Aboard the Ajax in Biscay and a tale of Lady Hawkshaw
The narrative follows midshipman Giles Vernon and a young narrator aboard Sir Peter Hawkshaw’s Ajax. Amid love for Lady Arabella Stor mont and Daphne, a dinner with the admiral reveals Hawkshaw’s iron will. After a sail with the fleet the ship engages a French line off Biscay, with hints of looming conflict and romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Peter Hawkshaw
Tady Araluiln Stormont
Yad
Berlin
Ajax
Giles Vernon
Sly Thomas Vernon
Hawkshaw
Arabella
Vernon
Philip Oveton
Thomas Vernon
Sir John Jervis
Mediterranean
Peter Hawkshaw
Sir Peter
Jack
Trnei
Giles
Overton
Admiral
Guilford
Peter
Ahal
Hell Itself
Nan
Hawhkshaw
Thad Bean
Giles Verdon
London
Portsmouth
Hinshes
Tramors
Arabella Stormont
Pater
Daphe
Dickey
Daphne
Bombay
Sig Pater
Polly Hawkshaw
Polly
Bay of Biscay
Sir Petey
How to Fish Improperly Teased By Anglers
The piece jokes about anglers who pretend to be fishers when not in the mood. It portrays the humor of catching fish in odd waters and the irony of trying to bait the moment when not truly engaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fishing Gazette
Purdon Clarke Rumored To Not Return To Met Museum
Rumor swirls in art circles that Sir Casper Purdon Clarke may not resume charge of the Metropolitan Museum of Art after a European sojourn for gout. With a five year contract and Morgan abroad, staff await clarity as Clarke, 62, faces slow recovery and questions about his alignment with contemporary art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Sir Casper Purdon Clarke
Europe
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Casper
J. Pierpont Morgan
Edward Robinson
Henry W. Kent
Sir Casper
London
Corot
Millet
Artistic
America
Greece
Turkey
Syria
Kensington Museum
Heiress to Wed Grandson of a King
Nita Stewart heiress to wed Prince Miguel of Braganza, daughter of Rhinelander Stewart of New York. Her mother, now Mrs. James H. Smith, divorced Rhinelander Stewart in 1905 and married Smith, who left a $30 million fortune and life income for Anita. Rumors linked Miguel to various American heiresses as European royal circles note his escapades and financial strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nita Stewart
Prince Miguel of
Braganza
Rhinelander Stewart
New York
Miss Stewart
James Henry Smith
Silent” Smith
William Rhinelander Stewart
South Dakota
James H. Smith
St. Paul
Anita Stewart
Europe
Miss M. Vanderbilt
Biss Stewart
House of Graganza
Prince Miguel
Cavil
Miguel
Portugal
Dom Pedro
Brazil
Carlos
Samuel Sloan Chauncey
Brooklyn
Plan for Greater White Way on Fifth Avenue
A Fifth Avenue association of major property owners plans a Greater White Way to rival Paris Rue de la Paix and London Regent Street. Initiatives include night shop lighting to 11 pm, further street widening, enhanced electric lighting, removal of peddlers and loitering, aiming to make Fifth Avenue the world’s wealthiest and most popular boulevard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
New York City
Europe
Rue de la Paix
Paris
Regent Street
London
Unter den Linden
Berlin
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue Association
New York
Jane Crow cars fail to attract in New York tunnel test
The Hudson Tunnel Company ended its exclusive women’s car experiment as women riders largely avoided the special cars. President McAdam said the effort failed, noting many women found it insulting to be told where to sit and many preferred standing with men. Trainmen reported irate reactions from some women.
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Jane Crow
New York
Hudson Tunnel Company
McAdam
South
Defiance Starch claims superior strength and smoothness
A fragment from a historical page notes Defiance Starch omits injurious chemicals and adds a new ingredient for greater strength and smoothness than older brands. It also references humorous quotes about thrift, marriage, and occasional product notes from newspapers.
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised by Minneapolis Reader
A Minneapolis reader credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with easing female troubles and restoring health within three months. The letter invites other women to seek personal advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts, noting free confidential guidance for twenty years.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Jonn G. McLean
North
Inn
Lydia
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Lady Arabella
Molly Elliot Seawell
Boi
Phoenix Tun
Irriday
Shri Wis
Messmile
Nad
Gehu
Hugnar
Davy Jones
P. S
Tam
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Gotham
Greater White Way
Knowitall
Cleveland Leader
Gracey
Carters
SMA
Wittle
Dewlers
Des Moines Directory
Court Ave
Des Moines
Low
Kodak
Furn
Hes Moines Photo Materials Co
Machine Bhop
I Poundry
Sowa
Hagled J
Steawn Prine
Kowpehh
LON
Janatican Tron Works
Vrvh
Dew Mole Lawes
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