Gifts from a King and a Gypsy Prophecy
Anecdotes on Frederick William I of Prussia reveal a humane side at banquets and encounters with envoys and virtuosi. A violinist Locatelli incident ends with a witty exchange over gifts. The piece also traces the origin of the phrase boots and saddles from old French and notes a gypsy prophecy linked to a lord’s guard at a gate.
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Frederick William I
Frederick the Great
House of Hohenzollern
Frederick William
Berlin
Poland
Augustus the Strong
Loentelli
Frederick Wiliam
Augustus
Locatelli
Witeelf
London Times
Famous War Horse Black Tom and Captain May in Mexican War
Narrative recalls Black Tom, a coal black gelding of Captain Charles Augustus May, famed for leaping a six-battery siege at Resaca de la Palma on May 9, 1846. Tom reportedly cleared 35 feet in a wager, and May once bet fifty yards could span a canal. Tom's exploits include a Baltimore hotel stair ride and a life buried with military honors on a Maryland farm.
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Athan
James Grant Wilson
the Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Charles ‘Augustus May
Heati
United States Dragoons
May
Resaca de la Palma
Tom
General la Vega
Sionay
Francis C. Lawley
Black Tom
Charlie O’malley
Baltimore
Maryland
Mays
Finding North by Floating Magnetic Needle
A curious experiment shows a small, highly polished iron needle can float on water if treated. Rubbing the needle with a toy magnet before placing it allows it to drift and settle pointing north, indicating the magnetic north rather than true geographic north.
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Toj
Oneida County
Desert of Sahara Description and Climate Notes
A fragmented snapshot describes Sahara regions from 6000 to 8000 feet above sea level, noting it is not rainless and receives showers. It mentions nomadic flocks and herds near borders, oases where water is collected and stored, and a belief that the desert wall belt lay below sea level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahara
Ghce
Perkins and Wife’s Silent Accord Unveiled in Hidden Plot
A misread passage suggests a twenty year pact between a man named Perkins and his wife. They agreed that when tempers flared the other would keep silence, a scheme that seemed to work for years but now reveals strain as the plot collapses and a letter hints at new trouble.
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Perkina
Seana
Churchill Speech Averted Ulster Irish Feud Clash in Belfast
Churchill planned to speak at Ulster Hall but rain and a heavy security presence prevented violence during the rally. Nationalists gathered near the tent as Redmond dominates Irish politics in Britain and Ireland, while Ulsterites warned of resistance.
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Winston Churchill
Belfast
Mr Churchill
Ulster Hall
Lord Randolph Churchill
Ulster
Churchill
Nationalista
Ireland
Johin Redmond
the Admiralty
Mir.Clvarhhill
Mr. Redmond
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Frederick William I. Ead Locatelli
Vieliniet
Lillian
Orda
Joan
Jas and
Sapphires
Trafalgarre
Sandy
Churchil
American Press Association
Conklin
Bros
Preston, Idaho
Idaho
Utah
Roe and Carter, Publishers
Mountain States
Télephione Co
Enan, Avy
Weston, ‘Idee
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Fae LE Tey
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