Tiny handwritten sermon copy from 18th century scribe
A London Globe note reports a curiously small sermon transcription by Jeremiah High, a Kensington engraver noted for writing with nearly invisible pen strokes. The text describes two mini volumes bound in crimson with silver corners, both bound so small their size is less than the width of a fingertip. The exact location of the curiosities remains unknown.
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Aungha
Jeremiaht Hieh
Aime
Charles
London Globe
Monsters of East African Rats Alarm Natural History Exhibit
A taxidermist from Natrobi, A.J. Klein, collects several large East African rats for an American museum. The largest reaches over two feet with a long tail and a mouse like body. Rats roam bushy areas around Nairobi and other localities, drawing attention to their size and unfamiliar habitat.
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A.J. Klein
Natrobi
Nairobi
Limura
Potchefstroom
Eels Terrorize Swimmers In New Zealand Fatalities
Reports from the London Telegraph describe eels attacking bathers in strong currents. Victims struggle as eels seize feet or legs and drag swimmers underwater, with many bodies found eaten by eels. Eels of twenty to thirty pounds are now common in those waters.
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Que
Stralf
London Telegraph
Old Clothes Model and the Rich Man’s Charity
An impoverished man recalls a night posing in discarded garments for a wealthy man who plans to give away clothes. After inspecting the stock the rich man sends six suits to the Salvation Army and awards the worker two dollars and a used suit for his effort.
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Saluvation Army
New York Press
The Golf Caddie in Early London Gossip
In the Westinluster Gazette a note recalls the term scaddie later cadie used for golf caddies. It cites a tale from the London Morning Post under George II era about Pines Grant a dis-hired soldier banished from Edinburgh for a fishery swindle. He would be set in the Tolbooth Yard with herrings on his neck as punishment.
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London Morning Penny Post
George IL
Seothiad
Pines Grant
Edinburgh
Tolbooth
Liberties
Westinluster Gazette
Japan’s Musical Trio and Madagascar Aye Aye Facts
A digest of curiosities notes Japan’s kokin and samisen as duo aiding koto in a trio called the physical trio. It also describes Madagascar’s aye aye, a wood boring grub specialist with a long thin finger and chisel teeth.
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Japan
Madagascar
Unclear historical quote from Philadelphia Record fragment
Fragmentary text recounts a line about a man who gave a girl an engagement ring and her marriage, with stray names and mis-spelled terms. The source appears muddled and lacks coherent events or dates.
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Crnicus
Sillicus
Philadelphia Record
Push for One Cent Postage Faces Big Business Backlash
Washington dispatch notes renewed push in Congress for a one cent letter rate paired with higher second class postage. Proponents argue lower rates would fund a self sustaining post office while critics warn gains favor big business and harm common people. The debate references Bristow and Cummins Root and Cannon as familiar voices in a broad discussion of post office finances and military drills.
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Washington
Congress
Postoffee Department
Postoffice
Cummins
Town
Root
National Guard
New York
Pampered Princes Luxurious Lives of Gilded Rajahs
A vivid excerpt contrasts American readers with the extravagance of Indian princes. Descriptions include night and day servants, perfumed fashion, and examples of princely ease. Tales of silver couches, vine arches, and artificial rain illustrate opulent exile within royal gardens.
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India
Nicholas
Phe Rajeheld
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Hardy Shetland Ponies and Their Hardy Nature
The article discusses the low cost of raising Shetland ponies, noting their native rugged environment and ability to endure harsh conditions. It explains how they adapt to grain rations in new climates and survive with minimal shelter, becoming a hardy breed capable of thriving on limited food and exposure.
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Tibet
Gras
New York Telegram
Shetland Islands
Nativodt Stockman and Parwer
Burmese Tartar Wooing Tale From Tribal Feast Rites
A colonial-era vignette describes Burmese tartar tribes during winter feasts. Eligible girls listen to bachelor musicians beneath a desire tree as youths perform to win favor. A girl’s choice yields a pairing indicated by a ceremonial dowry touch on the instrument.
Sea Anemones and a Fowl Inquiry Highlight Curiosities
Sea anemones discussed for age and rarity with notes from Sir John Dalyell regarding a liver colored specimen captured near our shores. A report traces its seven year estimate and a London Express anecdote about a fowl incident involving Mr Squires and a boy questions if it pecked him.
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John Dalyell
Edinburgh
NSF
London Express
Tommy
Mr. Squires
Mr Squires
London
A Rare Fest
A fragment notes a quirky exchange about a patent sprinkler described as a success for a busy inventor. The dialogue hints at a contrarian device that stirs dust by design, provoking questions about its usefulness and audience.
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A fragment from the Houston Post features humor about parental marriage history with a joke about a mother who had been married twice and a child asking about a genius parent.
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Houston Post
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