Getting Even on the Smuggling Captain of the Rathcoole
An aged yarn recounts Captain Billy Treharne of the Rathcoole once a smuggler who used staged plots to hide tobacco in coal bunkers. A clever ruse to frustrate a revenue officer ends with a tense near-discovery as the ship nears England.
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Billy Treharne
William Treharne
Rathcoole
Mexican Gulf
London
West Indies
Gulf
Billy
Treharne
New Orleans
Gulf Ports
England
Mister McKay
McKay
Cook
Bristol
FADS AND FANCIES: Shirt waist dresses lead fashion niche
The article highlights shirt waist dresses as versatile for morning walks and afternoon wear, noting wide design variety and luxurious fabrics like silks and foulards. It describes skirt patterns with plaits and darts, three pattern numbers with sizes and yardage, and instructions to order by sending 15 cents per pattern to Fashion Corrie Prospect, 6032 Metropolitan Bldg., New York City.
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York City
W. F. Peebles Dept. M
W. 14Th Street
New York City
Billy Treharne defrauds revenue crew with tobacco coal swindle
A revenue officer inspects a coal loading on the Rathcoole discovering tobacco sweepings boiled in liquor to scent coal. Billy Treharne explains the trick used to preserve coal, asks the crew to return the load, and later files a claim for unjust detention, claiming he got even.
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Billy
McKay
New Orleans
Billy Treharne
Global coal consumption exceeds supply estimates
The world burns 50,000 tons of coal per hour yet known coal regions suggest a supply lasting about a thousand years at that rate.
UK meat imports rise with Argentina and Australia gains
Last year the United Kingdom imported 438780 tons of beef, mutton and lamb, up about 75000 tons from 1904. Argentina frozen beef and Australian meat saw large gains. Argentine companies, British financed, captured much of the chilled beef market from the United States. North American chilled beef fell by 8372 tons while Argentina shipped 25328 tons more. Britain consumes about 85 percent of world chilled and frozen meat output.
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United Kingdom
United States
Argentine Republic
Great Britain
Oddities and facts from ancient to modern times
A collection of curious statements ranging from Scipio Africanus daily shaving to Chinese farming costs, global clothing habits, historical wheat cultivation, and odd trivia about eggs and anatomy. Includes Carroll Doyle and Sherlock Holmes author A Conan Doyle's attire and the elephant trunk muscles.
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Scipio Africanus
United States
A. Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
The Home Doctor Advice From A Health Column
A mass of old time health guidance covers infant care, hair care, diet, and air quality. Tips include avoiding overfeeding crying babies, using saline rinses for teeth, lemon juice for liver, and air flow rules for rooms. Also offered are remedies for corns, rheumatic baths, and a quirky note on sleep as a personal asset.
Riddle of the Sentry in Irish Guard Exchange
An officer tests a sentry with compass and directions and the guard replies with practical answers. The question about what lies behind him yields the humorous response that his knapsack is there. The vignette highlights a wartime guard routine and quick wit.
Who is Clement E Staples At Cape Elizabeth Meeting
At the Cape Elizabeth voters annual meeting two candidates for moderator were presented Harry S Jones and Clement E Staples The exhortation to identify Staples drew a thunderous wave of questions and a small man in the rear stood on a chair and said Who is he The scene ended with silence and humorous inquiry
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Voters of
Cape Elizabeth
Harry S. Jones
Clement E. Staples
Mr. Staples
Waal
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