The Siege and Rise of Pontefract Castle in Civil War
The article recounts Pontefract Castle’s 1643 to 1646 Civil War saga. It centers on Colonel John Morrin and Governor Overton’s cautious roles, the Cavaliers vs Parliament clash, and Morris’s bold 1644 surprises. It covers the 1645 Lincoln plunder, Rainsborough’s capture, and Cromwell’s siege actions with a focus on key figures Sir Marmaduke Langdale, Lord Strafford, and Captain Paulden. The narrative concludes with Morrin and Blackburn’s execution at York and Morrin’s wish to be buried near Strafford.
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Pontefract
Marmaduke Langdale
Alen
Cos
John Morrin
Somes Etnie
Wen
SiraGord
Strafford
Otharn
Sobe
Colonel Overton
Ure Pentry
Mort Morris
Morris
Overton
Beaumoor
Kirby
Panidera
Morrin
Floyd
Pont
Wes
Govermer
Cotonel
Grertoo
Hald
Morria
William Pasiden
William Paulden
Aspiain Penden Cay
King’s
Paulden
Yorkshire
Knottinley
Ceilie
Wae & Grest Reid
Csstle
Isle of Azholm
Trent
Lincols
Smith
Lincoln
Midland
Anstin
Willoughby Wield
Rossiter
Uilbert Byron
Saintes
Rhodes
Qavalier
Elan
Bota
Preston
Rainsborough
Cromwell
Edward Rhodes
Annd Rainsborough
Doncaster
Marmiduke Langdale
Roundheads
Cubis
Finen
Hance
Plac
Kainsborough
Doocester
Alan Austigick
Enoemy
Merborough
Doocaster
Pootefract
Derk
Aey
Hin
Borough
Pital
Alan Austwick
Ratnsborough Bed
Ewerd
Be Fell Dows
Marwa
Mina
Mors
Ang Gromweil
Henry Cholondelay
Committee of Yorkshire
New’ S
Aed Croureech
Londin
Lambert
Vyorkatire
Baynes
Lam Bert
Thomas Paulden
Hoover
Gorton
Glock Bane
York
Uis
Ahiarles
Gil
Blackburn
Thas
Uhetia
Wentworth Woodhouse
Roe
Time-lock safes and skeleton keys in burglary lore
A dated discussion explains how burglars pick time-lock safes and ordinary locks. It describes listening to tumblers, using skeleton keys and pliers, and the challenges posed by strong time-locks, with notes on techniques and misperceptions about lock difficulty.
The Death Chamber in Electrocution Technology
A detailed description of how an electrocution death chamber operates. It outlines the chamber setup with a wooden booth, insulated wires, a chair, and a switch. the executioner's role, and the sequence of tying, shaving, electrical hookups, and the signal of death delivered by a governor’s handkerchief.
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Warber
Tel
Walders
Maccine
Tims
The Coming Billionaire United States Wealth Vision
A London Budget report on Henry Bradley Plant and his vast estate valued at £4,090,000. A will keeps the fortune intact until a last grandson’s son is 21, prompting a legal challenge to overturn the arrangement. Projections show fortunes growing to unimaginable sums, with global gold and silver supply, and speculative math illustrating the scale of wealth.
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United States
London
Henry Bradley Plant
Downer
Adam
Food At Two Pounds An Ounce In China Luxuries
A historical note describes peanut bud paste as China's costliest delicacy surpassing night ingales tongues and Christmas strawberries. Priced at two pounds per ounce, the brownish paste is made from roasted peanut buds and ginger jelly, minced to a fine powder and shaped into small jars for rare consumption.
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China
How to Crow Short on Mountain Climbs
The article explains that climbing a mountain reduces an alpinist's height by three quarters of an inch, sometimes a full inch. It suggests altitude pressure or posture during ascent as causes and notes height recovers after descent, with full normalization occurring hours later.
Cape Town Town Guard Improvised Rifle Cleaning Cloths
From the Cape Argus comes a tale of the Town Guard in Cape Town where a company was issued a few yards of flannelette for rifle cleaning. No obvious improvement in rifle appearance followed until a member was spotted on Muizenberg Beach in a neat flannelette suit.
