Captain Blood adapts Peter Blood tale in vivid shipboard tale
The excerpt outlines Peter Blood, a young Irish physician, aiding Lord Gildoy at Oglethorpe's Farm amid war, then faces arrest for high treason. Blood defends Pitt and Baynes, while Captain Hobart orders executions. Lord Jeffreys later orders broad transportation of rebels to plantations, with Blood and Pitt separated aboard the Jamaica Merchant. Pitt fetched for twenty pounds.
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Peter Blood
Bridgewater
Jeremiah Pitt
Lord Gildoy
Duke of Monmouth
Oxiethorpe
Brood
Baynes
Hobart
Thresten
Tangiers
Blood
Pitt
Peter Brood
Oglethorpe
Lords Commissioners
Taunton
Lord Sunderland
Lord Jeffreys
Jamaica
Barbados
Leeward Islands
Peter Hiood
Taunton Castle
Baron Jeffreys of
Wem
Captain Hobart
Lord Gildey
Jeremy Pitt
Andrew Baynes
Bristol
Dowbie
Pit
Bishop
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
Testimonial from Mrs. F J Wassmann of Mitchell Ontario praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for abdominal and back pains. The ad cites widespread use with over 220,000 replies and claims 98 of every 100 women report better health after taking the medicine.
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Mitchell
Ontario
E. Pinkham
John Miller
F.J. Wassmann
Rebels Landed in Carlisle Bay Guarded Harbor
In mid December the Jamaica Merchant delivered forty two surviving rebels to Carlisle Bay. Governor Steed and the Barbados Militia inspected the convicts as a tall yellowish brigand and a dainty companion drew attention amid a guarded harbor scene. Colonel Bishop offered first choice at auction for the captives.
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Jamaica
Carlisle Bay
Government House
Governor Steed
Barbados
Peter Blood
Pitt
Blood
Colonel Bishop
British Capital Needed for Canada, Leacock Argues
Professor Stephen Leacock contends Canada requires more British capital for proper development. He notes British holdings in Canadian manufacturing stocks and bonds were only 9 percent in 1918-19, far below 34 percent US and 56 percent Canadian figures, with US influence likely to rise further in 1920.
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Stephen Leacock
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Toronto
Queer clock in English church winds time for centuries
A four hundred year old clock in Lulling ton Church Burton on Trent has no face or hands yet tolls the hours on the bell. Made by a village blacksmith in the sixteenth century the crude mechanism is wound daily by the sexton with oak barrels. A clockmaker recently refitted bearings and striking pins and says it can run for centuries more keeping admirable time.
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Lullington
Burton-on-Trent
Dominions Not Yet Invited to Conference
The British Government has not invited the dominions to a London conference on the Geneva peace and arbitration protocol. The Manchester Guardian reports the government has only inquired whether such a conference is practicable.
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Dominions
London
Geneva
Manchester Guardian
The
Guardian
Trivia of Animal Feats and Old Punishments
The note recounts curious facts about crocodiles living under fair conditions for 306 years, spider web stretching 350 miles per ounce if straightened, and head hair averaging a hundredth of an inch thick. It explains the origin of the phrase haul over the coals and mentions historical trials by fire with common guilt outcomes.
Pasco Peru Claims World’s Highest Town Title
Report states Pasco in Peru sits at 14,275 feet above sea level, claiming the top elevation among inhabited places. International observers note the extreme altitude affects daily life and health monitoring for residents and travelers.
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Pasco
Peru
Unique War Memorial for Hedge End Village Hampshire
An ex serviceman is building a Swiss chalet style memorial in Hedge End Hampshire to honor county men. The project features symbolic figures medallions with names of war celebrities, a Europa model, and a ceiling with eight hundred wooden diamonds bearing regimental crests colors ribbons and naval ship crests.
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Hedge End
Hampshire
England
Crossword puzzles in Kentucky college curriculum debate
A Kentucky college of engineering adds a course on crossword puzzles as an educational tool. Supporters argue any memory exercise can educate, while critics contend education requires broader aims, leaving the definition of education unsettled and debated.
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United States
a_ college of engineering
Kentucky
Stratford Beacon- Herald
Made Good On First Job Otto H. Kaban Speech
New York financier Otto H. Kaban told Harvard Business School Club members he began as an expert in licking stamps. He described his first job where the firm sent out hundreds of circulars daily and sponges for wetting stamps were scarce, leading him to master the lick and earn a promotion to lighter duties.
