Captain Blood Action on the Spanish Main
The tale follows Captain Blood, a young Irish physician enslaved in Barbadoes, as he maneuvers against Spanish and Dutch forces. Blood leads a mutinous crew to seize ships, outwit Don Diego de Esapinosa y Valdez, and rescue allies including Arabella Bishop, amid betrayals aboard La Foudre and the Cinco Liagas.
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Peter Blood
Barbadoes
Jam
Arabella Bishop
Bishop
Don Diego de Eapinosa Y Valdez
Blood
Mary ‘Traflt
Cinco Lingas
Dom Diego
Don Diego
Hispaniola
Don Iteso
Esteban
Youns Fisteban
Cahusac
Arabella
la Foudre
Captain Blood
Cabusac
Levasseur
la Poudre
Thirchman
Jongvreuw
Levasseur and Captain Blood Share Dinner Aboard La Foudre
Levasseur slept aboard his ship La Foudre and hosted Captain Blood for dinner the next day. They toasted the expedition. Levasseur drank freely yet remained lucid, while Blood grew heavier with doubt about Levasseur as departure neared.
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Levasseur
la Foudre
Captain Blood
Call to rescue awakens Tevasseur at sea
A canoe delivers a letter to Captain Tevasseur aboard La Foudre from Madelon aboard the Imich brig Jonerrouw. Madelon pleads for rescue, claiming a father’s cruel separation and asking Tevasseur to sail to Amsterdam with the Dutch brig due to depart with hides and tobacco. The captain scans the bay seeking the Amsterdam-bound vessel beyond a reef.
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la Foudre
Tevasseur
Imich
Jonevrouw
Europe
Madelon
Amsterdam
Working Girl's Experience in Ontario Remedy Story
Arnprior Ontario girl aged 19 describes long illness from anemia and menstrual pain. After three years at a factory she lost weight and strength, found relief only after Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound, and urges others to inquire about the medicine.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Arnprior
Ontario
Miss Hare
Prince of Wales West Africa South America tour cost
Estimates by the British Treasury show the Prince of Wales tour costing only 10000 more than the 60000 voted for the South Africa visit. A detailed, audited accounting will be required after the tour, with any unexpected balance surrendered to the exchequer. Part of the cost is borne by the navy and part by the treasury.
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West Africa
South America
South Africa
Navy
Local readers realize the paper’s gravity in trouble
The Pattsyville Echo notes how people neglect subscriptions until a scrape drives them to seek editor intervention to suppress coverage. The item mocks those who say advertising “don’t pay” but rush to the paper when danger arises, requesting discretion.
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Pattsyville
Bread Tax Aims to Guard Consumers in Constantinople
The Constantinople Prefecture imposes a tax by requiring bakeries to affix five para stamps on each loaf to prove weight and quality. Heavy penalties apply to shops failing to comply. The measure seeks to shield shoppers from inferior bread.
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Constantinople
Milford Haven founder dies after tolls removal
The death of Sir Hugh James Prothero Thomas of Castle Hall is noted. He rose to prominence four years ago by buying Milford Haven for 1,250,000 dollars and immediately eliminating tolls that had cost the town thousands annually.
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Hugh James Prothero Thomas
Castle Hall
Milford Haven
Toronto population grows to one million in 15 years
According to the Toronto directory publishers the city’s present population is 641 780 with suburbs at 89 029 and Greater Toronto 730 509. With average yearly growth Toronto is expected to reach a population of about one million in fifteen years.
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Toronto
Greater
Grammar Debate Over Sign Wording Slows Traffic Talk
A dispute arises over whether signs should read Go Slow or Go Slowly as drivers speed by unaware of grammar errors. Residents note speeders often miss the wording, prompting calls for clarity and safety improvements.
What Is Credit and the Three Key Factors
The article outlines credit as a promise to pay and stresses three factors lenders consider: character capacity and capital. It argues character is the most important, noting trust is earned by paying bills promptly and that much of global business runs on credit.
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Bette
Alf Bemian Relations Trust
Larker
Orealit
Pey Thabey
Names in Canada Postal Guide Reflect Earth Sea and Sky
The latest Postal Guide lists 300 pages of place names borrowed from earth sea and sky to name hamlets towns and future cities for mail. It notes wartime inspired names like Vimy St Julien Ypres Courcellette and Vimy Ridge Mine and cites curious entries such as Fureka Economy Cinema Taft and Oriental inspirations Khartoum Cairo and BPENE J Ottawa.
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Post Office
Canada
Vimy
Alberta
Vimy Ridge
Ontario
Quebec
St. Julien
Saskatchewan
Loos
British Columbia
Ypres
Courcellette
Fureka
Nova Scotia
Economy
Taft
United States
Khartoum
Cairo
Bpene J
Ottawa
Japan Adheres to Disarmament Spirit After Tosa Sinking
The Montreal Gazette notes Japan observes the Washington naval disarmament terms after sinking the battleship Tosa. Admiral Takarabe cites both the text and spirit of the agreement as fulfilled with economic savings from reduced armament and potential steps to ease friction among nations.
