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An Odd Pastime |
Posted by: Ahabstar - 06-22-2020, 04:41 AM - Forum: Daily Chit Chat
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I like to read odd old newspaper articles. Must be the historian in me. But I found one not terribly far from where I live that happened just a 140 years ago. I wonder where the item is now...
Transcribed from the Inter Ocean, 1880-01-09
A PRAYER-BOOK IN A TREE’S HEART
A correspondent writing form Eaton, Ohio, says: “Recently Nelson Davis, of West Alexandria, this county, cut down an oak tree about six feet in circumference, in the center of which was a cavity about seven inches square, partly filled with some rotten kind of wood and a roll of cloth, which crumbled, when touched. Inside of all was a German Catholic prayer-book, bound in leather and much worn. The book was printed in 1729, and had a Latin introduction, while some of the blank leaves are filled with writing in French, part of which is unintelligible, but enough is easily read to show that the owner was a French soldier, tells what battalion, and mentions the name of one of the officers as De La Magne. It may be of interest to the members of the Historical Society. A growth of at least five inches over the hole where it had been slipped into the tree hermetically sealed and preserved the book. It is now in the hands of W. C. Barnhart, at his book store in this place, and is regarded by all as a great curiosity.”
Contributed by Nancy Hannah.
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Welcome RazorV66 |
Posted by: guohua - 06-22-2020, 04:27 AM - Forum: The Welcome Mat
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@"RazorV66"
Welcome to our Little site.
Come in relax and have a drink or smoke, we are pretty liberal here and we are a Friendly Bunch.
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50 More To Go ... |
Posted by: Snarl - 06-22-2020, 03:36 AM - Forum: The Welcome Mat
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... and my recruiting work is finished.
A couple more flags to push my final thread to the top of the Live Feed would be helpful.
Cheers
-Snarl
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