Stormy Lake Tahoe Waves Collide In Strait of Water Spouts
A New York Press account describes a dramatic Lake Tahoe scene during a windy snowstorm. Miners at the pier witness a fifteen foot cyclone wave colliding with another, sending spray hundreds of feet high, followed by several massive waterspouts that circle the lake before subsiding.
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Sake Sales
Sierra Nevada Range
Grest
Sierras
Ocean
Lake Tahoe
New York Press
Origin of the Orange Across Cultures and Languages
The orange spread from Africa to Spain via Islamic influence and then to Italy and western Europe through Crusaders. Its name traces to Arabic roots from naran and related forms, with legends about elephants and illness dismissed as inaccurate etymology. The French form likely derives from naranj with a trailing n.
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India
Europe
America
Africa
Spain
Naranj
Taylor’s Early Life and Military Rise to Presidency
The text notes Zachary Taylor’s 1810 lieutenancy, long military service, and absence from voting, which led critics to call him an ignorant frontier colonel. It credits his prominence to a brilliant Mexican War record and hints he had not voted for decades due to service.
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Zachary Taylor
Henry Clay
Taylor
Revenge and wedding feud hinted in London Tit Bits
Fragment from London Tit-Bits recalls a vow of revenge linked to a wedding. A speaker, mentioning Mr. Simpson, recalls attending the ceremony and the grave resolve to retaliate, underscoring a cold, ominous mood surrounding domestic betrayal.
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Simpson
London
Scare in midair teaches a steeplejack a hard lesson
Bill Dodson, a steeplejack, recalls a frightening incident above a church roof. His father suddenly bound him to a flag pole rope to halt a possible fall, turning fear into a life lesson about danger and responsibility. The anecdote, told with wry humor, ends with Dodson admitting he still fears heights but views the scare as his best lesson.
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Bill Dodson
Gt Aed
Bill
Set
Jove
Chicago News
Riddle of Theban Sphinx Terror Ends With Oedipus
The Theban sphinx menaced Thebes with a riddle. Oedipus answered that man crawls as a baby, walks upright as an adult, and uses a cane in old age. Upon the correct solution the creature perished and the land found peace.
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Theban
Thebes
Oedipus
Creon
Stoops Mark Tracks on Yorkshire Moors Guide Posts
The London Mail notes white posts called stoops along narrow moor paths. They resemble boundary markers but indicate routes when snow covers the ground, helping travelers avoid getting lost on the moors.
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Yorkshire Moors
London Mail
Legend and Reality of Napoleon Decree on Theater Francais
The tale claims Napoleon drafted a Theater Francais decree during Moscow’s burning. In fact he was in Poland, received a ready decree to sign, and sent it back to Paris with a margin note saying to date it from Moscow when the army reaches that city.
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Napoleon
Moscow
Theater Francais
Poland
Paris
Opening for Me Poet Satire Credits Backward Door
A brief exchange shows a poet applying for a position and an editor revealing an opening right behind him. The moment ends with a request to close the door as the applicant exits.
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