Pirate’s Cocos Island Treasure Tale Revealed to Keating
A scrambled account traces Captain Thompson’s pirate gold on Cocos Island, its burial in Chatham Bay near a rocky crevice, and the later pursuit by Keating and Captain Bogue. The tale follows a deadly chain of betrayals, mutinies, shipboard thefts, and failed expeditions across Newfoundland to Peru.
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Valparaiso
Moadtee Island
Arling
Wesael
Rael
Fitzwilliam
Hes Marine
Hos Marine
Tas Marine
PST
Abowrgaun
Othredts
Cope
America
Coves
Livkaiapagu
Valpariagxe
Condemmel
Chapelle
Thoryson
Ent
Homitehineli
Cocos Island
Nin
Oandher
Lima
England
Thompson
Mary Dear
Caunt
Bonito
Waler Bay
Chatham
Chatham Bay
Mary Deer
Callao
Jude
Hat Thompson
Watil
Costa Rica
St. Joan's
Oundiond
Keating
St.John's
St. John’s
Bogue
Acco Og
Cocoa Island
Ollows
Chathant
Ben Clit
Chegored
Oman
Waller Pay
Heath
St. John's
Cocos
Fitzgerald
Logic
Shrappel
Royal English Navy
H. M.S. Thraughty
Pacific
Uocoax
Shrapnel
Nicholas Fitzgerald
Rare Ag
Mieertek
Dublin
The Thuggees Attack A Mogul Officer On Hindustan Road
A Mogul officer traveling from Punjaab to Orde via Meerut and Barvilly is ambushed by six men dressed as Mussalais. They pose as mourners and appeal to religious feelings, then fatally attack the officer and bury his servants alive. The six Thugs, traced to Oude, are captured and punished by the Tribunal.
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Dulin
Muroge
Mussalis
Lahore
Lucknow
Tie
Mucca
Oude
Shark delivers post for prize case at Jamaica
The brig under Captain Wylie seized a suspected enemy vessel off Port Royal. A midshipman Fitton found papers swallowed by a shark, proving the cargo was French. The brig was condemned to Sparrow. Wylie earned about £3,000 and Fitton sent the shark’s jawbones to the Admiralty Court at Jamaica.
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Cgingin Wylhe
Ph White
Cape Urph
Samak Mings
van Atmericanig
Wylie
Lieutamnant Fitton
Navy
Port Royal
Sparrow
Gay
Fitton
Kingston
Mr. Fitton
Admiralty Court
Jamaica
A Curious Animal Joke From Lome Travellers
A Paris debate on cities of interest ends with a joke about a Chinaman. The Englishman quips that the strangest creature is not in the Paris Zoo, explaining the head and tail grow in the same place.
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Lome
Paris
The Manner of It Mike and a Northern Pie Tale
A humorous exchange about a dog and its death leads to a curious dinner feature in Gorleatoms England where a 2041b pie titled a favorite shipboard dish is shown. The aged North Sea skipper cooked nine hours with decks of vegetables and a large stale copy of a sea “dish” for many attendees.
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Mike
Pat
Gorle Atoms
England
North Seca
Imaar
Stelter
Menith
de Phury
Ostend
Aneto
Thessia
Clapan
Manchuria
Chita
Korea
Keres
Kaleidoscopic shifts plague War of late submission
The narrative recalls imperial politics and military figures implicated in a tumultuous era. Lords Wolseley and Stoberts, rulers of a transformed Hease, are linked to a destiny amid shifting civil authority. Recounted are Rt Hon Lords Roberta Troberts and Beadle figures, with references to Buller, Campbell Bannerman, and Grant, ending with a grim anecdote of Captain Wolseley’s fate.
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Wolseley
Stoberts
Nan
Roberta
Rosebery
Redvers Buller
Henry Campbell- Bannerman
Lord Troberts
Lord Wolseley
Lord Lock
Harry Warken
Hope Grant
Brabazon
Train Seating Fracas and a Talking Dog Inventions Intro
A train scene shows a single seat occupied by a young man and a large shaggy dog, scornful glances exchanged with a polite retort about the dog being a mix of skunk and Irishman. Another item highlights the auxerophone gramophone by Hon. C. A. Parsons, claimed to be heard three miles away, powered by compressed air and a complex reed-like vibration mechanism.
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C. A. Parsons
Turbine
Submarine light and ocean wrecks evoke awe and danger
A reader recounts deep sea wonders and horrors as submarine exploration grows. Glowing water, sunken ships, and armored divers reveal ghostly wrecks, treasures, and bones on the ocean floor. The account mentions Napoleon’s treasure voyage, vast losses, and future submarine travel unlocking unknown grottoes and riches.
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Akeleton
Onalin
Tiaive
Lhos
Napoleon
Holland
Prince of
Monaco
Asprus
Quile
Prince of Wales decorum and royal travels amid untitled chitchat
A long, disjointed report covers royal visits in India, the Prince of Wales and Princess of Wales, plus Norwegian and Danish royal connections. It notes flower garland customs, attire concerns, and remarks on Norway’s new king and his finances, with sidelights on American naval discipline and early submarine tech progress.
Household Hints and Food Tips From a Historic Page
A curious collection of home remedies and kitchen instructions appears, including a cleaning mixture of sand lime soap and a steam boiled tonic from Thoroughwort Sax peed and treacle. The text also describes stewed celery with stock and corn flour gravy, plus a note on Somersetshire Light Infantry sergeants and a Culloden battle reference.
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Somersetshire Light Infantry
Culloden
Tere Atom
Lady Drives Lions on Hunt in British East Africa
A letter from Seirohi reports a perilous hunting party in British East Africa. A fearless woman fired at a large lion, hitting it near the heart as the beast lunged, then finished it with a follow up shot. The safari endured rough terrain and a fast pursuit before the male lions were killed or fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seirohi
British East Africa
Dion Hunt
Das
Wilt Linn
Acpartve
Tuhinge
Coping
Em Coutler
Klewag
Brest
Poison Antidote Helps Against Internal Poisons
An old, fragmented account details various claimed antidotes and poison tests. It warns readers to use charcoal and other methods, mentions gunpowder and repeated dosing, and describes a dangerous recipe involving taking a remedy at intervals. The passage reflects archaic medical beliefs about poison treatment and self-administered care.
Interesting items from a curious clipping
A fragmented, early clipping discusses global trivia and statistics. It notes British naval officer counts, India’s mounted hearses, New South Wales and Queensland sizes, fencing schools in Henry VIII’s England, and the red cross emblem in Turkey. It mentions the Ordnance Survey map cost, Parisian literacy, and public housing in Belgium. It highlights a giant grapevine in Carpinteria Valley, California, planted 63 years ago by a Spanish woman, with enormous circumference and heavy supports.
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Carpinteria Valley
Santa Barbara
California
la Para Grande
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Egypt
BIRD
Slummett
Bewhay Corporation
India
Norway
Charles of
Sten
Saveren
Norwan
Sweden
Worihers
Stockholm
Charles
Queen Alexandria
Que
Princess of Wales
Marchioness of
Londutherrs
Pia
Chicago
Naval Academy
Swipgaems
Pashee
Byes
Fulhini
Eugland
Japan
British Museum
An Atham
West Indies
New South Wales
British Isles
Queensland
Oly
Henry VIII
Turkey
Ordnance Survey
Fagtend
Department of the Seine
Belgium
Las JA
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