Captain Blood from Sabatini's Romance of the Spanish Main
In this excerpt Peter Blood leads a mutinous voyage after freeing Spanish prisoners. Don Diego dies in bonds, Hagthorpe guards the truth, and Blood faces a council debating the fate of the prisoners as they head toward Tortuga aboard the Cinco Lingas.
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Captain Bloody
Rafael Sabatini
Uncle
Hagthorpe
Don Diego
Blood
Steban
Encarnacion
Peter Blood
Esteban
Dom Esteban
Magthorpe
Hag
Thorpe
Breed
Curacao
Hispaniola
Tortuga
Blood and Levasseur Angling for Joint Buccaneer Venture
Don Estefan and followers depart aboard Cinco Lingas renamed Arabella as Blood plots a return to sea with Levasseur. The two form a partnership of privateers under Brethren of the Coast rules, sharing prizes while each vessel keeps three-fifths of its take. Blood's memory of Arabella Bishop and escape from Tortuga’s temptations loom over the bold venture.
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Don Estefan
Vna
Cinco Lingas
Cayona
Mose
Brood
France
Holland
Tortuga
Peter Bleed
Arabella Bishop
Arabella
M.ogeron
Ogeron
Peter Blood
Caribbean
Hagthorpe
Wolverstone
Peter Brood
Pedro Sangre
Mademeicelle -Ogeron
Levasseur
Miserable and Always in Pain Seeks Help from Lydia E. Pinkham
A Port Greville mother nursing her first baby writes of chronic side pain weakness and headaches. She shares that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her suffering and praises its lasting benefits, urging others with similar troubles to try it.
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Port Greville
Nova Scotia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lincoln’s Thrift and Industry Built a Nation’s Greatness
The essay chronicles Abraham Lincoln’s early failures in business and debts, noting how thrift and industry sustained him. It recalls the sale of his horse and outfit to cover debts and his long struggle from age 25 to 44 until the obligations were paid. Lincoln’s persistence under financial pressure is credited with shaping his character and later leadership as president.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Salem
Lincoyn
United States
Prairies
S. W. Straus
American Society For Thrift
Road in Devonshire Found Rich Metals On Approach to Nidecombe
A Devonshire road into the village of Nidecombe is described as metalised with a peculiar granite rich in minerals. Reports say a ton of this rock may yield three to thirty shillings of gold and up to two-thirds of an ounce of silver. Large quantities of the rock are used in walls and moor features, with the source vein still undiscovered.
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Nidecombe
Devonshire
New Three Engine Air Liners For Imperial Routes
Imperial Airways expects more large comfortable liners on European routes this year. A north of England built monoplane will use three Rolls Royce Condor engines of 650 hp each. Hawker Engineering develops a three engined model with Bristol Jupiter engines, led by designer Mr Carter.
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Europe
Imperial Airways Limited
England
Rolls Royce
Hawker
Hawker Engineering Company
Kingston
Surrey
Hawker Company
Mr. Carter
German Men Outnumber Women In Genius
A Berlin daily reports statistics claiming ten of every 1,000 men are idiots and ten of 1,000 men are geniuses, with no female geniuses among 1,000 women. It notes women average higher intelligence, with 595 of 3,000 women in the above category versus 286 of 1,060 men.
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Germania
Berlin
Canadian Motor Trucks Export Rise in 1924 Demand
During the year ending November 1924 Canada exported 13,366 motor trucks, up 2,230 from the prior year. Major buyers included British India and Australia. Greenland is noted as the largest island in the world.
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Dominion
British India
Australia
Greenland
Island
Lipton and Lauder Share Jests and Pin Pranks
Comedian and Sir Thomas Lipton remain close friends with Sir Harry Lauder as they trade stories and memories. A London morning stroll with Lauder leads to a humorous tale about buying a packet of pins and discovering three were missing. Scotland’s land market shows heavy postwar activity with six and a half million acres changing hands since armistice.
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Thomas Lipton
Harry Lauder
Baronet Entoys
Harry
New York
Piccadilly
Lauder
Norning
Glasgow
London
Scotland
Weatherproof timber housing debated in London report
A third interim report of the committee on new housing methods argues that using the proper timber class ensures weather resistance durability and heat transmission in wooden houses. The statement appears in the London issued document.
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Committee On
London
Texas appoints three women to Supreme Court
The Lone Star State shows support for women in leadership as three women are named as justices on the Texas Supreme Court with unanimous approval of their selection.
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Lone Star State
Supreme Court of Texas
Geological Survey Denies Dry Springs Knowledge
The geological survey says it has no knowledge of dry springs beginning to flow as a drought ends.
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The
Geological Survey
The Magazine Menace and Canadian Publishing
Major Baxter warned the Montreal Publicity Association that American magazines flood Canada. He argued harm to Canadian producers and urged expanding Canadian magazines to balance competition, noting few Canadian mags exist and American ads dominate readers. The Montreal Star endorses competition based on Canadian offerings.
