The Poisoned Brandy of Kidds Cave on Long Island
An old Long Island tale recalls Captain Kidd's cave on Sycamore Hill where seven barrels of brandy were buried. One barrel supposedly contains poison, and a sheepskin note warns that drinking it would cause certain death. The story follows the great grandfather’s years of digging and the discovery of the hidden cave.
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Long Island
Teddy Roosevelt
Sycamore Hil
Sagamore
Sycamore
Kidd
Pyrate
Sycamore Hill
New York
Puncheon
Robert Kidd
Seven Barrels Of Brandy Drive A Long-Silent Pirate Story
An old tale tells how a God fearing man hoarded seven barrels of French brandy in a Sycamore Hill hut. A hidden letter from Captain Kidd revealed the stash and a hidden warning, ending with the man’s sudden death and the pirate’s house doomed.
Smelter Stacks and the Recycling Dust Disks
An early explanation describes tall smokestacks in smelting as devices to save metals. Dust from furnaces forms in a dust chamber, settles, then travels up the stack where cooling causes it to lose buoyancy and drop back to the base. Scrapers collect the dust, press it into disks, and recycle them into furnaces.
Plague Spread By Camel Linked To Camel Flesh
The Paris Medical notes plague cases in Russia from 1907 and 1911 tied to people who handled or ate meat from camels that died. Autopsies found plague bacillus in camel viscera and human cases appeared after contact with plague infected camels. Dr Klodnitzky argues camel flesh spread the disease via contaminated burbage.
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Paris
Russia
Klodnitzsky
Cazare Island
Caspian Sea
Kamysh-Samara
Klodnitzky
Why a stout postman is a rarity in London streets
A London article notes postmen walk up to sixteen miles daily with mail weights around eighty pounds at start and forty pounds on average. It compares weight gain in workers who sit versus those who walk, suggesting postmen and other occupations vary by activity.
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London
Jersey justice and the Sunday amusements law
In a city near New York a wealthy brewer faced the Sunday amusements rule, allowed sacred concerts with risqué acts while a rival protested. The police commissioner explained the disparity by noting the law permits his performance on Sunday while others cannot, revealing a sharp contrast in enforcement.
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Jersey
Sui Generis
New York
New York Tribune
Patrolman's Brave Act on Runaway Horse
A New York patrolman from East 126th street station leaped for a runaway horse on Third Avenue, fell, recovered, and grabbed the wagon end. Hoisted into the wagon by bystanders, he then sat in the driver’s seat and helped stop the horse after it ran over three miles, halted by street cars at 138th Street.
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New York
East 126Th Street
Third Avenue
138Th Street
Man Attempts to Swallow Will in French Courtroom
In Castanet near Toulouse a cousin angrily seized the will of a dead landowner in a lawyer's office. The document, bequeathing nearly all to the widow, was torn and the man tried to swallow the fragments before being restrained and forced to spit them out.
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Castanet
Toulouse
France
Plain Cook Exchange Sparks Lighthearted Duel
Two lovers banter about procuring a plain cook as a simple request. The exchange reveals affectionate tones and playful misunderstanding, ending with a warm, lighthearted note.
Notice of代理man for crops and livestock services
Notice from Chas S Thomas stating he will be away for up to three weeks and that J B Crooks will manage his business. Contact numbers Washington 332 and Mu ual 43 at Cunningham's ere provided for farm clients with dogs to be set.
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J. B. Crooks
Washington
Muual
Cunningham's
Chas
S. Thomas
Dysentery cured by Chamberlain's Remedy
A note advertises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as effective against dysentery even in severe cases. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
Lemmon’'s
Lemmon’s
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