Porcelain Enamel Discovery and Ming Dynasty Revival
A Harper's Weekly account traces porcelain origins to Han dynasty potters who vitrified pots by accident, producing fine translucent ware. It covers monochrome glazing origins in Sung, Ming dynasty restoration of imperial manufactories, and renewed methods including three and five color decoration after early firing.
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Creditor's Last Stand Ends in Crazed Resolve
Timothee Trimm, aka Lespes the French journalist, faced a stubborn creditor who refused to leave until paid. After hours the writer blocked entrances with torn paper and lit a charcoal fire plan, then posted a wall note declaring they would die by their own hand. The creditor fled once confronted with the note.
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Lespes
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Surreptitious Fox Catching Advice From Lup ton Sage
A country house party excerpt cites Lup ton’s Thousand Notable Thin with odd rites to trap a fox. Cast a liver of a swine roasted in honey on hand and shoes, toast bread, anoint soles, and drag a dead cat carcass. The narrator warns a fox hunter may chase from the wood homeward with bow and shafts.
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Lupton
Tobacco Port Kavala Revisited as Macedonian Trade Hub
A historical observer recalls Kavala, once called Neapolis, as a thriving Macedonia port in 1912. He notes clean streets, grand tobacco warehouses, and wealth from tobacco magnates, with remnants of Paul era Roman aqueducts and a fort crowned hill.
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Macedonia
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