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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1888
Page
7
A verbose excerpt describes Norfolk speech with many local words and phrases, noting a Saxon origin and colorful terms like beek and nog. It also recounts a brewer’s view of wagon drivers who drink beer constantly, detailing taproom access, staproands, and the habit of consuming two khewes at taps.
A historical note explains how eastward circumnavigation gains nearly a day as ships set clocks earlier each morning while westward travel loses time, causing days to vary by about one to two days upon return. It mentions Pompeii excavations and a Rome report, plus a frontier-style tale of river navigation and a shipboard plow incident on Front Street as examples of practical science and nautical lore from the era.
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