Indians Still Hold To Primitive Fears
A chaotic OCR passage discusses Cherokee beliefs about supernatural beings in the Great Smoky Mountains, describing small people, witches, and wizards as feared forces. It notes alleged practices to drown the dead’s spirit, and claims of diseases caused by these beings, with references to ritual responses and protective myths tied to Cherokee lore.
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Washington, D.C
le Great Smoky Mountainy
Nort Carolina
Bry
M. Olbrechts
Wie Bisitliaaulan Institution
Trominenk
Dion
Mie
Olkeechis
Merrymeking
Dindhlor
Witel
le Vietim
Witch forms and nocturnal fears in Aberaven tale
A fragmentary account describes a Spring Mode Witch shapeshifting and flying through air and earth near Clareville, with night watchers guarding beds and a ritual involving drowning powdered tobacco and protective measures. It also notes infantile recovery experiments using carbon dioxide treatments.
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Aberaven
Arthur
Clareville
Yast
Wilelwitt
Olrechts
Sven
The Book Borrowers Welfare Rules From 1923
A fragmentary text discusses book lending etiquette and library courtesy from 1923. It mentions open shelves, responsible borrowing, and the duty of borrowers to treat books with care, including handling and returning them promptly. The piece notes owners should display books openly and maintain order in lending spaces.
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Wilter
Dudus
Bia
Aris NK
Theie Vetind
Caisenso
Alun & Vorrawor
Hoaka
Libanelt
Trent
Mts
Bell
Vesu Harvey
Carbon Dioxide Therapy in Cough Treatment From Medical Note
A historic medical note discusses carbon dioxide as a treatment for coughs and whooping cough. It cites a lawyer expert and notes alleged past use and potential benefits in easing chest infections and airway irritation. The text mentions other respiratory remedies and describes effects on mucus and irritation in the airways.
Paying One's Debt
A fragment of a reminiscence by Thomas Arxle Clark, former dean of Aten University, about Allen and a year of high expenses leading to debt. The narrator recalls Allen’s struggles, debts to pastry creditors, a short-term loan, and a planned return to college shadowed by obligations and a troubling encounter with a host.
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Thomas Arxle Clark
Aten University of
Allen
Indi
Man Reflects on Education and Debt to Support Family
Fragmented diary style note from 1982 cites intent to work for wife’s support, regrets inability to pay debts, fears about medical costs and needles, and doubt about education shaping a future. Mentions paternal help limited and hope that education may improve his position.
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Udy
Duck Rescue Involving Bantam Rooster Confuses City Policing
Local police investigated a strange incident where a bantam rooster escaped drowning after witnesses Mayes and Mingus described three people rescuing it. Mayes allegedly chased and tossed the rooster toward a water area, with confusion over who saved whom. The report cites witnesses and sequence of actions, though details are unclear.
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Duck
Chateston
Mayes
Hobsehold
Mingus
Deak
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