Blood Turns Slave, Physician Hero in Barbadoes Tale
Peter Blood, an Irish physician, is captured after Oxlethorpe Farm battle and sold in Bridgetown Barbadoes. Governor Steed and Colonel Bishop profit from the sale as Blood treats the governor’s megrims and earns a potential price of fifteen pounds from Arabella Bishop who debates freeing him.
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Peter Bios
Oxlethorpe’s Farm
Monmouth
King Jamee
Jeremy Pitt
Yeoman
Haynes
Lord Jeffress
King Sateen
Hood
Pitt
Bridgetown
Parbadoes
Governor Steed
Peter Bigod
Burt
Peter Blood
Colonel Bishop
Uncl
Peter Brood
Oneland
Jamaica
Lesser Plante
Speightstown
Bishop
Kent
Miss Bishop
Tom Bishop
Ue Antiles
Barbadoes
William Bishop
William
Plantaten
Arabella
Meeting on the Bridgetown Heights In January
Miss Arabella Bishop rides from her uncle’s house near Bridgetown and meets a tall stranger while two enslaved servants trail at a distance. Her confident, direct manner marks a moment of chance encounter in a colonial setting.
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Bridgetown
Arabella Bishop
Unncle
Arabella
Woman credits Vegetable Compound for housework capability
A letter from Mrs. Morse of Bloomington claims the Vegetable Compound eased her pains backache and nervous headaches allowing her to resume housework. It cites a canvass showing 98 percent of women users benefited and promotes nationwide sales at drug stores.
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Bloomington
N. S
Joe E. Pinkham
William Morse
Annapolis County
N. S. Deo
Fiery Meteor Sighted Over Belfast Fragments Shower Sky
Hundreds of Belfast residents witnessed a bright fireball explode high in the sky. The meteor reportedly travelled at a swift pace and left blue green color, red sparks, and a shell like sound as it dissipated above the Knock district near the Plough and Caroll stars.
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Belfast
Redfern Kelly
F.r.as
Knock
Successful In Canada In a recent interview with a report er of the Montreal Star
James T. Johnson of Morse Saskatchewan says Canada is the country for a young man. A Lancashire native who came in 1905 he homesteaded a quarter section that became his home. He now owns three quarters a fine house stock and a good crop despite two major setbacks. His five children aged from eight downward are sturdy and well.
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Montreal Star
England
James T. Johnson
Morse
Saskatchewan
Canada
Johnson
Eighn
Thames Passenger Boats Proposal Faces Funding Hurdles
Sir Samuel Instone proposed a fleet of fast motor boats to carry passengers between Chelsea and London Bridge. The London County Council refused to fund pier upkeep, arguing there would be insufficient profit to justify the scheme.
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Thames
Samuel Instone
Inston Air Line Fame
Chelsea
London Bridge
London County Council
Equal Rights Push Expands Latin American Women Roles
Fifty women join the Buenos Aires police force assigned to park patrols to guard children and maintain order in a bid to emancipate women from traditional confines. They wear navy uniforms and black straw hats as they patrol and protect.
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Latin America
Buenos Aires
Steamers to be named after republic cities in Germany
The article notes German shipyards will name new steamers after cities of the republic, moving away from royal and literary names. It contrasts with past practice and cites mariners’ memories of writers’ ships meeting untimely ends. It also cites Canada vital statistics showing 24 225 marriages for ages 18 to 22 in 1921, with most brides at age 20 and over 2 500 marrying before 18.
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Germany
All
Canada
Neurich Seeks Nurse for Baby and Police Protection
Mrs Neurich asks why a nurse is needed for the baby and Neurich replies he wants police protection for the child. He notes it is pleasant to think of the millennium and believes it can be inaugurated without any speeches.
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Neurich
Danger Still Attached To Airplane Travel
A New York Tribune report questions air travel safety after a Croydon crash that killed seven people. It notes British and continental flight records show few fatalities since 1919, yet publics remain wary of flying versus rail or sea travel.
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Croydon
England
New York Tribune
Ancestors Responsible for Evening Dress Comfort
The Stratford Beacon Herald notes a professor's claim that men appear ill in evening dress unless their ancestors wore similar attire for 200 years. The piece questions how one can prepare forebears to set the trend and jokes about making current wearers suffer for descendants' future ease.
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Profesoor
Stratford Beacon- Herald
Paris debate cites science yielding 500000 grains from one seed
In a dusty Chamber of Deputies discussion on agriculture, Deputy Compere Moral cited a laboratory achievement creating 500000 grains of wheat from a single seed in about a year and a half to illustrate science aiding farmers, contrasting it with the farmer’s usual 25 grains from one.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. Compere-Moral
Reviving Spelling Contests in Kansas Glory
The Los Angeles Times notes Kansas celebrates a landmark harvest while launching a state spelling contest. A 63 year old woman is crowned as state champion and Kansans urge a nationwide match against champions from every state, confident their Sunflower sister will excel.
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Kansas
Los Angeles Times
One kilowatt hour powers tasks from sewing to livestock
One kilowatt hour of electrical energy will perform duties such as driving a sewing machine for 20 hours and gleaning 14 steel table knives for a year, plus chipping, tending 5 horses or 25 sheep, and churning 440 pounds. In China, streets specialize by trade with silk and fur, lanterns, jams, pictures, lacquer, silver, pewter, and basket streets.
