Odd Facts and Historical Snippets From A Bygone Era
The Bahrein islands near the Persian Gulf cover about 200 square miles with a population near 120000 and pearl fishing as a principal industry. Bird heartbeats were once counted with a caliper attached to perches, Notre Dame du Lac houses prep schools as a large boarding institution, and Indian print influenced early European fabrics. Gunpowder first appeared in German warfare in 1343.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bahrein Islands
Intarement Arab
Arabian Coast
Persian Gulf
Hammedan
University of Notre Dame du Lac
Notre Dame
Ind
America
Face of Mrs Mur New Be Daren
Fragmentary OCR note appears as stray talk about Noah and Dear Noah. The readable bits show a name sequence and a harsh remark but lack coherent events or identifiable people besides Mrs Mur and a name Noah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah
Mrs Murnew
Magnetism and Night Personified Across War and Maps
A fragmented note discusses compass changes with shifting magnetic poles and a mythic figure Nyx, portrayed as night bringing rest. It recalls large bird migrations and mentions Russian troops liberating the city of Danzig on the Baltic in March 1945 and the Fetish flag rising there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nox
Nyx
Danzig
Baltic Sea
Puzzle Corner Hidden Message Challenge
Puzzle grid with mixed letters and clues, cryptogram style. The page shows across clues for Father Ancient Kingdom Norse god etc, plus a Cryptoquote puzzle at bottom using letter substitution to reveal a hidden quote. Readers decode by solving word fragments and the cryptogram to complete the puzzle.
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Eran
Brick Bradford
and the Queen of Night
Tet Ey
Coop Nieht
Cnite
Steve
Steve Farris
Muggs and
Skeeter
William Ritt
and Clarence Gray
Timak
Paul
By Wally Bishop
Justu
NATO
Netluseey
Big Sister
Pan
BY Les Forgrave
Felix the Cat
Scott
R.J. Scott
England
Albans
Alek Edine
U.S
Stanley
Jaloppy Joes
Stanle
Cee
Moon
Jor Fay
Silama
Stephen Hales
Sally
Cape
Angie
Daily Crossword
Father
Man'én
Ame
Eger River
United States of America
Studd Perfoward
LWEA
Ena
Khveoqvil KG
Vee Foxlow
Ade
Crowne
Auction
Before
Goblin
WR Asengy
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