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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1944
Page
5
The text blends brief notes on the Ziliar tinet tribe of Bra Indians noted for their light complexion and supposed resemblance to Caucasians, a mythic account of the Phenix bird with its life cycle, plus a snippet on the Wa tauga Settlement’s 1770 migration and Parrhasius as a famed ancient Greek painter.
The article traces the term ranger from medieval French renc, cites Forestes officials in the 1455 Parliament rolls, explains tree lightning damage via steam expansion, notes Marquette and Joliet’s 1673 peace with Illinois people, and mentions Latin derivations of czar and Kaiser, with F. Smith as author of a patriotic song and U S lead use of 12 pounds yearly.
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