Odd facts from history and language origins
A collection of brief historical notes including stagecoach routes by 1785 linking major eastern cities, travel times and road conditions, the origin of etiquette terminology, a 1932 landmark in aviation by Capt Albert F Hegenberger, name etymologies for Kate and related forms, a mention of Washington's breakfast habit, conchology as shell science, pawnshops in ancient China, and a note on early travel in summer and winter.
Sally’s Dear Totem Poles and Undertaker’s Rest
Fragmentary text references Sally’s Salles Dear Aoah and Savannas Jill Dear Aigah with toted totem poles and a time noted as seven months. No clear event or personfully identifiable details emerge.
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Aoah
Nse
Savanna Jill
Aigah
Daughters of Nautch Girls and Indian Demographics
The article notes that temple dancing daughters follow mothers as successors among northern Indian communities. It cites U S consumers living near iron and steel plants, estimates Montana Indians at about 11 000 chiefly Blackfeet Chippewas and Sioux. It mentions New York bans on poplar trees for sewage and water lines and 1944 Great Lakes shipping exceeding 795 million tons. It adds a claim that auto makers buy about one tenth of U S cotton bales.
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Nautch
India
Montana
Chippewas
Assini
Bains
Gros Ventrés
Sioux
Pend d'Oreilés
Lee
New York City
Puzzle Corner Across Forty Five Clues Mixed Letters
A compact list of crossword style clues with scattered letters and partial words. Includes entries like Barked and Mistake, plus several cryptic style hints and a cryptogram quotation titled EREPTOQUOTE. The page shows an across puzzle with varied word lengths, interspersed with a cryptogram quote line.
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Brick Bradford
Witch DoctOr
Wanchi
Brick
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Etta Kett
Ene
Laura Lorimer
Muggs and
Skeeter
William Ritt
Minnesota
Michigan
YALE
and Clarence Gray
Ree
BY Paul Robinson
BY Wally Bishop
Enn
Ek Wan
Muggs
Ted
Donnie
Byles Forgrave
Felix the Cat
Scott
R.j.scott
Bavaria
Old Home Town
U. S. Paris
Stanley
Pop Junior
Hollywood
Albany
Philadelphia
Albert F Hegenberger
Dayton
Kate
Katherine
Catherine
Kathleen
George Washington
China
Noan Numskut
Sally
Ren
U. S
Great Lakes
Inland Waterways
United States
Daily Crossword
Bor
Son
Mac
Say
Cove
Atch
Europe
Strange
Aljit M