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Strange Tales and Oddities From Across the World
A collage of curiosities and anecdotes features Dr Pragratt in London earning $12,000 for royal patient care, a Boston lady paying $25,000 to an English physician, a Danish author on kleptomaniac relatives, a toad in a Kentucky log, and a Delaware Bay wind shift. Also recounted are palmistry debates, miscarriages of justice, the Lion Sermon in London, a silver oar in Victorian courts, and a stage mischief with dogs among actors. Additional notes cover gold-filled chickens in Montana, a living bat in Lincolnshire, Lascar sailors in Port Philadelphia, and varied customs of marriage lines and wedding gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pragratt
London
Boston
Peter Tredell
San Diego
Valparaiso
Mercury
Chirological Society
France
Germany
Ashier
Ministry of Finance
Law Courts
Admiralty Court
House of Commons
Middle Temple
Sir Francis Drake
Spanish Main
Royal Aquarium Theatre of London
Bruce
Butte
Mont
McConville
McVonville
England
Chaplin
Blankney
Lincolnshire
Lanark
Philadelphia
Bombay
Ihe
Medice
Lascar
Indian Steamship Association
Holland
Prospertiee
Way
Coentien
Nero