The Chestnut Tree of a Hundred Horses in Sicily
Sicily claims the largest tree in the world, The Chestnut Tree of a Hundred Horses, at Mount Etna. Its massive trunk measures 212 feet in circumference with five huge branches. A hollow trunk once held a flock, and legend credits Queen Joan of Aragon with sheltering there during a storm.
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Sicily
Mount
Etna
Joan of Aragon
Enys
Cornwall
England
Alliaz
Switzerland
Charles the Bold
Satanic visit at Sharon hop house sparks countywide rumor
A local tale from Sharon reports Satan appearing in a hop house bar with one white shoe and one black, tossing a $10 bill to drink with patrons. The proprietor warned him out as the evil figure vanished, leaving fear, a sick farmer, and an empty hop house in Portage County. Another column extols Turenne as an honest French marshal, while a dog trap anecdote ends with a burglar scare.
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Stevens Point
Sharon
Satan
Ludwig Larson
Peter Hanson
Alban
Portage County
Hanson
The Sub Guard basketball clash ends in Hilldale win
Tilldale and Belmont high schools staged a heated basketball rivalry with Belmont leading 3 0 at halftime and Hilldale trailing 5 3. A late, desperate shot by Lacy after a scramble tied the game and a final lucky carom sealed Hilldale’s 7 to 6 victory as captain Jones praised Lacy for sticking to his man and delivering the game winner.
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Tlilldale
Belmont High
Belmont
Tilldale
Uilldale
Jones
Kristie
Longman
Reel
Lacy
Brown
Jim
Tisdale
Jatexs
Ginn
Hilldale
Giane
Lowether
Aunin
Roistie
Lo Shay
Oves
Willdale
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Frankfort
Gorry
Dublin
Royal Baking Powder
Vici
Oxfords
Tiffault- Kampster
Coarshfield
Wisconsin
Upham Banner Mills
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