Durian and Other Java Fruits Describe A Wondrous Trade
A Pittsburg Dispatch correspondent surveys Java fruit varieties inclining durian with its strong odor and large pear shaped size. It notes serpent fruit pomolos custard apple jack fruit orange pineapple banana and over twenty banana varieties with native names and mixed flavors. The article highlights strong scents and diverse tastes across local varieties.
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Derian
Java
Pittsburg Dispatch
Yarns From Erin Absurditie Born of Irish Simplicity
A comic piece recalls a London confession scene with an Irish penitent and a priest puzzled by Irish slang. The penitent improvises acrobatic antics in the pews while an onlookers react with shock and confusion.
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Felix
London
Esther
Kerry Man in Khondot Revels in Parish Quirks
An anecdote from Spectator recounts a Kerry priest who refused reform, confronted a parishioner on virtue and baptism, and faced a groom unaware of Catholic faith. A telegram to an unbaptized mother reveals the odd knowledge gaps, illustrating clerical pastoralia in witty fashion.
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Father
Kerry
Khondot Spectator
Thumb licking oath recall from old Scots and Moors
A fragment from Chambers Journal recounts medieval and early modern vows sealed by licking thumbs and pressing them together. It notes Ulster custom and historic lines about consent and parole tied to a lick gesture dating back to 1642 and earlier.
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Chambers
Coins of Daily Days and Biblical Weights
The article discusses ancient monetary concepts from the Bible noting that early silver pieces signified weights rather than coins. It cites the four Solf shekels as a Mosaic oblation and Josephus equating the shekel to four Athenian drachmae about 5514 cents. It mentions Simon the Maccabees issuing the first Jewish coinage around 140 B C with shekels bearing Shekel Israel in Samaritan script.
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Josephus
Simon the Maccabees
A Political Pointer on Strange Bedfellows and Berths
A brief item notes that politics makes curious bedfellows while one figure jokes about securing a good berth. A second line references fish and tran through bivects to Vane 5, with garbled terms suggesting a lighthearted domestic or world affairs anecdote.
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Kilflen
Weller
Goxston Tran Werivt
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