Chronicling America Questions and Answers (SOLVED)

[susb8383]

Nope, you're right. They're all the same book which you can actually read, believe it or not:
www.google.com/books/edition/Imogine/RCroAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=inauthor:%22George+Ann+Humphreys+Sherburne%22&printsec=frontcover

[forgottenhistoryhunt]

Nov 27, 2021 10:13:26 GMT -5 susb8383 said:

I found that but I'm not sure that paragraph is saying those are all tales in the same book. Based on the way the other paragraphs are worded that also announce books by Bell & Entwisle, this could also mean that there are three separate books:
Imogine or the Pirate's Treasure
Demon's Cave
Tales by George Anne Humphreys Sherburne

A lot of the other book announcements only list the book titles and not the authors, so this could mean three separate books.

I found a different paragraph that mentioned a few new acts added to a play, so thought maybe that was the answer. Each act had a separate title. But a play isn't exactly a tale.

I took it to mean that in this book of tales, you could find the stories "Imogene," or "The Pirates Treasure", also "The Demon's Cave". So I thought those were three titles. I can see how it is read either way.

Doing a little more research, I find that you are correct, "Imogene, or The Pirate's Treasure" was the title of one short story in the book.Sorry for the confusion, and kudos for finding it, even though I made a mistake.

Any time you feel I've overlooked something or made a mistake, please feel free to contact me. I'm always willing to fix any errors I've made :-)

-FHH

[forgottenhistoryhunt]

Nov 27, 2021 10:15:20 GMT -5 susb8383 said:

Nope, you're right. They're all the same book which you can actually read, believe it or not:
www.google.com/books/edition/Imogine/RCroAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=inauthor:%22George+Ann+Humphreys+Sherburne%22&printsec=frontcover

Yes, they are all in the same book, but you were right that  "Imogene" and "The Pirate's Treasure" is one title. I think this one was a little confusing... I thought "Tales by George Ann Humphreys Sherburne" was the name of the book, and the other titles were tales within that book. Seems the book title includes all of the phrases!

I think I'll take a look at these "true as they are strange" tales!

Thanks for the research - a fun find!

-FHH

[forgottenhistoryhunt]

The answer to Question #9, about the strange prediction from 1911 can be found here:

chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89066651/1911-01-12/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=01%2F12%2F1911&index=1&date2=01%2F12%2F1911&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&lccn=sn89066651&words=&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&page=1

I found the article using the year 1911, and the search words "prediction" and "2020" 50 words apart (5 and 10 words apart did not bring up any articles). I found three newspapers with the story. Using different search words, I found more versions of the same story.

Finally, here is Question #10: Last statement made in this murder mystery, announced on the cover showing a chickadee with an otter. The Evening star, 1936.

On Wednesday, December 1st, I will post the answer to this question, along with a list of all 10 answers.

I will also post the Holiday Hunt on Wednesday around noon EST.

-FHH

[forgottenhistoryhunt]

The answer to Question #10, about the last statement made in a murder mystery, can be found here:

chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1936-02-02/ed-1/seq-81/

I searched using the year 1936, the newspaper the Evening star, and the search words "Murder Mystery". Then I scanned the images. The cover of THIS WEEK with the chickadee and otter is image 81 of the Sunday edition of the Evening Star, Feb 2, 1936. This is page 1 of THIS WEEK magazine. The story begins on page 3 of THIS WEEK (image 83), continues on page 4 (image 84), then goes to page 13 (image 93) and then to the final part of the story on page 15 (image 95), where you can read the final words.

I will post my Holiday Hunt just before noon today, December 1, on a new thread.

[forgottenhistoryhunt]

Here is a list of all the questions with their answers. I am not including the links because you can find those in previous posts.

1. The Native American, May 12, 1838. What the packages of wheat were marked with.
Ans: Pub. Doc.!

2. MOST SHOCKING MURDER, Philadelphia Oct 1. Name of witness.
Ans: Servant, Joseph Seymour

3. Surname of the Superintendents of Interments and Undertaker of Greenwood Cemetery of New York, in 1842.

Ans: Burrill

4. In 1922, a full-page article about what NYC will be like in 2022. What will prevent airplanes from falling out of the sky?
Ans: Anti-gravity screens, which, according to the article, were already being tested in 1922, with some success!

5. The first grocery item listed for sale at the newly opened store, as written. The Newport gazette, Jan. 16, 1777.
Ans: Sallad Oyl

6. A mystery to be solved by Sherlock's assistant in 1922. What the note said. Indianapolis times.
Ans: A note slipped into a window read, "White caps. Whisky house. Move out," along with some salt and pepper.

7. How much the murderer weighed, according to a psychic in 1910. Daily Capital Journal.
Ans: 160 lbs.

8. The titles of three of the tales in this new book, published by Bell & Entwisle. Alexandria Gazette, June 1839.
Ans: Heading NEW ROMANCE. Imogine, or Pirate's Treasure, and Devil's Cave are all titles in the new book of tales by George Ann Humphrey.

*There was some confusion over whether these were two or three separate stories in this book. It turns out they are only two, "Imogine, or the Pirate's Treasure" and "Devil's Cave," so I made a mistake in the question.

9. In January 1911, a strange prediction for 109 years in the future.
Ans: A Professor Wilcox predicted there will be no children under the age 5 in 2020, according to these articles in January, 1911. He says there will be no babies born after 2015 and that we will have to import children from France!

10. Last statement made in this murder mystery, announced on the cover showing a chickadee with an otter. The Evening star, 1936.
Ans: The story is Triangle at Rhodes, a murder mystery by Agatha Christie. The last statement made by Inspector Poirot is, "It seems I am never to get a real holiday."

I hope you had fun with these, and that they helped prepare you for my Holiday Hunt, which I will post later today.

-FHH