The Missing Speedwell found near Japan after four years
The Speedwell, declared lost after a 1863 typhoon near the Loo Choo islands, is found aboard the American bark Victory off Dragon's Island in Magellan's archipelago. Charles Lane, sole survivor, has lived aboard for 4 years, guiding salvors to dock in Yokohama. Lane dies soon after, heirs receive salvage.
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Charles B. Lewis
Speedwell
Liverpool
Yokohama
Loo Choo Islands
Victory
New York
Charles Lane
Japan
Bidwell
Dragon’s Island
Cersed
Consignees
Lane
Smate
Ler
Cactus Leaves Make Novel Visiting Cards in Cape Town
In Cape Town, cactus leaves serve as visiting cards. Visitors scratch their names on glossy leaf surfaces with hat pins or knives, leaving lines that turn silver white and endure for years. New Year’s Day see hosts using large cactus branches to record visits.
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Cape Town
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Catherine the Great and the painted baboons at Tsarskoe-Selo
A Youth's Companion excerpt notes Catherine the Great painted six wooden baboon statues on Tsarskoe-Selo bridges each year. After her death painting continued as an annual custom, leaving the figures heavily coated in cobalt or vermilion and unrecognizable as baboons. The piece calls this an "expense" in Russia and an abuse in comparison to Western views.
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Catherine the Great
Tsarskoe-Selo
Russia
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