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China
Stainless iron offers new alloy workability options
The alloy stainless iron is described as softer and more workable than stainless steel, suggesting broad potential uses. A separate thought notes that failure does not define a man’s worth, stating a person can still be a success despite past failures.
Citroën Plans Sahara Auto Tours Stir Tourism
Andre Citroen, famed as the Henry Ford of France, plans a regular Sahara driving series using self propelled vehicles. The scheme envisions tourists crossing treacherous wastes from oasis to oasis with jazz bands and other entertainment. Local natives may adapt to new nightly attractions near desert camps.
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Andre Citreen
Henry Ford
France
Sahara Desert
Lin
Hf Citroen
Thomas Tijaes
New Bank of England Building Planned in City Core
The Bank of England will move from Threadneedle Street to temporary quarters in Finsbury Circus while a taller, modern structure is erected on the current site. The old building houses about six billion dollars in gold and securities.
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Threadneedle Street
London
Bank of England
Threadnerdle Street
Duckingham Palace
Carelessness Over Trifles in Daily Dangers
The Toronto Telegram notes that accidents often arise from minor carelessness and that railway double liability insurance does not reflect high risk. It cites that most fatal accidents stem from small lapses, such as falling stairs, which killed many last year in the United States.
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U.S
Toronto Telegram
Good Advice To Follow Town Bank Advice
Imperial Bank urges customers to keep spending and depositing locally. It claims each dollar spent in the town funds taxes and community welfare, while local deposits help develop home town industries.
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The
Imperial Bank
London bankers end rooftop brawl over bet on edge
Two London bankers argued over paying a bet after a rooftop fight ending with one man pushed to the edge. Police halted the melee early. The scene appeared on a roof near the city.
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London
Scott Monument Unsafe in Princes Street
The Sir Walter Scott monument in Princes Street Edinburgh is unsafe at its highest parts and closed to the public. Restoring it would cost thousands for scaffolding. the Gothic tower stands 206 feet tall with 22 statues and a statue of Scott with his dog Maida beneath the canopy. The designer Kemp, a mason, drowned in the Union Canal during construction and a soldier fell to his death last July, the first such accident since completion decades ago.
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Walter Scott
Princes Street
Edinburgh
Sir Walter
Tke
Scott
Maida
Kemp
Union Canal
Health Begins In Muscles And Tan For Vital Wellbeing
The New York Evening Graphic emphasizes that health starts with muscles and extends to every organ, urging balanced fitness and a first class tan as a mark of quality. It argues proper body care requires Sol’s steady influence plus personal wellness, not a single remedy.
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Old Sol
New York Evening Graphic
The Most Useful Letter in the English Language
The passage argues the most useful letter is the first letter of the alphabet and appears about twice as often as other letters in ordinary writing. It notes common letters like e t a o i n are frequent, while j x z are rare. It claims a directly manufactured sentence would omit this letter, and questions if a paragraph could be written without it.
Sun Spots Linked to Atmospheric Electricity, Bauer Reports
Dr Louis A Bauer director of the Carnegie Institute notes a sun spot relation with atmospheric electricity. Across seven sunspot cycles electricity rose and fell with sunspot activity in most cases though two showed inverse trends. The cause remains unknown.
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Louis A. Bauer
Department of Terrestial Magnetism
Carnegie Institute
Te American Physical Society
Bauer
Disciples' Hymn Excerpt Emphasizes Duty and Obedience
The text urges friends to follow commands of Christ, endure sorrow, and toil with courage. It links waking life to duty, promising that faithful acts become noon-day light and truth, and recalls shared lessons on love, burden bearing, and patient grace in obedience to God.
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Mim
Rateigh
Aberdeen Angus Association selects directors at Brandon
James Browne of Neudorf and W P D Lyon of Deveron were named directors for Saskatchewan while S J Henderson of Lacombe and Lew Thitchison of Duhamel named for Alberta. Officers to be elected during winter fair sessions.
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James Browne
Neudorf
W. PD. Lyon
Deveron
Aberdeen- Angus Association
Saskatchewan
Aml
S. J. Henderson
Lacombe
Lew Thitchison
Duhamel
Alberta
Brandon
Education Uplift Sparks Colonial Discontent Says Times
The New York Times argues that colonial discontent stems from education fostered by Western rule. It cites India Egypt and the Philippines where educated classes oppose rule, noting white rule modernized learning and that economic impact was not wholly negative for colored peoples.
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India
Egypt
Orient
Philippines
French North Africa
Feyyot
The
Sudar
Ordurman
New York Times
Keep Little Ones Well in Winter
Winter endangers children as chilly days and stormy weather push mothers to keep kids indoors. Baby's Own Tablets claim to regulate the stomach and bowels, drive out colds, and help babies stay well through winter. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Jor Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
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Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Atlantic Experimental Station for Fisheries Planned
The Biological Board of Canada begins construction of a new station at Iairfax named the Atlantic Experimental Station for Fisheries. It serves as the headquarters for practical education and experimental work in Atlantic fisheries. Job faced troubles, yet he found relief in not hearing neighbors’ woes.
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The
Biological Board of Canada
Iairfax
Atlantic Maperimental Station For Fisheries
Prisoners Benefit From University Extension Courses
Prison inmates at Sing Sing participate in university extension courses with high success rates. A man strives to stay on the straight and narrow path, even while shoveling snow in harsh conditions.
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Sing Sing Prison
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