Terrifying hunt for a 14-foot forest serpent
An explorer recalls tracking a rare fourteens-foot snake in the forest. He and two enslaved men cornered the creature at its den, secured it with a lance, then carried it home, dissected, and later killed it after capture. The giant reptile was unusually thick, measured over fourteen feet, and yielded a remarkable skull. The narrative blends danger, fieldcraft, and survival in a harsh colonial context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hades
Horace
Tex
Creathe
Phad
Medusa
N. Y. Ledger
Wati
Cock Robin
Boston Herald
N. Y
New Yorker
Ladies' Home’ Journal
Hamburg
Entertaining Notes on Ancient Origins and Moral Training
A mosaic of historical facts and anecdotes outlines ancient India printing, Rome and Egypt capitals, early Canadian settlement, and Cadmus myths. It also includes a critique of moral training from the New York Ledger and a humorous dialogue on faith healing and lying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
America
Cambridge
Mass
Martius
Aprilus
Maius
Junie
Abo Sa
Europe
Juiter
Capitoline Hill
Cairo
Egypt
Saladin
Canada
St -Croix Harbor
Jacques Cartier
St Lawrence
Quebec
Lower Canada
St. Lawrence River
Casimus
Agenor
Sidon
Europa
Jupiter
Cadmus
Thebes
Boeotia
Phoenicia
Greece
Boston
Friction Fire Methods Across Continents and Cultures
An overlong survey of fire by friction describes grooves in wood, bow and pump drills, and rotary methods used globally from Tahiti to North America. It notes European superstition and a Mecklenberg tale of a stubborn old lady, then shifts to other antiquated bits like animal and plant-based tinder and the spread of fire-making knowledge across ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tahiti
Thiadev
New Zealand
Islands
Tongs
Samoa
Talanda
Australia
Kamschatka
Sumatra
Carolines
North America
West Indies
Eee
Straits
Taylor
Europe
Wuttke
Meckisnberg
Catte
Highlands
Scotland
London Globe
Do It Yourself Chick Broods and Feed Troughs for Farm Use
Practical advice from the American Agriculturist on building a compact well ventilated chick coop eighteen inches square with a run, plus glass sides and wire ventilation. It describes a durable lifetime design, cost benefits, and a simple feed trough to prevent mouth and throat diseases, plus daily cleaning. It also notes profitable horse breeding hinges on selecting the best stock.
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Atsorggh
Dodge
Detroit
Acles
Quarberi
Mamma
Albert
Phota
oPeo
Lifferbeing
Gon
Emdwich
Rothschilds
Baku
Caspian
Batoum
Black Sea
Standard Oil Company
Philadelphia
San Francisco
The
Undertakers’ Association
California
Steverson
Mokelumme
Mason
New York
Carson Hill
Calaveras County
Monumental Quarts
Sierra County
EB. Woodward
Woodward's Garden
Pilot Hill
el Dorado County
Bowlder
Virgin
Gold Hill
Tuolumne
Columbus
Minnesota
French Ravine
Spring Gulch
Columbia
Stockton
France
Ira A. Willard
Featter River
Kelsey
J. D. Colgrove
Dutch Flat
Placer County
Polar Star
Middle Fork
American River
Michigan Bluff
Virginia
Miss Gotham
Lakeside
New York ‘Central & Hudson River
Hutson Amon
Cate- Adirondack
Menara, Maera ‘& Grosh
Tonero
Ajiup
Maman
Sartag Dreas
Bronson Howard
T. Suallenberger
Rochester
Phinda
Sires Sa Dobbins
Glenn's
J.C. Brursox
W. Va
Avery
Carter
Sermo
Billie
Mange
Tansill
L- i- Mae Do OG
Ats
ST. Paul
Asa
Sane Western
Western Creamery
Ict Etree al Rend
OLD Ever’ ‘Whee Ofice
Murray St
Hew
York
CDI
Sara Ead
Gree
Wire
Tourlat
Bream
Renrenee
Alames
Ieee Zon
Pat
Cancer
Chicago Musical College
Fey
Weitiss Adverteees
Piso
Sapolio
Joh Electuyping
A. N. Kellogg Newspaper CO
Dearborn Street
ChisAgo
Walwut Street
ST. Louis
Wyamdotte
Kahear City
Ontario Street
Cleveland
Jefferson GT
Elm Street
Cinchimat
Gro
East BT Street
Pan, Tm
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