Albatross Yacht Intrigue Deepens as Passengers Wait
On the Albatross, Evelyn Radway confides to Bettington amid tension with Clements and his gang. Bettington plans to win trust, while Radway’s illness and Radway’s looming battle with Gibbons raise stakes for Mary Unwin and two defenseless children.
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Clements
Pettington
Ile
Tettington
Bettington
Radway
Mary Unwin
Tubby Unwin
Mrs. Radway
Venus
Dinner pledges and peril amid high society entanglements
Floyd Unwin Howard Brettington and Alfred Gibbons form a pledge to aid each other in hardship to educate Unwin's children, while Mary Unwin declines to betray Nigar Radway. Radway plans an ocean voyage to escape dissipation, Bettington is kidnapped on the Maine coast, Gibbs dies aboard a yacht after fleeing justice, and Bettington discovers he is aboard Radway's vessel.
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Radway
Doctor Waite
Little Mary Unwin
Mary
Bettington
Za Giaconda
Eve
Cor Waite
Hétle
Ka ‘Iim
Crosby
Mys
Floyd Unwin
Howard Brettington
Alfred Gibbons
Unwin
Collese
Bob
Gibbons
Mary Unwin
Nigar Radway
Maine
Gibbs
Justice
The Great Auk An Enduring Arctic Mystery
The great auk could not fly and resembled a penguin in size and coloring. It ranged from the Bay of Biscay to Greenland, roosted on ledges, and was hunted for feathers. The last known bird died in 1844, and prized eggs fetch high prices. About seventy specimens remain in collections.
Olympic Flag and Its Five Ring Design
Describes the Olympic flag featuring five interlinked circles on a white field. The blue, black, and red circles sit above while the yellow and green circles are below, not touching each other. The colors symbolize continents Europe Africa America Asia and Australasia.
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Europe
Africa
America
Asia
Australasia
Little Mary Braces A Strangely Tough School Test
Little Mary faced a sudden test at a strange school and scored just one point below passing. Only four in the class passed, and when her father asked why she wasn’t among them she proudly claimed she was the best failure.
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Little Mary
Ancient maritime custom linked to Henry II salvage law
The old practice of carrying a cat aboard ships arose from a medieval rule under Henry II stating that if only one animal survived a wreck, salvage could be claimed by its owners.
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Henry II of
England
Castoria aids teething babies with gentle relief
A vintage advertisement touts Castoria as a safe child remedy for teething discomfort and colic. It claims mild taste, harmless formula on the wrapper, and usable by infants for daily comfort and upset stomachs.
Doctor endorsed Castoria promotes gentle relief for ailments
The passage notes Castoria as a pure vegetable preparation endorsed by doctors and bearing Chas. H. Fletcher's signature on the wrapper. It claims to prevent constipation and bad breath and suggests liberal dosing for children with poor appetite, rest, or upset.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Spark hotter than sun from ultrafast UC camera analysis
A 120000 volt electric spark studied at the University of California with a camera sampling at one billionth of a second proves the spark is 50 percent hotter than the sun and 100 times as bright. The finding appears in Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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University of California
Vpopular Mechanics Magazine
Oil Fortunes and Family Ties Spark Blunt Talk
A terse skit contrasts luck with marriage fortunes in oil wealth. Lovers of blunt speech drag the chat back to the topic of spades, while fortunes shift and visits are repaid in kind.
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Wyndham Martyn
Teries
Todd
Jim
Elgar
Evelyn Radway
Metzger
Sam
Endan
Washington
Wigar
Eilgar
White House
Mr. Gibbons
Memphis
Toledo
Pausa
Hal
Lett
Mr. Radway
Clement
Hallett
Greenland
Iceland
Spitzbergen
St. Lawrence
Almanac
Alonzo O. Bliss
Bliss
Washington, D. C
Wenn Ree Eresee
The
Eee
Mexico
Tayeda
Bayer
Lydia Orloski
Washington Ave
Scranton
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Or
Minnie E. HI
R.R
Rushville
Indiana
Minnie E. Hicks
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Viitor
Tess
Cee
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