First Picture Post Cards Abduction Tale Reinterpreted
An 18th century London abduction club history unfolds, challenging the claim that the first picture postcard originated in Nuremberg. The narrative recounts a France based seller Leon Besnardeau printing cards in 1870 and notes later German adoption in 1882. The piece mentions a notorious abductors club spanning 1708 to 1802, two executions, and parliamentary action against the crime.
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Nuramberg
Germany
Congress
Nuremberg
Leon Besnardeau
Lillele-Guillaume
Conlis
Department of
Sarthe
France
Water From Desert Sand In Kalahari Athos
In the Kalahari desert Athos region water scarcity exists yet underground pockets are tapped via bamboo tubes. A woman extracts water by mouth and stores it in an ostrich egg shell, later sealing with cork to create a water bottle.
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Kalahari
Athos
Rose Growth Amid Destruction In Plymouth Rock Case
Article describes a fragile rose wall discovered near Plymouth rock, protected by a double arc of protective tongue, tied to Florence Matthes of Chemtawa and Gra. Despite delays in blooming, the bud shows signs of life though not yet decayed.
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Martha Washington
Plymouth Rock
Florence Matthes
Chematwa
Gra
Tamrida Mosque and Sukotra Island Guide
Not many tourists land at Sukulra island in Ye Arabian Sea, but those who do are rewarded with beauty. Tamrida, the capital, features the city’s ancient mosque. Seketra, under British protection, hosts a sultan who receives an annual subsidy to prevent looting of wrecked vessels.
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Sukulra Island
Tamrida
Seketra
Ita Gwit
Giant Sneeze Breaks Rib at Washington Station
At the Dnton railroad station in Washington a very large man, described as 6 feet 2 inches and weighing over 300 pounds, reportedly sneezed with unusual force, injuring a rib and snorting loudly. The piece notes his past as a football player and his notable size and vigor.
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Toseph. Prynn
Dnton
Washington
Army orders cut out compliments in war department notes
A move led by Major Ceners Leopard Wood trims excess formal language from army correspondence. The reform eliminates phrases like your obedient servant and elaborate titles, favoring concise direct messages between officers and the war department. A related note from London describes quaint beasties near the British Museum. In North Carolina, a graveyard mystery surrounds a bare grave kept free of grass for decades, tied to local lore about a man Hatton's cursed end.
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HFORM
Ceners
Leopard Wood
War Department
Sautth
London
George III
Wien
Wood
Jett
Ward
Ued
Watauga County
North Carolina
Blug Ridge
East Tensesses
Hatton
Diver Attacked by Giant Octopus at Toulon Harbor
A naval diver in Toulon, France, was seized underwater by a colossal octopus with 25 foot tentacles. He signaled for help and was brought to the surface with the creature still clinging. The octopus weighed 136 pounds and had large suckers, while the diver suffered injuries.
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Toulon
France
King of the Lobsters Dominates Fulton Market Display
The largest lobster sent to Fulton market New York was received at John Dans fish stall. It weighed 21 pounds and measured 4 inches, with 15 inch claws. The creature was part of a trio including a 20 pound titan and an 11 pound offspring, all drawing attention as a rare display.
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Fulton Market
New York
Ely
John Dans
Tnissed
Hs Nate
Pig Commits Suicide Amid Heat at Windsor Farm
A pig on the Windsor Connecticut state farm was found dead, lying head down in a water trough, with authorities noting heat as a possible cause. The incident was reported in local papers.
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Windsor
Conn
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Bell Phone
Hamilton Electric Co
St. Hamilton
Ohio
Miami Fertilizing CO
Hamilton, Ohio
Japan
Bay of
Matsushimia
Kyushu
Zaimoku Island
Regaon
Anduetion Club
Rose
Tamrida Mosque
Sokotra
British Museum
Pig
Cecil Rhodes
Table Mountain
Hades
Apld
Watin
LM. Swan
R.A
St. John's Church
South Square
Westminster
Anne
Tne
Central Ave
Hanover Sts
Bell
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