Day by Day in Pictures Captains Journal Sold for 148400
A collector’s log dated 1728 and once kept by the English navigator James Cook sold for 148 400 dollars. The sale reveals many old sailing logs now sought by historians and enthusiasts.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1967
Page
9
A collector’s log dated 1728 and once kept by the English navigator James Cook sold for 148 400 dollars. The sale reveals many old sailing logs now sought by historians and enthusiasts.
A new biography by Alan Villers reviews Captain James Cook and his Pacific voyages. It highlights his role in Mapmaking, science, and exploration including his 1776 Pacific expedition from Plymouth, his discovery of Hawaii, and his search for a northwest route to Asia. The book details Cook’s contributions to navigation, anthropology, and oceanography based on the log and historical accounts.
The schedule lists Gambler From Natchez with Dale Robertson at 2:00 pm and Maya with Terry winds up in jail plus Raji on the throne at 7:30 pm. My Three Sons at 8:30 pm features a new friend, then The Chall Garden with Hayley Mills at 9:00 pm. Iron Horse at 9:30 pm, Petticoat Junction at 9:30 pm, Mannix at 0:00 am, Late Show Convicted at 11:15 pm, and Movie On 12 Wild River with Lee Remick and Monty Clift ending the night.
In a complex contract bridge discussion Becker notes a North hand opened hearts or diamonds, South doubled to three clubs and won, while the bidding diverged from North-South four hearts. The piece analyzes how luck and choices influence outcomes in a pivotal auction.
Daily cryptoquote puzzle introducing a substitution cipher. It presents a quotation, a previous solution, and a vertical list of clues with numbers and mixed letters. The page mixes puzzle instructions with sample entries and a footnote about extinct birds and other terms.
A scrambled list of clue prompts includes entries like Insect 16 Hebrew priest 20 Back 21 Helmet 22 and Italian composer 25. Sea duck 26 and Extinct bird 34. Other items show Settled 39 More relaxed 42 and Ignited 51 with notes on average solution time and a King Features Syndicate credit.
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