Phantom ships haunt sailors in old deep sea tales
Read of phantom vessels seen by crews off Calcutta and Liverpool, including the bark Hengist and the Marianne Nottebohm. Sailors recount spectral ships approaching in hazy moonlight, a shouting figure, and warnings that spooked entire voyages and led some crews to refuse further service.
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Hantoms
Mat
Annie M. Reid
New York
Liverpool
Thearston
J. C. Norton
Hengist
Indian Ocean
Captain Norton
Calcutta
Mwe
Tebbins
Mabound
Brazil
Nottebohm
Marianne Nottebohm
F. C. Norton
Cecil Rhodes Eggs and the Bosun's Eyes
A South African figure explains he avoids carrying a fowling coop at sea by tipping the bosun who tends to Cecil Rhodes's hens, securing Rhodes's eyes on long voyages rather than fresh eggs.
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Cecil Rhodes
England
South Africa
Atlantic
Rhodes
Had Right to Select Place
Disappointed mother pleads with Bobby as she finds his belongings stacked in a closet corner. The boy replies that the space is his chosen place, signaling his acceptance of organizing his own items.
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Bobby
Elders Strict as to Duty in Sabbath Rounds
Sixteenth century Scottish elders patrolled Sundays to curb offenders. The minister would inspect absentees, catching a man with his bairns, another kissing his wife, two drinking ale, a man with coat off ready to work, and another eating a hearty dinner. Offenders were brought before the kirk and required to repent.
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Scotland
Thoman
Kirk
James Payn
Edinburgh
Wombat Returns Home Faces Questioning
In a reflective exchange a man recalls leaving home four years ago to match a sample. He now returns claiming difficulty in matching it. His wife accepts the explanation, admitting it sounds weak yet plausible at times. A daughter reads popular novels, and a saying about exertion contrasts with rusting.
Skin cleared by simple change in food
A Kansas girl reports eczema on face and hands improved after five months of suffering. She adopted Grape-Nuts, noting better digestion and faster fading eruptions. The letter credits Postum Co. with endorsement and urges readers to try the product for indigestion and skin relief.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
The Devil to Pay Phrase Origin in Shipyards
The saying The devil to pay arose from paying ship deck seams with hot pitch to keep oakum dry. rain could ruin oakum and cause costly repairs. Some men act in ways that defy plain description and may merit cursing.
Yellow Car Sombers After Election Defeat
A yellow car sits deserted like a defeated candidate after a tough election, its paint bright against quiet streets, awaiting a new owner and a fresh start.
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Stebbins
Gould
Weasel
Lier
Joe Drors
Samuel Pitcher Pamphis
Bears
Tw Centaur Company
Cosis
Canada
J. Keys
Denmark
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
Babel & Bord
Lociaville
Haverstock
London
Coler
Moan” Comecpoid
Beartims
the Mae Company
Attleboro, Mass
Newark
Savidads Erebcrar
N. U
Fort Wayne
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