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The Sunday Telegram in Clarksburg, West Virginia

28 Mar 1915

Page 11

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The Sunday Telegram

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Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1915

Page

11

Origins and Pranks of April Fools Across History

A compact survey tracing April Fools origins from Roman Saturnalia to medieval Feast of Fools and Francis I era anecdotes. It cites Napoleon, Peter the Great, royalty, and Edinburgh Scots customs, plus American tricks like coin sticks and dropped wallets, highlighting enduring global wit and mischief on April first.

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Evolution of wheeled transport in North America

The article traces the progression from no wheeled vehicles in precolonial North America to early carts and sledges used by Indigenous peoples, the Red River Cart, two and four wheeled prairie schooners, and the shift to lighter freight carts. It notes the first carriage imports after 1519, the advent of heavy wagons, steam carriages, and the rise of railways, steamships, and early electric transit, ending with the arrival of automobiles in the gas engine era.

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