Life in the Boer Capital Pretoria Portrays Convicts and Rail Delays
A vivid description of Pretoria in the South African republic portrays a city of trees and modern comforts, but notes frequent public executions by white warders and black prisoners, slow rail links, and a stark contrast between colonial discipline and everyday life. The piece also highlights convicts, moonshine prosecutions, and a legendary railway driver on the Beira line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South African Republic
Trix
Trapavaal
Humorous Reformers and Odd Tales from Old Essays
A collage of literary quips and curiosities discusses Luther and Erasmus with humor, cites Karlstadt’s playful clash, praises Ella Ewing of Missouri, and notes odd marriage notices and Cecil Raleigh’s superstitions while recounting a Georgia wedding and a pen-related scare in Hearts Are Trumpets.
Giantess Mirangs Alwute in Senpland County Tale
A fragmentary report notes Mirangs Alwute of Giantess Biss Ella Ewing famed as the Min nessin giantess with a 148 feet height near Garvin. The Senpland county frame structure drew attention though the Victors were ten feet high with rival value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirangs Alwute
Ella Ewing
Famus
Garvin
Senpland
Vicors
Willis Eagle and Clement Bove Notice
Editor ends with a flourish missing the final line implying luck and joy for the couple, while the text hints at a public notice or wedding related item involving Willis Eagle and Clement Bove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Eagle
Clement Bove
Field Bakery in South Africa Feeds Troops at Front
An English officer explains how bread is supplied to twenty thousand Tommy At hinges. Ovens, cooks, and mobile bread facilities accompany advances, with trenches dug in front and red hot coal used to bake bread for native campaigning, illustrating supply challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Aquatic Love Tale Ends in Missouri Divorce Bid
Nellie Kyle of Meadowa Conn grows from water nymph to famed swimmer near Mil ford. George Baptiste marries her Oct 4 after long courtship but their union faces a possible divorce due to contested grounds and nautical mood of Neptune. Doctors weigh in on prospects of reconciliation as time tests the couple’s chances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neptone
Pretigahd
Petite Nellie Kyle
Meadowa’ En
Conn
Milfori
Atlantic Ocean
Oli
Father Neptue
The Salt-Water Bride of Meadows End
A Connecticut divorce tale recalls Nellie Kyle Baptiste, a seaside girl adored by hotel dancers and famed for her ocean longing. She wed George Baptiste Jr in St Louis but grew obsessed with the sea, leaving him to return to Meadows End where she sought divorce on October 19 after citing a broken marriage and homesickness for the shoreline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Baptiste
Baptista
Belore-To
Nellie Saptiste
Baptiste Tent and Analog Company
St. Lows
Mexdown
Eni
Baptiste
Nellie Kyle
Jersey City
St. Louis
Meadows’ End
Benedict
New England
Iush
Connecticut
City of Monkeys in Amber India Legend Told
A description of the Aten Sights in the ancient Amber city in India inhabited by monkeys. The tale recounts the sacred hoonto maun monkey, its description, and a legend of Hoonoomaun and Rama involving a demon king Ravana. The myth explains the monkeys’ black faces and the enduring kalamouth trait among the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Braking
Clement
Amber
India
Hoonoomaun
Rama
Ceylon
Sita
Ravauta
Hoonooma
Fourteen Times Wedded Records Sweep Indiana
Queer matrimonial records emerge from Indiana with Aunt Polly Owens of White River township, Hamilton county, married sixteen times since age 15. Edward Dorsey claims a forty member plus blended brood from six marriages across Indianapolis. John Grigesby and Dydly Clark of Anderson hold a sprawling family with fifteen surnames and multiple marriages. Recent filings note Pearl Cates at 11 and Louis Cates, plus the elopement of Conrad White and Margaret J Sheeta, aged 78 and 56 respectively, near Valparaiso.
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Indiana
Polly Owens
White River Township
Hamilton County
Atlanta
Edward Dorsey
North
Wear Street
Indianapolis
Mississippi Valley
John Grigesby
Dydly Clark
Anderson
T Labie
Pearl Cates
Louis Cates
Hadley Station
Hendricks County
Conrad White
Margaret J. Sheeta
Morria
Ill
Valparaiso
Skeleton found at Harborne road widening site
In Oden At Harborne England workmen digging to widen the road unearthed a skeleton with a wooden stake driven through the breast. The remains appear to be of a mauhky marked by a stake through the heart and night burial at a cross-roads, reflecting old customs.
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Huriit
Oden
Harborne
England
Inborwra
Mauicky
Atake
Fragmentary Philanthroplat Dialogue on Wealth and Pride
A fragmented line from a phantasmic dialogue questions how a person became a tramp, with the tramp replying that his father left no fortune and he refused to work, revealing pride and neglect. The text is incomplete and reads as a rough transcription with missing words and punctuation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bouth
Pretoria
Transvaal
Ereth
Ultland
Pritora
Merion
Ezuther
Samuel McCrothers
Atlantic Magazine
Aloes
Dr. Martin
Luther
Karlstadt
Manion
Erasmus
Servanius
Nour
Missouri
Caircus
Scotland County
Atlanta Constitution
Georgia
Mol Ho Buzzard
John Hawk
Jonathan Crow
Reys
Cecil Raleish
Raleigh
Neptune
Nellie
Sampaon
Iona
Deckase
Chena
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