Mystery Awakens in Hexagonal Vermont House
A traveler recounts spending a night in a secluded hexagonal brick house in Vermont. He encounters unseen hosts, a breakfast with no staff, and a girl’s prank involving a paper-eyed portrait. The mystery resolves as a family party reveals themselves, leading to courtship, marriage, and the narrator’s fondness for the place.
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Vermont
Mke Joshua
Ove
Tabea
Farry
Molschief
Nosebleed: when to treat and when to seek a doctor
Nosebleeds can be beneficial in healthy youths or within certain diseases like Brights diseased liver or typhoid. For most cases use cold compresses or sniffed cold water with mild astringents and press the nostrils if needed. If bleeding continues or coagulation fails a physician must apply pressure and locate the bleed point. extremely rare cases are fatal.
Trial by Jury Through Ages and Nations
The article traces the origin of trial by jury from Bourguignon to Blackstone and Reeves, noting Norse and Scandinavian roots and the pre Norman English ordeals of hot iron and hot water. It states William the Conqueror made no reform toward replacing these trials.
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Bourguignon
Blackstone
Reeves
England
Europe
William
First Balloon Flights Mark Key Milestones in 1783
The first balloon to carry living freight rose in September 1783 carrying a sheep a duck and a cock which landed safely. The first ascent by a human was by Francois Pilatre de Rozier using a captive balloon followed by a free balloon trip on November 21 1783 with the Marquis d Armlandes in a hot air balloon with a brazier beneath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Montgolfier
M. Francois Pilatre de Rozier
Marquis d’Armlandes
A Chinese Superstition and River Trade Tale
A Chinese superstition centers on the Chu river known as the Chiating border. A thriving drug trade travels along the river in light boats that use wooden nails. Natives claim the river bed’s magnetic pull would pull out iron nails from ordinary boats. Iron is mined along the banks in primitive fashion and ore evidence suggests it is wyne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chu
Coffins and Caskets Offered In Dooly County
A local dealer advertises a large stock of coffins and caskets in high quality and cheap options across Dooly County. The business owns a hearse and offers service anywhere in the county with prices as low as anywhere.
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Dooly County
Timber for Sale Near Richwood in Georgia
600 acres of pine timber available five miles east of Richwood in Vienna Georgia. Seller requests at least 100000 shingles as part payment and offers a shingle mill location at Richwood. Contact J C Wood BR F D No 3 Vienna Ga for inquiries.
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Richwood
J.C. Wood
BR. F. D
Vienna
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