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Otto H. Kaban
New York
Harvard Business School Club
Dangerous Word In Motoring Look
Collier’s warns that the phrase look can tempt drivers into danger. A two step check is advised: first scan the road for clear paths and hazards, then briefly enjoy a safe view only if the way is free.
How Bees Communicate With Their Associates
An eminent German professor reports bees use dances to convey ideas. Scouts search for food, return to the hive, and perform a dance that attracts other bees by scent, guiding them to the food source.
BalloonAscents in Britain and Ireland 1784 85
The first English ascent occurred September 15, 1784 by Vincent Lunardi from Moorfields London. In January 1785 Blan chard and Jeffries crossed the Channel from Dover to Calais. Ireland followed January 19, 1785 from Ranelagh Gardens Dublin with its inaugural ascent.
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England
Vincent Lunardi
Moorfields
London
Blanchard
Jeffries
Dover
English
Calais
Franee
Ireland
Ranelagh Gardens
Dublin
German Literature Best Sellers Record Not Always Racy
Last year the top selling German title was religious work Mehr Freude by Bishop Keppler, with 175000 copies in its first edition. The note questions the link between racy topics and top sales in literature.
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Keppler
Envelopes Hub at Worcheeaster Mass Asks Peak
The largest producing centre of envelopes in America is Worcheeaster, Mass. The facility leads in output, shaping mail logistics nationwide and boosting regional industry.
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America
Worcheeaster, Mass
Eikeland ponies fed on fish beads in winter
A note on Eikeland ponies receiving fish beads as their winter feed reflects local animal husbandry practices and peculiar feeding traditions.
France weighs pooling war debts for all allies
France issued a statement arguing for pooling war expenses and sharing costs among Allied states by wealth, proposing deductions for taxes collected by the United States and Britain, and endorsing debt terms while affirming it will honor existing contracts and its signature remains sacred.
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United States
Great Britain
France
New World Getting Old Birthday Awe Over Chicago
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes Chicago aging as it marks a birthday dating to 1674 with Father Marquette's first building. It argues the New World is aging and suggests Leif Erikson as a starting point for American history, painting Columbus as less fitting a reference.
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Chicago
Father Marquette
Columbus
Leif Erickson
Leif
Great Lakes
Milwaukee Sentinel
Batteries That Will Last Thousands of Years Claim
Birmingham scientist J B Kramer proposes a new source of electricity from radioactive sands and minerals. He says energy could be drawn in limitless quantities without fuel or chemicals and batteries might last thousands of years before depletion. The claim hinges on long lasting radioactivity from sands on shores of India and other regions.
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Birmingham
J. B. Kramer
Birmingham England
India
Compulsory Test for Printing Apprentices in Toronto
The Toronto Typographical Union now requires a psychiatric test for admission. No youth will be accepted as a member until he passes the mental fitness assessment. The union claims it is unique worldwide in using such pre membership testing.
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Toronto Typographical Union
Large European Python Escapes from Sack in London Office
Heat aroused a 24 foot python thought to be among Europe’s largest specimens. It escaped from a sack in a London zoo importer’s office. The reptile hissed and coiled around an attendant as four men fought for an hour to force it back into the sack.
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Europe
London Zoo
Two Atlanta Seniors Take Up Boxing For Charity
Miss Joe Davidson and Mrs. Ann Peabody, both residents of the Old Ladies' Home in Atlanta New York, have begun sparring to keep in trim. Their interest grew after news of an upcoming boxing match to benefit the home.
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Joe Davidson
Ann Peabody
Old Ladies
Atlanta
N.Y
Alan Kirkpatrick Honored by Southern Saskatchewan Tech Ag Society
Alan Kirkpatrick of Craigie Mains Aberdeenshire Scotland, who recently delivered the Clydesdale colt Craigie Fyvie in Regina, was the guest of honor at a banquet hosted by the Southern Saskatchewan branch of the Canadian Society of Technical Agriculture at the Kitchener Hotel.
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Alan Kirkpatrick
Craigie Mains
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Craigie Fyvie
Clydesdale
Regina
Saskatchewan
Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists
Kitchener Hotel
French judicial etiquette bans public vehicle rides
Radiators painted white emit 29 percent more radiation than unpainted ones.
Microbe Discovery Not New Says Connaught Professor
Professor Fitzberard of Connaught Laboratories rejects novelty in the ultra microbe serum claim from Minneapolis. He says Dr. Robert S. Green’s work is not new, noting L Hettie at Paris Pasteur Institute in 1917 and English bacteriologist Pivott in 1915 described similar phage effects.
