Major Clayton and the Tiger Pact: A Foolhardy Earnestness
In India near Kurnool Major Clayton of the Tenth native infantry vowed to spend three nights in a jungle to prove the tiger was overhyped. He sat unarmed at a tree with civilians, taunting statistics, until a tiger dragged him from the veranda. He died while defending his stance, buried on the edge of the jungle.
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C. BR. Lewis
Clayton
Tenth Native Infantry
India
Kurnool
Maéras
Civil Service
Tier
Aitcen
Major Clayton
Bellary
Cuddepah
Mysore
Clayston
Bridal Superstitions Across Europe and England
The piece surveys wedding customs from a Swiss bride forbidden to kiss by parents to keep the threshold warm in rural England and the French origin of the slipper toss. It notes an old French anecdote about Louis XIII where a royal carriage is met with a shoe throw and a quip about limited possessions.
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Switzerland
England
London Globe
France
Louis XIII
May Weddings In European Tradition And Superstitions
The piece notes German May marriage superstitions and a Scottish custom of marrying on December 31 to start anew with the year. It adds that Italians ban sharp gifts at weddings, linking knives to severed friendship.
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Germany
Scotland
Land Sale Document Signed by Guy Fawkes Surfaces
A 1592 land sale document signed by Guy Fawkes was auctioned in London for 505 dollars. The fragment mentions Captain Golding and Harold discussing cricket, reflecting a Punch magazine style aside.
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Golding
Harold
Mamma
Papa
Guy Fawkes
London
Friends on an airship voyage should never fall out
In a Chicago brief, the item notes the peril of passengers or crew falling from an airship during an expedition, urging caution and suggesting safety measures to prevent dangerous exits.
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Chicago
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Weiner
Willie
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Slimkins
Walker
Holmes
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Lilly
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Wsep Oounger
M. Quad
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