The Lady and the Limousine Honeymoon in a Velvet Car
Peggy Wright, social secretary to Mrs. Braitling, becomes stranded after a family scandal. She rides a sapphire limousine rescued by Thomas Peabody, who plans to keep the car for his wife. They travel toward Camden and begin a budding romance that ends in a honeymoon ride.
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Peggy Wright
Pegey
Peggy
Mother
Miss Wright
Thomas Peabody
Camden
Philadelphia
The Grand Pirate Avery and the Gunsway Loot
Elmo Scott Watson recounts Captain Avery who seized the Mogul ship Gunsway then fled across continents. From Madagascar to Dublin and Bristol he dodged payment for jewels, fled trials, and died poor in Bideford, proving piracy does not pay.
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FYTER
Avery
England
Madagascar
West Indies
New Providence
Bahamas
Europe
Ireland
Dublin
Bideford
Bristol
Good Fortune's APTAIN' BRIGSTOCK' WEAVER Pirate of Hereford
Hereford-born pirate Weaver captained the Good Fortune after Captain Anstis seized the Morning Star. He reportedly captured 60 ships in the West Indies and Newfoundland, taking rich prizes including 1000 pieces of eight and 400 ounces of silver. By 1728 he begged in Bristol before being hanged after a tavern betrayal.
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Aptain
Brigstock
Weaver
Hereford
England
Anstis
Morning Star
West Indies
Newfoundland
Holland
Delphin
London
Don Carlos
Lot
Portland
Bristol
Griffith Inn
Iquor
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed in Letter
Brooklyn woman praises Lydia B Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Pinkham's Pills for relief from female health issues. She urges others to write for similar testimonies and notes willing to answer letters from women seeking information. The Pinkham Medicine Company offers to share names of other users upon request.
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Brooklyn
New York
Lydia H. Pinkham
Pinkham Medicine Company
Lynn
Mass
Winding roads offered as shortest way home says philosopher
A city observer cites a small town sage who favors winding routes over straight paths noting a longer distance can still feel shorter when it keeps you moving toward a destination. Frank N. Wallace explains he sees merit in the theory while acknowledging the common belief that straight roads are shortest.
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Frank N. Wallace
Indianapolis News
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