Beachcombed 93 March 1, 2018
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Dear Reader, a weird end to February with a sudden blizzard that has covered our Italian village. Biggest snowfall I’ve seen here in ten days, so we are all here at home. There follow the most interesting words sent in to StrangeHistory. Thanks to all contributors and linkers… Note that the new email address is drbeachcombing AT gmail DOT com Have a brilliant March!
Beach
A Fairy Foot? Neil H on mole feet in British museums…
Blunt Swords and the American Civil War: Bruce T with some solutions for this…
Children and Stories and School: Chris S with some wise words on tales…
Fastest Marchers: Thinking of the US Civil War….
Ghost Riot and Fakery, 1897: Rob L with a correction, another report and the fate of Arthur Coton…
Icelandic Penis Collections, Gnome Sanctuaries and Other Unusual Museums: James with a book on weird museums…
Man at Station Changes Course of War: Stephen D. on the advantages of being a prisoner…
Nail Ghost: Chris from Haunted Ohio Books with a fabulous image…
Radio Mistakes, Moscow 1941: Bruce T. blames the Wehrmacht…
Soviet Nuclear Advice: Nathaniel and Southern Man on nuclear memories…
Tape Worm Advert: Leif cries fake, fake, fake… and he is certainly right.
The Hikey Sprites: News of hikey sprites on some bottles…
The Last Cavalry Charge in History? Ricardo points out that the last cavalry charge is now a scene in a film…
Transvestite Protestors: Floodmouse on men dressed as women in a recent march…
Tudor Elevator? Bruce T. points out that the technology was there…
Watch Out for the Fairies Among Us! Val thinking of fairy ancestors…
Were There Really Arrow Storms? Several very interesting emails on this…
Who Coined World War? Southern Man asking why it took so long…
World War 2 Rumours: David O has an explanation for one particularly unpleasant rumour…
19C London Fairies and Murder: Anna Mazzola’s forthcoming book is apparently based on the London case…
