Strange Tales From New York and Beyond
A compilation of remarkable incidents with oddities and wonders from Bellevue Hospital to far places. Stories include a man with three tongues and an elephant ear, a aging looking 21 year old with fish skin wrinkles, and a Louisiana man with a massive cranial girth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue Hospital
New York City
Juan Jose Antonia
Jerusalem
Egypt
Alexandria
Mexico
Emma Gonzales
Loftus Jones Parker
Louisiana Avenue
Washington, D. C
Supessomania A Woman Obsessed With Soap Eating Record
A 29 year old Danbury Connecticut woman describes a lifelong urge to eat soap beginning in childhood. She ate bar soap until age 11 and again after a five cent bar appeared, though now she cannot swallow it yet craves handling and scent. The physician notes strong habit with limited current intake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
Conn
Lost oasis Victoria Spring found again in Australia
Explorers report that Victoria Spring, an oasis 135 miles north of Frazer range in West Australia, was rediscovered by Swede Frank Neuman. The site hosts abundant animal life, rich grass, and about 4,000 acres suitable for sheep or cattle, though its precise location remains elusive after 16 years. Rio de Janeiro meanwhile boasts a thriving metropolis with 750,000 residents, 125 publications, 14 theaters, and extensive educational and cultural institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles
Mr. E. Giles
Australia
Victoria
Victoria Spring
J. P. Brooks
Israelite Bay
Baron von Muller
Frank Neuman
Frazer Range
West Australia
Neu- Man
Rio de Janeiro
Bay
Brazil
District of Columbia
Rio
Scala
Milan
Europe
Jardin di Campo da Republica
Biography of General W A Johnson Estate Admitted
The will of the late General W A Johnson was admitted to probate at Sheffield Alabama. His estate totals near 31 million dollars. Johnson served with General Bedford Forrest and recollects his rise from private to brigadier general. He left his entire fortune to his wife stating she helped him succeed.
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W. A. Johnson
Sheffield
Ala
Johnson
Bedford Forrest
Chicago Mail
Greenland Growing Colder Through Several Centuries
The article argues Greenland has cooled over centuries since the Norse settlement era around 900 to 500 years ago. It cites glaciation evidence on fjord rock faces and contrasts Greenland ice with Alaska’s Malaspina glacier, noting different drift histories and recent recession trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland
Malaspina
Mt. St. Elias Range
Alaska
Russell
Boston Transcript
Americans Take Most Railroad Trips A Year
Railroad statistics show Americans average twenty nine trips annually, more than the English nineteen and others from Belgium to Spaniards. The Turks Swiss and Italians average one trip each.
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Charcot
New York Sun
Mr. Marr
Cape Elizabeth
Marr
Parker
Philadelphia
Fuji Yami
Japan
Sam PuGh
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Pugh
L. Werster Fox
Franklin Institute
United States
L. W. Battle
Williamsport
Penn
New York
Jacos Locco
Cumberland County
Locco
Jacos Lone
Edenton
Madison County
Lavarise DE Beaulieu
Vivandiere
Paris
St. Honore
Champigny
Missouri
Euguene Winchet
Dayton
Ohio
Selleck
Norwalk
Ann Jennings
France
U. P.co
Vandewater St
N.Y
J. H. Dye
Butalo
Bryant's College
Main St
Buffalo
Ely
ELY Bros
Warren St
N, Y
Aree
Oxycen Co
Beekman St
Hood
Sheridan
Johns
Jonson
Ammat Rhs
Murray ST
Douglas
Vottom
Poe
Tutt
Fcr
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