Conch riches and slave misery near Nassau Bahamas
Nassau readers learn of conchs as food and shells in the Bahamas. Conch pearls lure jewelers. divers harvest near Porgee Rock and the creek while markets sell flesh and shells. The piece also details slave raids, cruelty, and a London bee incident in Regent Street.
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Nassau
London
Paris
Russia
Persia
Bahamas
Porgee Rock
Fort Montague
Hog
Athol
Slave Hunting in Africa Led by Karema and Kiburuga
The report details a raid band called ban ditti under chiefs Karema and Kiburuga. It operated for sixteen months from Wane Kirundu and raided between the Congo Lubiramzi and Biyere Wane Kirundu. The mapped area spans about 34,570 square miles with roughly one million inhabitants.
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Africa
Karema
Kiburuga
Wane- Kirundu
Vinya Njara
Congo
Lubiramzi
Biyere
Wane-Kirundu
Ireland
From loose powder to breech loaded cartridges in history
The evolution of small arms cartridges traces rapid fire needs from torn paper packets to combined powder and ball. Breech loading, larger bore fit, and a solid base revolutionized loading and efficiency, with American credit for solid drawn cartridges amid debated priority.
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India
Where Did the Toads Come From A Mysterious Penn Shower
A heavy rain in Pike's Mills Pennsylvania produced a sudden influx of tiny toads that swarmed streets yards and sidewalks. Ballad hunters captured thousands as toads sold for a dollar per hundred. They vanished by noon with no explanation for their appearance or disappearance.
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Regent Street
Oxford Circus
London
West End
Oxford Market
Pike's Mills
Penn
Rhoads Crackers Advertisement Urges Brand Preference
A brief ad urges shoppers to request Rhoads Crackers and reject other brands, portraying the product as fresh and reliable. It emphasizes brand choice as essential to getting quality crackers.
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Rhoads
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Tropics
Waterloo
France
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H. M. Stanley
Cazalet
Saturday Review
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Chesham
Buckinghamshire
Nestor
Wonder
Woolwich
Culley
Preston Pans
Mersey and Irwell
Blaine
Greeley
la Salle
Bucker Ditch
Ditch
Arthur Hotchkiss
Deakers IN
General Blacksmith
Colorado
Sterling
Packard & King
Sterling, Colorado
Park Place Book Store
the Music Department
Miller
Lawrence
Bay State
American
George D. Horne
Greenlee & CO
Denver, Colorado
E. Brooks
Deering
W. A. Miner
Oasis
Goth Street
7Th Ave
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