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Japan
Uny
Mediterranean
Kier
Britain
United States
Pacific
Europe
Takarabe
Montreal Gazette
Worse Than War At Gettysburg and Mass Automobile Casualties
The Springfield Republican notes grim casualty figures with 16 543 Federal deaths and wounds at Gettysburg and 20 288 automobile casualties in Massachusetts. It highlights that pedestrians suffer most, with 450 of 709 deaths and 11 000 of 19 579 injuries pedestrians, while the casualty curve keeps rising.
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Gettysburg
Massachusetts
The
Springfield Republican
Inner discipline and self mastery in Browne and Thomson
This week urges quiet self rule to build inner walls and triumph over passions. It cites quotes urging restraint, conquering anger, malice, envy, and ruling the self as a Caesar within.
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J Thomson
Caesar
Sir Thomas Browne
Swedish designer predicts rapid transatlantic flight
A Swedish airplane constructor named Lindeqvuist predicts Europe to America flights in two hours. He envisions ten mile high jets with 2000 hp motors. He claims speed could reach 1200 mph at ten miles, but grants atmospheric rarity is a challenge. He proposes adjustable blade propellers and compressed air for passengers and engine to offset low air density.
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Lindeqvuist
Europe
America
Mr. Lindeqvuist
Large motor ship fitted for shipwide radio broadcasts
The 22,000 ton Aorangi, the world’s largest motor ship, becomes the first to carry apparatus letting radio broadcasts be heard all over the ship. A ship's orchestra repeater enables music lectures concerts or any event to be heard simultaneously aboard.
Newfoundland fisherman painter to depict royal Liverpool Cathedral opening
London dispatch says John Vincent, a Newfoundland fisherman painter, has been commissioned to paint the royal opening of Liverpool Cathedral. The canvas will take two years to complete.
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London
John Vincent
Newfoundland
Liverpool Cathedral
False Scent Spoofs Gag About Gasoline Handkerchief
A humorous exchange shows a character asking how to entice crowds and another revealing a simple trick involving a handkerchief rubbed with gasoline to create a distracting scent.
Scotsmen Say Only One Great Country Exists
A New York American remark notes some Scotsmen argue there is a single great country, yet they fear wearing it out and choose not to live in it.
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New York American
Scots Bar Comedy Ends in Sulfuric Whisky Misadventure
A Scottish bar tale tells of a drinker who received a “hand” from the barman who was cleaning brass. The barkeeper later finds he served sulfuric acid instead of whisky. The next day the old man returns, praising the drink’s strong burn that removed all manhuskers.
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Scotland
Mystery Island Emerges From Lake Orion Each Summer
One Michigan geographic mystery involves an island that surfaces on Lake Orion every summer and sinks again in winter, a phenomenon noted by locals and visitors curious about the lake’s hidden geography.
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State of
Michigan
Lake
Orion
Industrial System Health as Security Foundation
The article argues security and strength come from a healthy industrial system built on naval power, skilled crafts, agriculture, and coordinated sectors. It warns decay in any link harms all, urges military focus on Germany for arms, Rhine defenses, yet stresses sustaining industry’s health as essential.
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Germany
Rhine
Leadon Morning Post
Ex-Kaiser Predicts Russo Japanese Pact and World Conflict
Doorn exile claims he foresaw the Russo Japanese treaty 28 years ago and warned of future wars and race-driven alignments. He declares Russia siding with yellow races, France backing the black race, and Great Britain and America defending the white race, asking where Germany will stand.
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Doorn
Hollandi
Puru
Lam
Indowd
Russia
Voting Age For Women Bill Defeated In Commons
The British House of Commons rejected the bill to grant women voting rights at 21, defeating it 220 to 153. An amendment by Sir William Joynson-Hicks to postpone franchise reform to a later date carried. The article notes British Museum holds over 4 million volumes and adds a wry line about wives and cash.
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Britain
House of Commons
William Joynson-Hicks
House
Safety Education Cuts Los Angeles Car Fatalities
A Los Angeles program teaching road safety in public schools reduced motor vehicle fatalities by 21 percent. Started about three years ago by the board of education and the Automobile Club of Southern California, the curriculum gives practical lessons and student poster and verse competitions. diplomas are issued upon completing the course.
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Los Angeles
Automobile Cheb
Southern California
Los Arteles
Caa
Board of Education
Public Safety Department
Automobile Club
Run down health and a tonic remedy in pink pills
The article explains run down health as general bodily enfeeblement causing poor appetite digestion and fatigue. It advocates Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood builder to restore vigor and improve sleep and digestion with a testimonial from Mrs Courdage of Five Fingers New Brunswick noting improved strength and health after use.
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Vitagraph
Jo Warren Kerring
Lesseur
Vas
Parchman
Jen Osseur
Siay
Mademeiselle
Ile
Cahuiac
N. U
Minard
King OF
Pain
Linimen
Ee Gee Aes Scotts
Kaiser
British Museum
PMLA
Magnavox
J. J. K. McLean & Co. Ltd
Winnipeg
TREAW
Winnipeg Radio Agency
McDermot Avenue
Williams
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