttle
Acapulco
Felix Delmonte
Lhn
Soledad Marquez
Soledad
Pacific
Marta
Captain Delmonte
Maria
de Soa
Dom Maria
Aia de Waves
Tonelano
Marla
Ponclave
Tate
Azain
Capiain
Ponciano
Judge
Iere
Megot
Boston Herald
When Bees Served as Weapons in Ancient Sieges
The account recalls Themiscyra and Pontus where Romans used mines while bees were cast into besieged camps by opposing Themiscyra defenders. It also cites a Chester attack where Saxons and Gallic allies toppled beehives into the enemy camp, causing crippling stings that left troops momentarily immobile.
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Themiscyra
Pontus
Lucullus
Vistory
England
Chester
Lincoln anecdote about two Quakeresses on a train
A humorous Lincoln story recounts two Quakeresses discussing the war’s end on a railroad car. One bets on Jefferson as a praying man, the other questions Abraham as a praying man. The first replies the Lord will think Abraham is joking.
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Lincoln
Jefferson
Abraham
Celery Farming Notes on Soil Water and Earthing Up
The article discusses celery cultivation in market gardens. It describes how different varieties and shading affect growth, the need to earth up continuously, and the importance of rich soil and ample water for quality celery. It cites Mechau's Monthly on optimal practices.
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Mechau
Han His Advantires and the Shifting Gaze of Genius
A terse fragment from the State Journal cites a dialogue on genius versus lunacy. Pilsou argues there is little difference while Dilgon insists substantial distinction, noting the lunatic’s certainty about his beard and clothes. The excerpt hints at commentary on sanity and self perception.
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Han
Pilsou
Dilgon
Columbus
State Journal
Rattlesnake Tale From a Southern Plantation
A southern man recalls an uncle on a Montgomery area plantation who found a huge rattlesnake in a cotton field. The tale details how a fang and a venomous bite led to a girl’s severe swelling, medical intervention, later gangrene, and eventual amputation, with the relic burned afterward.
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Rattlesnake Polson
Montgomery
Confusion Over Fares On New York Trolley
An argument erupts aboard a New York trolley when a woman miscounts fares. The conductor insists four fares are due after a boy’s age is confirmed. He refuses to stop the car for ten blocks as tensions rise, pennies exchanged, and the dispute escalates.
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New York Press
Piccadilly and miscellaneous past notes in old writing
A collage of curiosities and anecdotes: origins of Piccadilly’s name from gallants and Plecadllin House, a Dublin dance tale about an awaiting earl, a U S postmaster bond remark, praise for Japanese art and natural models, and Corporal Caithness’s Waterloo remark about fearing death rather than defeat.
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P. BH. Got, W.H. Denny
J. BE. Merriken
W.F. Pennington
E Eugene Lynch
R. T. Carter
W.H. Anderson
H. G. Hobbs
W.R. Peters
M. L. Blanchard
Lord
I. T. Baker
J. Culver, BK. W. Ingram
Wye
Tuckahoe
Denton
Hickman, Blanchard
Greenwood
Bullendale
Milton
Lewes, Sure
Q.A.R.R
Queenstown
William M. Conn
WH. Hopps & CO
Baltimore
THE
Hughes Lumber and Coal Company
Maryland
J. W. Wheatley
Dover ST
Easton, MD
Mathushek
Ludwig Bush
Gerts
Columbia
Queen
Exston
Wheeler & Wilson
James TT. Cooper
Undertaker
Cooper
Main Street
T. W. Smith
Ridgely, Ma
Americus Fertilizers
Mer
Americus Royal
Caroline County
Charles F
HOPE
Rainbow Hills
Charlotte Lowry Marsh
Frederick BR
Guernsey
Peor
Paris
Place de la Concorde
Tuileries
Champs Elysees
River Seine
Luxon
Rameses the Great
Temple of
Thebes
Mohammed Ali
Egypt
France
Louis X
Bastille
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Place de la Revolution
Ean
J.N. Rickards
Ridgely, MD
Colston’s Pharmacy
Colston
David Harum
Richard Carvel
Robert Jlardy
Philip Strong
Peck
Uncle the
Red Headed Nay
Squire John
Dora Tenay
Virginia
Andrey
Charles
Nerine
Dorothy
R. J, Colston
Denton, MD
L. John Blossom
Stevens Brothers
Produce Commission Merchants
S. Charles St
N. W. Cor
Camden St
Baltimore, Md
T.S. Day, Swing & Company, Nufacturers O
Fpallowfield & Temple
Marydel
W. W. Gopssorouan
Greensborough
Mud
T. L. Day
Swing & CO
Riddely, Maryland
Piccadilly
London
James I
Charles 1
Dublin
Perso
Lound
Kan
Washington
Caithness
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