Dismal Swamp of Virginia and North Carolina Explored
A historical overview of the Dismal Swamp at the border of Virginia and North Carolina. It describes peat composition, Lake Drummond, and juniper water, plus flora and fauna, canal access from Norfolk, and the peat's role in coal formation and potential uses.
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Virginia
North Carolina
America
Ireland
Norfolk
Lake
Drummond
United States
Amazon
Lake Drummond
Magnas
Bleak House Location Debated by English Librarian
The Boston Transcript reports the St Alban librarian’s letter to the London Times asserting no mystery about Bleak House’s setting. He links a house at Catherine Street to Dickens era Bleak House, noting it was named The Daltons until 1815 and later Bleak House, with Abbey tower visible from its top windows.
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Boston Transcript
St. Alban
England
London Times
Bleak House
Catherine Street
Daltons
Dalton House
Decisive Refusal Over Wilted Bill Ends With Grim Note
A bookseller received an "account rendered" with a curt reply reading I never ordered this beastly book I did not receive it I paid for it If not I won t If I didn t I won t The sender signs John Jones and ends with a hostile directive. The note exposes a blunt rejection and a strong insult in a financial dispute.
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John Jones
Turquoise Inscriptions Found At Sinai Magharah Mines
Archaeologists reinterpret Sinai inscriptions from Magharah mines as turquoise production not copper. Tablets carved in relief on sandstone measure 102 by 65 inches and date back to 4950 B C, predating Moses by thousands of years. Remaining tablets, damaged by time, are housed in the Cairo museum.
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Detroit News
Moses
Magharah
Sinai Peninsula
Cairo Museum
Ben Franklin Prayer Emphasizes Wisdom and Charity
A devotional verse invoking divine guidance asks for wisdom to discern true interests and resolve to follow its dictates. It pledges generous deeds to others as return for God’s favors.
Notice to Property Owners of Improvement District No 7
District known as the Sewer District in Leavenworth Washington informs owners that the Sixth Annual Installment is due by April 8 1920. Payments must be made at the City Clerk's office. City Clerk Be G Gow ing signs the notice.
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Sewer District
Leavenworth
Wash
Cit
Seventh Annual Installation of Paving District No 1 Notice
Notice to property owners of Improvement District No 1 for paving Front Eighth and Ninth Streets due at City Clerk's office on or before March 4 1920 EG Gow ing Leavenworth Washington.
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EG Gowing
Classified Ads Brief and Lost Item Note
Classified ads show a dressmaking offer by Mrs F G techm near the grade school and a lost gold neck between Firemen s Hall and the post office or bakery. The fragment reflects local notices and contact shorthand.
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F. G. Techm
Gold Neck
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