El Dorado Quests in Andean Explorations’ Romantic Echoes
In a Pan American Bulletin excerpt J A Manso recalls the lure of El Dorado. He traces expeditions across Peru, Venezuela, and Colombia, followingPizarro Ursua Orellana Belalcazar and Raleigh seekers toward the gilded city and the Casanare and Orinoco rivers. The piece notes how these adventures spurred exploration yet leave many details lost to time.
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Amazon
J. A. Manso
Venezuela
Colombia
Equator
Caribbean
Gonzalo Pizarro
von Hutten
Ursua
Orellana
Belalcazar
Cord
The Quest for El Dorado Moves Toward the Cinnamon Lands
The article surveys Spanish chronicles and explorers who sought the Gilded King. It details Fray Pedro Simón and Juan de Castellanos, the lake of Guatavita rites, and Belalcázar's pursuit linking rumors of El Dorado to the northern Andes and the Land of Cinnamon. It notes drainage efforts at Guatavita and the lure of vast wealth fueling expeditions.
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South America
el Dorado
Historia del Nuevo Reino de
Maracas
Gilded King
Cundinamarca
Meta
Guaviare
Antonin Sedeno
Diego de Ordaz
Nicolas Federmann
Spain
Latin America
Juan Rodriguez Fresle
New Granada
Guatavita
Bogota
Don Juan
Jiminez de Quesada
Cuatavita
Fresle
Federmann
Belascasar
Rey Dorado
Darien
Costa Rica
Francisco Pizarro
Peru
Mexico
Ophir
Turshish
Orinoco
Amazon
Indies
Cundirumar
Piedrahita
Belalcazar
Narth
Pizarro
Popayan
Cundiramarca
Andes
Cherry dishes and preserves from a historic recipe collection
A historic excerpt outlines cherries used in soups sauces pickles and condiments and describes making cherry pie pudding dumplings and cherry olives. It notes kirschwasser maraschino and vinegar shrub preparations and provides basic methods and quantities for several recipes.
Taking to the Tall Timber in a Black Brer Sermon
An 19th century vignette portrays Uncle Abraham, promoted from plow to pulpit, urging "Siateren and bretheren" to choose the path to destruction or salvation. Brer Aberham answers with wit, while sister insa says she plans to go home through the woods.
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Siateren
Bretheren
Abraham
Brer Aberham
Insa
Lippincott’s Monthly
Quote on political reform and home rule remark
A speaker questions if his wife can aid reform politics. Mr Meekton answers she has succeeded with home rule, implying practical leadership at home as a sign of capability for broader tasks.
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Mr. Meekton
Helpful Household Hints From Daily Life
A collection of practical tips for home care and cooking. Advice covers stain removal with vinegar and turpentine, refreshing faded flowers with water colors, preserving peaches for desserts, making decorative baskets from old hats, and using hammered hazelnut butter for sandwiches.
Thoughtful of Jim Brings a Gift Mix Up
A humorous snippet shows a bridegroom two days after the wedding asking about a $5,000 check from the bride’s father. The bride explains the father heard they already received one and didn’t want a duplicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Epte
Canada’s Prosperity Prompts Immigration Drift
The New York Times reports eight four loads of European immigrants bound for Canada amid rail and canal funding, surplus budget and planned railway work. It notes Americans selling land and a surge of farm animals and machinery heading north as Canada follows neighboring growth. A girl’s view on money and marriage is briefly noted.
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New York Trien
Oda
Canada
United
Dominion
St. Paul
The Forlorn Hope Misaddressed Inquiry
A garbled note asks for a wrong number to reach a person named Mayteirt Puack. The fragment hints at a misplaced contact attempt and confusion over who to call for Stouble 008.
Doubled Efforts Fail When One Leader Leads Two
A quirky reflective piece notes that true leadership cannot be split. It contrasts clear aims with vanity while warning that a person serving two masters cannot perform both roles well.
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Atahualpa
Castellanos
Quito
Situ DE
Belascazar
Slabine Ae
Tee Winds An. Wn
Acre
Cmerry Time
Shia Fener
Whith
Mage
Mil
Sutashinegar
Stade
Ives
Orbry Landatros
Dow
Secarra
M. Nears
Williams
Gardner
Abeon Bal Paue
Daisy Fly Killer
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