Manila Galleon Intercepted by Commodore Anson in Pacific Battle
The 1743 clash off Cape Espiritu Santo ends with the Spanish Manila Galleon Cabadonga captured by the Centurion. Anson’s redoubt, disciplined gun crews, and swift deck actions yield 1,313,848 pieces of eight and 35,682 ounces of virgin silver as the royal treasure falls to the British.
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John Dickinson Sherman
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Mer du Sud
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Alexander VI
Portugal
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Cape of Good Hope
India
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Anson
Nostra Signora de Cabadonga
Don Heronimo de Montero
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Samar
Cape Espiritu Santo
Centurion
Gloucester
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Macao
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The Kitchen Cabinet Quote From Edward Yeomans
A 1925 Western Newspaper Union piece comments on distributing gifts to spread happiness and nurture the appetite for spiritual matters. Edward Yeomans is cited as the source of the sentiment.
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Western Newspaper Union
Edward Yeomans
Autumn Dishes and Hearty Breakfasts from Old Cookbook Remnants
A collection of historic kitchen preparations including mushroom stew and bread griddle cakes. Recipes cover mushroom stew with milk and butter roux, toasted crackers with cheese, crabbed pot style luncheon pepper pot, bread griddle cakes from stale bread, Whigs bread, Squaw Dish corn fry with butter, Canton Cream with gelatin and ginger, and oyster bisque with butter roux and cream.
Psyche Myth: Venus Envy, Cupid’s Love Ends in Immortality
The Greek Psyche, meaning soul, appears as a beautiful nymph whose charms provoke Venus. Venus orders Cupid to curse her with love for a vulgar wretch, but Cupid loves Psyche and marries her. Jupiter intervenes, reconciles them, and grants immortality, uniting them forever.
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Psyche
Venus
Cupid
Jupiter
Cut His Own Party A Little Boy’s Washington Birthday
A five year old attends multiple birthday events and expects to meet George Washington for Washingtons birthday. After the party he tells his mother he was disappointed and that Washington was not there. Source: Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
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Washington
George Washington
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Turtle Lake Woman
Mrs. MaBet La Point of Turtle Lake Wisconsin testifies she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for years to ease weakness backache nervousness and after childbirth. She also used Liver Pills for constipation and notes 98 of 100 women surveyed benefited from the remedy.
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Turtle Lake
Wisconsin
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Inkham
Muskrats Spread Across Central Europe After Introduction
A muskrat was shot near Salzburg while others were seen near Vienna. Introduced from North America before 1906, a pair released near Prague bred rapidly and spread to Bohemia, the Moldau, Eger, and into Austria and Saxony, though Europe’s climate yields few skins and damage from rodents grows.
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Austria
Vienna
Europe
America
Prague
Bohemian
Moldau
Eger
Bavaria
Lower
Upper Austria
Saxony
Danube
Bohemia
Central
Tanlac credited for restoring health and vigor
A nurse extols Tanlac as a miracle tonic restoring appetite digestion and energy. The testimonial says an elderly mother recovered strength and vitality, resuming duties, after taking Tanlac. Sold at druggists with over 40 million bottles claimed.
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Faniac
Kven
Tanlac
Tanlac Vegetate Pills Promote Constipation Relief
Tanlac Vegetate Pills are produced and recommended by the Tanlac manufacturers. A health product claim notes relief from constipation and promotes digestive comfort.
Foreign-born farmers by state and race in the United States
The article notes that about 5,000,000 native white farmers outnumber foreign-born white farmers by roughly eight to one. Colored farmers exceed foreign-born farmers two to one. California hosts 75,000 to 85,000 foreign-born farmers, with New York listing 25,000 foreign-born and 165,000 native farmers. Japan has about 7,000 farmers and China 600.
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United States
California
Michigan
Montana
Nebraska
South Dakota
Washington
New York
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Cape Corrientes
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Vere
Ovid
Bellans
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