Captain Blood and a Lord’s Bold Offer on the Jamaica Run
Lord Julian offers Captain Blood a royal commission while the ship nears Jamaica. Blood rebukes the idea as improper, noting his pirate past. Miss Bishop questions Blood and reflects on gratitude and pride. The dialogue reveals tensions over loyalty, love, and power aboard the voyage to Tortuga and Port Royal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitt
Tortuga
d'Ogeron
Jamaica
Port Royal
Miss Bishop
Lord Sunderland
Lord Julian
Blood
Indies
Captain Blood
James Stuat
Real Senate Reform A Political Catechism
Dr T A Patrick of Yorkton Sask submits a detailed Q A on Senate reform. It argues current appointments favor Ontario and Quebec, calls for equal provincial representation, a time limited tenure, and a constitutional overhaul with a real Senate and unanimous consent protections for minority rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Patrick
Yorkton
Sask
Patrick
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Government of
Senate
House of Commons
Montreal
Toronto
Onebec
United States
Dominion
Rupert’s Land
North West Territory
Fort Whyte
Manitoba
Atlantic
Pacific
Canadian National Railway
Panama Canal
Hudson's Bay
Australia
South Africa
Federal
Pacin
House
House of Congnons
Bheing
House of Lords
Parliament of
B.N.A. Act
Senate of Canada
Wilfrid Laurier
Woman Credits Vegetable Compound For Health Improvement
Mrs S M writes she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after reading letters in newspapers. She reports better sleep, fewer headaches, increased strength, and weight gain. She says she recommends the remedy to friends and will answer letters from other women about the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana
Gentadion
Lydia E
Pinkham
British Seamen to Attend Zeebrugge Memorial Unveiling
Two hundred British seamen and marines who took part in the Zeebrugge raid in April 1918 will attend the unveiling of a war memorial at Zeebrugge by the King of the Belgians on St George's Day April 23. Admiral Sir Roger Keyes said the men would arrive at Dever the preceding evening, and Dever corporation planned to entertain them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeebrugge Moje
St. George's Day
Zeebrugge
Roger Keyes
Dever
Dever Corporation
Burglary Alert Mentioned in Suburban Night Scene
A late night scene shows a couple in a suburban home reacting to a burglar. The woman urges George to act while he tries to open a stubborn window left from painting. The moment hints at a home invasion scenario and its tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Setts Voce
George
Predict New Era At Sea As Harland and Wolff Predict Motor Ships
Harland and Wolff in London forecasts a new era at sea with motor ships replacing steamers. The firm states three mail and passenger liners over twenty thousand tons are under construction and thirteen of twenty one vessels are motor ships. Diesel engines will power the propulsion in twenty six sets. A German yard order influenced this view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harland and Wolff
London
Firth
Promise Prince Fine Time In South Africa
J S Smith new high commissioner predicts the Prince will enjoy South Africa. He says the Prince could drive a team of 16 oxen or take charge of anything his heart desires. Dutch farmers vow to provide fine horses and South Africans offer ostrich plumes and hunting options for the royal visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Promise Prince Fine
South Africa
J. S. Smith
Cape Colony
Smith
South Africans
Crossword Puzzle Hit List From Old Newspaper
A reader puzzle lists numerous horizontal and vertical clues covering astronomy to zoology. Entries include cross references and variant hints, with scattered abbreviations and archaic spellings. The grid promises a traditional 20th century style crossword experience with familiar wordplay cues.
London Sale Sets Records for Rare Poems and Alice Book
The Rosenbach Company paid £1,175 for the best remaining copy of Robert Burns Kilmarnock edition, a figure near a record. At the same auction Rosenbachs bought for £380 a first edition of Alice in Wonderland from 1865, one of six known copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosenbach Company
Philadelphia
Kilmarnock
Robert Burne
Rosenbachs
Faith in the Lord Prompts Clergy to Collect for English Man
A Black man in England asks a clergyman for £25 from the Lord. The clergyman and friends gather donations but only £15 arrives. The man then writes a follow up letter telling the Lord to send money directly next time rather than through a parson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Baby's Own Tablets Promote Health for Children
A quotation from Mrs Zepherin Lavoie of Three Rivers Quebec extols Baby's Own Tablets for regulating a baby's stomach and bowels and making the child plump and well. The ad claims relief from constipation indigestion colds fevers worms teething pains and better sleep. The tablets are marketed as safe for young children and sold for 25 cents per box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario or by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zepherin
Lavoie
Three Rivers
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Alberta Straw Tests Lead to Paper Making Venture
Trade Commissioner Stutchbury reports Alberta straw has proven successful for paper manufacture. Efforts are under way by the department to attract capitalists for commercial production of the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Stutchbury
Record log production in British Columbia reaches peak in 1924
The minister of lands reports BC log production for 1924 rose to a new high, surpassing the 1923 total by 28 million feet. The figures mark the highest yearly output in the province’s logging history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Wealth and Poverty Echo in Final Inheritance
A terse adage notes that upon death a rich man leaves nothing more than a poor man and that both depart with all they own, underscoring justice in life’s material end.
Air base plan tied to empire dirigible service
Sir Sefton Brancker travels from England on an 18 000 plane journey to oversee the establishment of air bases for an empire dirigible service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sefton Brancker
England
Lioness Sally Sold to Pretoria Zoo for Quiet Containment
General Smuts' twelve month old pet lioness Sally, once seen roaming his farm, has been confined to a Pretoria zoo cage amid rising mischief reports. Sheep game and poultry vanished recently, Sally's appetite waned and her rapid growth led to removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Smuts
Sally
Pretoria
Memorial Banquet Reflects On Canadian Corps Spirit
In Toronto Governor General Baron Byng of Vimy praised the Canadian corps at a reunion banquet for the Toronto Regiment officers, Third Battalion. He said the corps touches the speaker deeply, reaching into his soul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corps
Baron Byng of
Vimy
Toronto
Toronto Regiment
Batta Hon
Coal equals two cords of wood for steam power
A ton of coal is equivalent to two cords of wood when used for steam generation, indicating the comparative energy value for heating and engine use.
Aviators and Teens Look Down From Great Heights
A fragment notes that those who overlook the world from height include aviators intellectuals and sixteen year old youths.
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Rapael Sabatini
Copergreed
Cafta Blood
Peter Blood
Fomme
Arsbella
Uee
Aretella
Tard Wade
West Indies
King James
Arabella Efire
Mise Bishop
Pit
Welverston
Wolverstone
Greenon
Mr. Pitt
Barbadoes
Breod
Sia Sen
Cahe
Cahusac
d’Ogeron
Levasseur
Peter
Emgiend
Prudence
Cass
Real Senate
Privy Council
Prairie Provinces
Lydia E. Pinkham
Halifax
Scotts
Minard
Co. E. Wright
Foxboro, Mass
Flaucr
hi—Church
Yale
Venezuela
Robert Burts
Felal
B.C
Smuts
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