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Canada
Major Baxter
Montreal
Baxter
Montreal Star
Helium Supply Sanction Sought for Airship Program
The Buffalo Express notes a $5,000,000 appropriation is requested to secure helium for US airship use. Helium, valuable for nonflammable lifting and safety, now costs about 6.12 dollars per cubic foot, with US largely possessing a monopoly. Extracted from natural gas, it improves fuel gas and supports military and civilian dirigible development.
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Shenandoah
Los Angeles
United States
Mysteries Of Inland China Reported Savage Humans And Unusual Creatures
Reports from the interior of Southern China describe humans with doglike faces living in trees and a blue tiger with fur like coarse dungaree. A scientist notes a specimen killed and ate sixty people in one month. Dragons and flying serpents are said to exist according to Chinese belief, though widely doubted.
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China
Sovereigns Egress From Hiding In England
The article notes about 5,000,000 sovereigns hoarded in England are gradually being spent as businesspeople convert gold to treasury notes. With paper currency widespread, people who saved a few sovereigns since the rise of paper money now see their hoards as less valuable and exchange them for ordinary goods like cigars.
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Spain
Malaga
Blood
James
England
Don Esteban
San Domingo
Peter
Barbadoes
Great Brotherhood
Coast
Bank of England
Treasury
Fireworks Origins and English Display Costs
The article notes debates on fireworks origins with China and Florence. It cites Lord Macaulay’s claim that post peace with France in 1697, during William III’s reign, English fireworks cost £12,000, equivalent to about $60,000 today.
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Florence
Italy
Lord Macaulay
England
France
Ryswick
London shows rare Byron manuscripts and first editions
The First Edition Club of London opens an exhibit of Byron manuscripts proof sheets and first editions. Private sources contribute items many are unique and include messages and proof copies.
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London
Byron
United States
First Edition Club
Rich Iron Ore Discovered in Cuba
Reports indicate abundant iron ore deposits found in Cuba signaling potential major mineral wealth. Preliminary assessments point to high iron content with promising export prospects for the island nation.
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Cuba
Californian Harry Pidgeon Aims World Voyage Return
A Modern Adventurer reports Harry Pidgeon, a Californian, sailing solo around the world in a four ton yacht. He started from Los Angeles in November 1921 and crossed the Pacific and Indian Oceans, rounded the Cape of Good Hope, then from Ascension Island to Trinidad in thirty five days. He plans Trinidad to Panama Canal then to the Pacific and Los Angeles, hoping to reach home by September.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
Venezuela
Harry Pidgeon
Pidgeon
Los Angeles
Pacific
Indian
Cape of Good Hope
Ascension Island
South Atlantic
Panama Canal
Joshua Slocum
Globe
Wings and free spirit in faith and love
A fragmentary meditation on wings, flight, and freedom through faith. Quoted lines by Victor Hugo and Horatio N Powers urge a courageous, benevolent heart. The text contrasts frail branches with soaring spirit and calls for divine grace to enrich duties and aspirations.
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Victor Hugo
Horatio N. Powers
King Takes Beet Contract for Sandringham Factory
The King accepts a contract to grow beets at Sandringham for a new sugar factory at Spalding Lincolnshire and already grows beets for a Cantley Norfolk factory.
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Sandringham
Spalding
Lincolnshire
Cantley
Norfolk
Hall Couple Recounts Fifteen Year Struggle
Mrs Hall confronts John Hall accusing deception while he confesses a long, fifteen year effort to resolve an unresolved issue. The exchange reveals marital strain and a search for truth.
Bible Contains Thirty One Thousand One Hundred Seventy Three Verses
A claim states the total number of verses in the Bible as 31 173. The figure reflects a traditional verse count used in some editions. Verification depends on translation and edition.
Man Made Earthquakes From Mining Activity Reported
Reports from the Midlands describe minor quakes blamed on mining waste. Dwellers near coastal Car narvonshire woke in 1913 to underground sounds and a land slide that advanced toward the sea, caused by quarry debris piling on lower ground and stressing the rock ledge.
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Midlands
England
Carnarvonshire
British Capital for Canada Needs Serious Consideration
F. W. Field senior British trade commissioner in Canada spoke in Montreal to the Canadian Press. He said establishing branch factories in Canada by British trades is essential and expressed hope that larger sums of British capital would be invested here soon, benefiting Anglo Canadian trade.
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Canada
F. W. Field
British Trade Commission
Montreal
Field
Canadian Club in London Sees Fund Dwindle as Membership Grows
The Canadian Club in London is fading as life membership funds shrink while three more Anglo-Canadians join. An inquiry into its financial position is underway.
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London
F. C. Wade
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