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Remarkable account of a tiny pony and a strange science hoax
A fragmented, late 19th or early 20th century letter column recounts a bizarre sequence about a hoax involving a plant called weed and a meal where animals are consumed in a rapid chain. The piece includes references to public figures, religious commentary, and political opinions framed as providential history, with long passages on prophecy and national destiny. The narrative blends sensational anecdote with moral exhortation and mock-absurd details, punctuated by notices on education and Civil War era discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ubiedy
Theose
Juan
Thas
Dhesse
Nebuchadnezzare
Daniel
Rowan
Jesus Christ
Kingdom of
Treayen
Van
Augustus
Rome
Mne
Peter
James
John
Jesus
Jana
Pilate
Herod
Joseph
Vilate
Chiat
Varis
Heaven
Christ
Fring
Risa
Pius
Earth
Plymouth Lkerk
God
Union
Jesus Ubrist
Aris
Messiah
King of Kings
Greely
Dill
Thse
Harrangie
America
Hrass
Euphes
Kingdom of Jesus Christ
Bor
Pomeroy Weekly
Bannon
Greenland
N. Y
Portsmouth
Bangor
Boston
Nhl
Portland
Maine
Potomac
Washington
Grand Army
Mortland
New Hampshire
Ecars
Grand Trunk Road
Ventor
Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph
Terreas Pras
Enter
Tuppers Plains Seminary
Keyes
Lyman C. Chase
Hillsdale College
Michigan
Tuppers Plains
Meigs
Friends of Education
Studen's
Lamapa Kappa