Hippos Bathe by Ugandan Lake and Odd Historical Anecdotes
A Westminister Gazette reprint describes Kikarongo, a circular Ugandan lake near Muhokya, where hippos from Lake Ruisamba bathe. The piece notes the shallow edge, dramatic water jets, and humorous animal behavior, plus a Bavaria mustache decree anecdote and a note on caoutchouc’s European introduction via M. De la Condamine in 1736.
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Muhokya
Kikarongo
Westminter Gazette
Uganda
Lake Ruisamba
Europe
M. de la Condamine
Peru
America
Amazon
Miscellany notes on clergy, fauna, and global tidbits
A mix of short items including Rev. E. H. Hobday warning on calling boys to ministry, a Bohemia nun butterfly threat, a precocious heir hunter in Sirguja State, a Yorkshire stationmaster’s charity toy railway, Transvaal ale consumption in 1905, Captain Edward Howard’s long seafaring career, Budapest sanitary hairdressing rules, odd observations on wishes and feeding, frogs, and Nagasaki sardine canners with higher Mediterranean prices.
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Httle
Yorkshire
England
Fragmentary Note Signals Value Mention
A tiny OCR fragment mentions a value of one dollar in unclear context. The text shows symbols and garbled letters suggesting pricing or worth but lacks full details or a coherent subject. No identifiable people, places, or organizations are present to specify the event or item.
Teething Syrup Incident Leaves Buck Doggett Sick
In Stephens City Virginia Mr L A Adams discarded bottles of teething syrup during cleaning A six year old named Buck Doggett found and drank the contents He became gravely ill but recovered with medical care Also several local residents travel for work or visit with friends and attend weddings and social events around town
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Stephens City
L. A. Adams
Buck Doggett
A. W Doggett
Samuel H. Miller
Philadelphia
B. Grove
J. D Steele
Mamie Coffman
Woodstock
Edwin A. Mayers
New York
Mayers
G. F. May
Missionary Gruver to Preach at Stone’s Chapel and Clearbrook
Rev J H Gruver a young missionary for Korea will preach Sunday at 11 oclock at Stone's Chapel near Wadesville and at 8 pm at the Presbyterian Church in Clearbrook He will soon sail with his bride for missionary work in Korea He is the son of Mr and Mrs B F Grover of Reliance VA visiting in the Valley in this period He will supply these churches in Dr Scanlon's absence while Dr Stephenson preaches at Woodstock
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J. H. Gruver
Korea
Stone’s Chapel
Wadesville
Presbyterian Church
Clearbrook
Scanlon
Stephenson
Woodstock
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National Biscuit Company
Life
Gochenour & Bros
Middletown
Patterson & Kidwell
East Water ST
Winchester
VT Ware Carer
RAY Ville
L. E. Savage Sons
Washington
Connecticut Avenue Terrace
Connecticut Avenue
Hugh S. Lupton
Rouss Avenue
R. Frederick Hatcher
Colorado
Washington, D.C
Robert E. Heater
Grove Bros’. Dept. Store
Bavaria
Bohemia
Bohem
Saxony
Silesia
Ministry of Agriculture
Sirguja
Shikar
Transvaal
Edward Howard
Oakland
Cal
United States
Budapest
Nagasaki
Japan
Heller’s
Ias
India
Glory
M. M
Elidy
Henry Baetjer & Co
Baker’s
Frank Baker & Son Pharmaciats
New Oxfords
S. Rosenmeyer
China
Ers
W. H. Bucher
Harrisonburg
W. W McLeod
The
Majestic Range Company
Hattie Nixon
T. W. McArtor
Alice and
Gussie Simpson
Success, Va
Alva Steefle
R. Price
Good & Co. Real Estate and General Tangent
Haldeman
Jones Creamery
GUS, Swartz & Sons
Brucetown
BATES
Valley Turnpike
State Corporation Commission
Shirley Carter
Sigins Wall
T. Wall
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