Life on a Pleasure Craft in Eastern Waters
An island tale from Papua New Guinea features a trader named Averbatrd on Pinhpanjory Island who risks his life to rescue a musical comedy actress nicknamed Gin Sling during a wartime period.
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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1930
Page
7
An island tale from Papua New Guinea features a trader named Averbatrd on Pinhpanjory Island who risks his life to rescue a musical comedy actress nicknamed Gin Sling during a wartime period.
In a Sydney bound voyage a young man courts Pia Laurier while Jinny Treacher, the ship’s vivacious performer, captures attention with bold charm. Mrs Laurier’s cool gaze tests him as the pair roam the deck, stirring rivalries and a hinted romance that ends with a cliffhanger.
A well known authority says excess acids from rich foods stress the kidneys, causing backache and urinary irritation. Start drinking plenty of water and take Jad Salts before breakfast to flush and stimulate kidney activity, neutralize system acids, and help prevent bladder issues.
Mrs Green cheerfully announced a bridge table for the next evening while Mr Green attended a business dinner. He doubted her skill after a single lesson from Mrs Thomas, prompting Mrs Green to call her brother Bob and ask him to bring someone to surprise the players and break up the session.
A short dialogue contrasts a self-styled lover of peace with a man who throws a brick at Casey. The exchange notes that anger does not improve character, and that aggression reflects poorly on the instigator. The passage frames peace as a valued ideal vs. impulsive action.
The Washington Star notes the tragedy of Jim Fitch, Philadelphia inventor who built a river steamboat 22 years before Fulton. Despite early success, he faced mockery and misfortune, ending in obscurity before his descendants plan a late tribute unlikely to stir him.
Mothers praise California Fig Syrup as a long proven laxative and nourishing aid for children. A Nebraska mother notes her daughter Roma Lucile’s constipation improved, color returned, and energy restored, claiming she is the happiest girl in the West. Ad warns to seek the genuine product with California on the carton.
A Cambridge group proposes Panoptic English a simplified tongue based on about 500 words. A short booklet exhaustively explains the system claiming any nationality could learn it in months, and quick learners could master it in weeks.
The Church of England largely funds itself through its vast estates endowments and tithes, with collections taken at services as in other churches.
A quoted critic calls a figure undiplomatic and prone to brag about Florida, asserting the person will hype the state the moment he arrives in California. The remark frames a heated cross‑country jab over regional pride and diplomacy.
A bell made of fine bell metal may sound harsh if out of tune with itself. The sound is really five separate notes that must harmonize, including strike note, nominal, hum, and third. The discovery enables bell miming, reviving a lost art by shaping the inside of a bell while it revolves on a jig to produce harmonizing tones. France Touriste shows Americans spend abroad, with about a quarter of the 800 million dollars spent overseas flowing to French pockets.
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