All Fools Day Across Europe and America Explored
The piece traces the origins and customs of April Fools Day from Roman saturnalia to French Poisson d Avril pranks, England’s adoption in the 18th century, Gotham’s wise fools, and Scottish gowk games, noting notable hoaxes like the Tower of London lion washing and Swift’s April 1 lie.
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Robin Goodfellow
Hull
Dupes
France
Pope Gregory
Europe
Francis
Duke of Lorraine
Nantes
England
Great Britain
St. AG Pools
Phebus
Robin
Dean Swift
Stella
Swift
Arbuthnot
Lady Markham
Noble
Black Swan
Holborn
Tower of London
White Gate
Tower Hill
Gotham
Nottinghamshire
John
Nottingham
Gotham Meadow
A Painter in a Swamp in Egypt’s Out-of-the-Way
In El-Akewa the painter Talbot Kelly set up near a pool and sank into mud as mosquitoes and stinging flies swarmed. He described the foul odors and swarms of grub larvae before retreating, noting reclamation may turn the wilderness into a garden with fellah farmers.
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Egypt
BR. Talbot Kelly
El-Akewa
Curious notes on ancient wood tar making and chimneys
A fragmentary reference describes tar from wood prepared as in the fourth century BC. It mentions a bank at Cheven and a dug hole where wood is placed covered with something and a fire lit underneath, seen into the state.
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B. C
Riches of the Desert Found in Mojave Land
Excerpt extols Mojave minerals gold silver copper and other riches while noting mysterious trees thriving there. The piece recalls desert living, with one man cooling in an irrigation ditch to beat summer heat and others dwelling in harsh, cold nights.
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Mojave Land
Mojave
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Kinnersley
Priestly
Cavendish
Desert wealth and wonders spark a Mojave journey
A Chicago Inter Ocean writer relays a desert tour through the Mojave region. He cites artesian water, rich mines for gold silver copper lead and iron, borax at Daggett, salt at Salton and a wind grinding glass plant near Indio.
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England
Ivanpah
Barstow
Calico
Daggett
America
Salton
New River
Mojave Desert
Indio
Palm Springs
Paleg
Why Kitchener Was Sent to South Africa
The London Leader reports Queen Victoria declared “We must have Kitchener” during British setbacks in South Africa. Officials cleverly provided a route to send him as chief of staff to Lord Roberts, avoiding a direct command role.
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London
South Africa
Victoria
Kitchener
Lord Kitchener
Eral
Lord Roberts
Chicago
Tri- 8
Romantic marriages through history reveal bold courtship
A survey of famous unions chronicles dramatic meetings and marriages from Horace Greeley and Mary Young Cheney to Bismarck, Jefferson Davis, Lincoln and Mary Todd, Belmont and Perry's daughter, Stanley and Mrs Tennant, Captain Mayne Reid, Sir George Airy, and Admiral Porter, highlighting daring proposals, elopements, and enduring partnerships.
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Horace Greeley
Mary Young Cheney
Bismarck
Fraulein Johanna Puttkammer
Fraulein Puttkammer
Rosalind
Jefferson Davis
Sallie Taylor
Col
Zachary Taylor
Zach
Benna Vista
Mary Todd
Lincoln
Mary
Abe
United States
Belmont
Commodore Perry
Baltimore
Miss Perry
Henry Stanley
Stanley
Mamma
Captain Reid
London
Miss
George Airy
Admiral Porter
Commodore Porter
Young Porter
A Chinese Wonder The Great Tide At Bang-chau
Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore describes in Century the Great Tide at Bang-chau bay where the Great Bore roars up the Hang-chau river. The tidal surge reaches ten to twenty feet, racing at up to thirteen miles per hour with a roaring spectacle that attracts visitors and defies time.
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Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore
China
Tang-chau
Lung-chau
Bang-chau
Pacific
Hang-chau Bay
Gsien-tang
End-of-World Fears Through Ages Highlighted
The Baltimore American recalls historic doomsday scares from 1186 planetary conjunctions to 1532 Simon Goulart prophecies. Astrologers warned of world destruction, then a “mountain opened in Assyria” and a revealed scroll predicting doom, causing widespread fear.
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Simon Goulart
Assyria
Baltimore American
Albany Bill Would Shield Motormen From Cold
Assemblyman Ginder pushes legislation to protect motormen in Albany New York from winter conditions. The measure aims to ensure better clothing and heating provisions for transit workers during cold weather.
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Albany
N. Y
Assembly
Man Ginder
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Scotland
Legion
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Adam
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Electrical Review
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