Death or Slavery Fate of Children Crusade of 1212
A fragmentary account recalls the 1212 children’s crusade led by Stephen of Cloyes and Nicholas of Cologne. It claims about 70,000 youths marched from Cologne and Vendôme to the sea, many dying or ending as slaves in the Holy Land, with only a fraction surviving.
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Efarradta Ag
Cologne
Germany
Vendomo
France
Stephen of
Clous
Nicholas
Stephen
Vendome
Italy
Marseilles
Genoa
Pisa
Brindisi
Latestine
Holy Land
Dry spell drives mass exodus from Lorca coast
In Lorca on Spain's Mediterranean coast no rain has fallen for years and the drought has driven more than 20,000 residents to seek wetter regions. Weather experts cannot explain why this district remains so dry.
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Australia
South America
Lorca
Mediterranean
Spain
Diplomacy in Sentiment at a Dinner
In a playful exchange, Misa Cayenne recounts inviting Baltor to a dinner she prepared herself. The tactic, aimed at soft influence, succeeded as Baltor was frightened away, illustrating a cunning use of social diplomacy.
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Baltor
Misa Cayenne
Shoes touted as safest choice amid market devices
A Helena Montana Record-Herald blurb extols comfort and safety of a pair of shoes among numerous salvage devices. The note emphasizes footwear as a key protective option in daily use.
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Helena
Mont
Predicted Hurricanes Growl Toward Noted 1982 Season
Herbert Jangrin Browne, a long range weather fore caster in Washington, asserts his 1982 hurricane forecast is beginning to come true. He cites several Pacific typhoons near the western fringe of the Pacific and a major Philippine storm on April 29, plus storms near Bengal and Mauritius. He adds more may occur as the season advances.
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Herbert Jangrin Browne
Washington
Pacific
Philippine
Scaihgh? Ching
Bengal
Mauritius
Simlar
Atlantic
Mr. Browne
Kruschen Salts Claim Big Weight Loss Patient Story
A Boston woman Mia Florence Lottua 32 says after four months on Kruschen Salts she dropped from 155 to 127 pounds. She praises the daily half teaspoon dose in hot water and notes laziness if skipped while urging readers to avoid imitations and limit fatty foods.
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Florence Lottua
Boston
Fisherman’s Luck Delivers Unusual Bear Catch
Chicago fly fisher J. K. Lowndes boasts the most original catch after his line flicks behind him and the bear is hooked in the ear. An hour later he finds the bear gone and his rod broken, leaving a patch of bearskin as proof.
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J. K. Lowndes
Chicago
Mr. Lowndes
Humanitarian Dog Spares Rabbits Yet Drowns Them Later
A farmer from Bajarg Ayreshire Scotland relates an unusual collie that catches rabbits but avoids bloodshed. He says the dog transports prey to a barn and drowns it by submerging its head. The farmer notes this is the dog's only method so far and jokes about the cafe queue.
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Bajarg
Ayreshire
Scotland
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