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Cape Argus
Cape Town
Muizenberg
Naval War of the Future and the Mad Englishmen
The Fortnightly Review argues future naval warfare will be rapid and driven by individual initiative. It predicts destroyer battles may end within minutes, leaving little time for tactics. It praises bold, quick decision making, likening such officers to Drake and his merry men and noting this English type is unique to Britain.
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Drake
A New Servant Cirl In Highland Tea Hour
A Highland born servant recently arrived at a rural household is asked to prepare tea. Believing the city visitor to be important, she whispers a question about buttering bread on both sides, prompting a moment of humor within the household.
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Highlands
Prince Bismarck's Son Suggested for Diplomatic Post
Prince Bismarck, noted for his dual views, was pressed by an American official to back his son for a diplomatic post. The elder statesman praised the son, noting his seven languages, while quipping that he would be a fine head waiter given his linguistic claims.
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Prince Bismarck
Hismarck
A Board School Lesson On Have Gone
A brief schoolroom anecdote tells of a young pupil who insists on saying have went. The teacher leaves him to write have gone fifty times but returns to find Have I gone fifty times. On the reverse side the boy marks I have want Boma.
To Young Married People
Advice urges newlyweds to live within means avoid debt and seek independence. Emphasizes budgeting, frugality, and moral courage to resist fashion and maintain cheerful home life despite hardships.
Millinery Trends Show Quiet Rise In Picturesque Hats
The plain sailor looks scarce this year with a tilt toward picturesque styles. Rose wreaths, blue and white foulards, and black velvet accents dominate. Favored forms include drawn tulle crowns, wickerlike flourishes, and large brims with ribbons, quills, and bows for both city and country wear.
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Childern
Pudding Recipe For Hot Weather Described In Fragments
A compact transcript of a culinary set piece shows a pudding method using sugar dissolving in hot water, fruit juice from oranges and lemon, sponge cakes, custard, and a milk base. It mentions optional flavoring with orange or lemon rind or essence, and serving with toast and butter.
Toll at Suez Canal Stated in Old Rates
The passage toll is 7s. dd. a ton with Bs. a, bead for passengers. A 4,000 ton vessel with 200 passengers would pay over £1,500. The line includes a taunting remark in quotation about paying.
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Suez Canal
Twenty four hours behind the calendar on Karatooga island
An Australasian paper reports a long standing error placing Karatooga west of the 180th longitude. Locals observed a Saturday that seemed like Sunday as calendars drifted. A corrective intervention revealed natives had been counting the week differently for generations. Government offices and churches wrestle with the change, while some factions cling to the old Sunday.
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Pavilic
Livitien
Karatooga
Resson
Wien
Leondon Missionary Society
Queen Victoria’s Well Wisher From a 1057 Letter
A 1057 chronicle recalls a 12 year old girl watching the coronation events and pledging devotion to Queen Victoria in a letter to The Most Noble Victoria. The plea expresses desire for justice, right laws, compassion, and comfort for subjects while noting the writer’s childlike simplicity and unbounded devotion.
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Queen Victoria
Victoria
Pompitius
Eane
Livie Gurl
Miss Gabbis Heard Over Seatrigh Probe
A deciphered fragment notes someone exclaiming Miss Gabbis and a Seatrigh probe dispute, with a nearby interruption and a call to listen carefully. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks clear context or dates.
General Early and the Applejack at the Second Macon Incident
An 1862 Civil War tale recalls General Jubal Early directing a skirmish on a ridge while Captain William Curry, a quarter clerk, hid a keg of mountain applejack. Early, after briefly inspecting curry’s field glasses, demanded more liquor, and the officers drank through the night. The narrator credits the applejack with boosting morale and aiding the victory.
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St Francia
South-eeat
Missouri
William Curry
Goda
Abe Geostal
Mir
Federala
What Is Your Name The Misnamed Child In A Comic Tale
A humorous tale recalls a boy christened with a single word What prompting repeated misunderstandings in school. The teacher asks for his name and the pupil replies What, sparking laughter and confusion as generations question parental choices.
London beggar tricks two ladies and a donor
A man and two women walk in central London when a beggar returns every coin he receives and keeps only a token as luck. The donor, surprised, pockets the rest and warns not to repeat the act while the ladies smile at the unusual scene and the beggar explains his mother would worry if she knew where he was.
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Peotlenss
London
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