Strange Dutch superstitions and odd frontier tales
The piece relays a string of oddities from Allegan County Michigan to Deadwood South Dakota and beyond. It recounts witch rumors in a Dutch village, whale encounters near Sandy Island, a healing Acadian boy in New Orleans, a Colorado mining heroine Ada Blackwell, Australian traveling stones in Nevada, a Halloween prank ending in illness, a legendary living tree in Maine, and curiosities from Indianapolis to Maine including goats, bears, and a nose for luck.
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Vilage
Ginsatschap
Allegan County
Mich
Albert Limonravy
New Orleans
Donaldsonville
Kumm
Orient City
Kamm
New York Women Aim To Beat Phileas Fogg Record
Nellie Bly of the New York World and Elizabeth Bisland of Cosmopolitan Magazine set out to circle the globe seeking to beat the eighty day record. Bly sails from New York on the Augustus Victoria at 9 40 am with a light baggage. Bisland leaves at 6 pm for San Francisco to sail west to east. A third New York Herald journalist is said to join, starting on the same route as Bly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Phineas Fogg
Nellie Bly
New York World
Augustus Victria
Elizabeth Bisland
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Notie
Grand Central Depot
San Francisco
Miss Bisland
China
London
Miss Bly
Globe-Trotter
New York Herald
Augustus Victoria
Asia
Milk powder as a new industry explored in the United States
The article traces the origins of drying milk into powder and shipping it globally. It notes Dr. Rueger of Switzerland as a pioneer and discusses advantages such as no sugar, plus drawbacks like cost and uncertainty over whether powder can fully replace fresh milk. It concludes with skepticism about perfect imitation of natural milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rueger
Switzerland
Trade boom in Sahara oases sparks Algerian rail plans
The French government notes booming trade between northern Algeria and Sahara oases like Gourara. Caravans carried sheep wool cheese wheat beans and dried beef traded for dates and camels. Profits rose sharply with one caravan turning 7000 into 19000, about 125 percent. Oasis Gourara hosts 12000 people and 200000 date palms. rail links are eyed to boost further commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algeria
Sahara Desert
Gourara
Oases
Ain Salah
Flatters
Spanking the Prince by a Lisbon Coachman
An old Irish coachman in Lisbon spanked the young future Portuguese king for mischief in the royal stables. The incident earned him a pension and later friendly ties with Dom Luis and his family after the prince became king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Junta
Jim
Thanksgiving Day Its History From 1621 to Lincoln
A compact survey traces Thanksgiving from the Pilgrims 1621 feast at Plymouth through Massachusetts and New England observances to national use. It notes 1789 Washington and 1863 Lincoln shaping the annual holiday, with earlier harvest feasts in Rome Greece and Saxon Britain influencing customs and rituals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Congress
United States
Desert
Promised Land
the Tabernacles
Demeter
Athens
Eleusin
Fifth Avenue
Ceres
Department of Agriculture
England
New England
Bess
James of
Pilgrim Fathers
Plymouth Rock
Matteis
Gov. Bradford
Mr. Winslow
Massasoit
Nantasket
Gov. Winthrop
Lyon
Fort Mystic
All New England
Andres
Washington
A. Burr
Madison
Masachusetts
William the Te
Peter Stuyvesant
Bill” Cutler A
Diedr Knickerbocker
Cmt
Stowe
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Island of
Sandy
Newark
Tae Belle
Deadwood
Margaret Sanford
Mothe
Nevada
Bean
Margaret
Ada Blackwell
Denver Times
Miss Blackwell
Australia
Minneapolis
Minn
Hallowe
Lottie Larson
Miss Larson
Captain Isaac Green
Surrey
Captain Green
Castine
Grandfather Green
Joe Gasper
Indianapolis
Gasper
Tramp
Ira A. Howland
Lehigh Township
Scranton
Mr. Howland
Rockland
Maine
Union Station
Portland
Aristock County
His Majesty
America
Son
Queen Anne
Marlbrough
Holland
Mex
Wolfe
Abram
Quebec
Colo Rhode Island
Perpetua
Olin
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