Vesuvius Eruption Compared With Pliny's Time
The article surveys the Bay of Naples eruption of Mount Vesuvius as the most destructive since 79 AD and 1906. Marion Crawford and others describe the disaster with vivid detail, noting lava flows, ash, and effects on Pompeii, Herculaneum, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay of
Naples
Mount Vesuvius
Pompeii
A. D
Pliny
Vesuvius
Tacitus
Herculaneum
Marion Crawford
Italy
Italian Hills
Renewal of San Juan Capistrano Mission Restoration
The San Juan Capistrano Mission on the Los Angeles to San Diego line will be restored after a century of neglect. Restoration and Franciscan residence will revive the ruin as a religious center and likely tourist spot, following a long period since American independence when work began in the wilderness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Juan Capistrano
Italy
Los Angeles
San Diego
Santa Barbara
San Gabriel
Franciscan Brotherhood
Kingscote Oak Falls as Kingscote Legacy Survives
In a bleak English field, Alaric Kingscote strikes down the ancient Kingscote Oak to secure funds for his farm. Damaris arrives with a lantern as the tree falls revealing a rusted tin canister containing Nigel Kingscote’s 1647 confession, exposing the true heir to Kingscote Manor. The couple vow partnership as a young sapling grows in the hollow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolds
Bat
Zachary Day
Alaric
Kingscote
Alaricc Kingscote
Zachary
Kingscote Oak
Alaric Kingscote
Alaricn Kingscote
Damaris
Damaris Kingscote
Kingscote Glebe Farm
Nigel Kingscote
Kingscote Manor
Nigel
Hye Tawfot
Kingycote
Renee
James
Richard
Cromwell
James Kingscote
Rupert Mainwaring
Banneret
Mainwaring Hall
Berkshire
Anselm Wolf
Father
Herkehire
Earthquake destroys San Juan Capistrano church in 1812 disaster
Morning quake toppled the great stone tower burying a crowded churchhouse and killing over forty, leaving the ruin to inspire artists and travelers. The mission, not rebuilt, aims to become a priesthood college and a key Roman Catholic site in Southern California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ley
Coast Range
Pacific
Mission
California
Charleston
Santa Barbara
San Juan Capistrano
How to Renovate Wicker Chairs and Cushions
Instructions describe cleansing wicker chairs with soap and water, drying, varnishing or applying green stain, and sewing green linen or cretonne cushions. Cushions use same material, bag shape, fastened with tapes, with yellow linen accent. A separate note mentions a Montreux search light with 30,000,000 candle power protecting Itemys fifty miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cretonne
Montreux
France
Glorious Hair Grown Free Promotion Offers Free Samples
An advertisement promises a free package of hair tonic claiming to restore color and prevent hair loss without dye. It urges readers to respond at no cost, claiming testimonials and an ease of purchase, with request for personal letters from Baltimore, Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freien
Baltimore
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mediterranean Sea
Stromboli
Vulcano
Vulcan
Jove
Mount Ina
Mount Pelee
New York Times
Crawford
Boscotrecase
Torre del Greco
Observatory
Boscotre
Monte Somma
THE
Pboun
Commissioner of Pensions
Dso Mae Tay
Taber & Whitman Co
Warder Bldg
Washington, D.C
Jtrue Blue CO
Dept
Boston
Mase
Eer
Bower
Bai
Bolt
Enea
Pittsburg National
Ieee Col
Pollens Wanna
Acorn
DT Sau
Fangone
Endian
Lance
Powerral
Bojou
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!