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Fitzberard
Connaught Laboratories
Faranto
Minneapolis
Fitzgerald
Roberts. Green
University of Minnesota
L'Hettie
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Green
Pivott
Easter Island Rediscovered After Sinking Rumors
The Easter Island departs from myth as the Norwegian freighter Horda reports the island still exists off Chile. With a population of about 150, only five are white, and several ships failed to locate it during the past year, dispelling rumors of submersion.
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Easter Island
Isle of the Pacific
Horda
San Francisco
Pacific
Chile
German steel works may be built in South Africa
The government talks with German steel producers to establish large scale steel making in South Africa. The main hurdle is Germany seeking liberal government encouragement. British steel makers have studied the scene and see no self supporting industry at present.
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South Africa
George Eliot Letters Burned Underline Loss to Literature
George Eliot's letters, written by the famed novelist in her own hand, were carefully burned. The documents included notes on her works in progress, domestic matters, and travels, offering an intimate glimpse into her life and times.
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George Eliot
Establishment and early milestones of the Bank of England
The act to establish the Bank of England received royal assent on April 25, 1694 with the charter granted on July 27. The bank began operations January 1, 1695 at Grocers Hall Poultry and later moved to Threadneedle Street in London, construction led by Governor Sir Edward Bellamy, with final transfer July 5, 1734. In recent months the building was expanded by two stories.
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Bank of England
Grocers
Poultry
Threadneedle Street
London
Edward Bellamy
Scientist links fear to blood concentration rise
Dr. H. G. Barbour of the University of Louisville reports experiments showing fear curdles the blood. A new measurement method indicates excitement or fear can thicken blood by about ten percent within ten minutes.
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H. G. Barbour
University of Louisville
Revival of Liberalism Polarized by Prohibition Debate
Correspondence in Liberal papers shows a large number of writers urging the Liberal party to adopt prohibition as a policy. The debate reflects divisions within the party about social reform and temperance strategies.
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Great Britain
Liberal
Liberal Party
Lord Mayor Salary Covers Pageantry Costs
The Lord Mayor of London earns 50000 dollars annually while pageantry consumes about 26000 dollars of that total. The annual salary largely funds ceremonial events and city duties.
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London
Seer Compliment Sparks Friendly Remark
A Seer notes a friend praised someone for resembling them. The exchange shows a light, sociable moment sparked by a compliment about appearance.
Language Skills Required for Swiss Women Workers
The article notes that most women employed in Swiss shops and offices must know several languages. It highlights the broad demand for multilingual ability across Swiss workplace roles.
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Switzerland
Fortunate Sea Captain Sells Ambergris in London
A sea captain found ambergris floating at sea and sold a London lump for 47500 dollars. The rare golden variety fetches about 50 dollars per ounce. Ambergris forms from sperm whale irritation caused by cattlefish beaks, a difficult digestible substance.
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London
Baby’s Own Tablets Praised By Quebec Mother
Mrs Alfred Tranchemontagne of Michel des Saintes testifies the Baby’s Own Tablets saved her baby and they are widely trusted by mothers. The medicine is said to regulate bowels and stomach, easing minor ailments in children. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Alfred Tranchemontagne
Michel Des Saintes
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Little Helps For This Week Sermon Verse Reflections
A reflective verse from James and Henry Van Dyke urges kindness and cautious speech. It counsels against speaking ill of others, promotes charity, and urges only sharing truths when necessary and verified. The piece ends noting two Golden Rules about rumor and restraint.
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Charity
God
Henry van Dyke
No Faith In Communism Trades Unions Reject Russian Reforms
The general council of trades unions in London met in emergency session and decided not to recognize the British labor mission's recommendations to Russia. They refused involvement with recognizing the Soviet Union or a Russian loan and did not join a proposed demonstration in support of the recommendations.
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British Labor Mission
Congress of the General Council of Trades Unions
London
Russia
Soviet Union
Oither
Belgian Hero Rewarded for Saving Yser Battlefield
Geerarts the Belgian sluice-keeper who opened the dike in November 1914 and flooded the Yser to halt the German advance received the Cross of Knight of the Order of Leopold in Bruges Hospital on his sick bed. He revived notably after the honor was bestowed.
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Geerarts
Yser
Order of Leopold
Bruges
Why Canada Has So Many Healthy Women
A testimonial from Toronto Ontario praising Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a woman's medicine. Mrs. Lizzie Almas describes relief from nervous breakdown, feminine weakness, insomnia, back and limb pains, and bearing down. She credits the remedy with restoring strength and nerve control.
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Canada
Toronto
Dr. Pierce
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