Romance of a Sailor Marries an Heiress After Shipwreck
A young sailor recalls saving a young heiress, Senorita Marie Gonzales, from a blazing Spanish ship. They endure a brutal night storm while adrift, then are rescued by a Brazilian boat and later by a man of war. The heiress’s father rewards the crew. the sailor marries her and inherits estates after his rescue. The old brig and Captain Thompson vanish.
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Thompson
Senor
Jose Gonzales
Santos
Spain
Senorita Marie Gonzaley
South America
The Unfinished Creation Maxim
Quote from Honore de Balzac on science and human limits. It argues that humans mislead themselves by ignoring the connected evolution of all things on Earth and suggests man is not a finished creation. If man were God, he would not be.
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finn
Mr. Watkins
God
Honore de Balzac
A Comet Scare Over Earth Destruction Belief
French astronomer Lalande argued Earth comets were extremely unlikely to collide with Earth, a paper delayed in 177d but sparked public panic in Paris. Police ordered publication to calm fears, though rumors persisted for decades about suppression and intentional tone changes.
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Joseph Jerome Lafrancaig de Lalande
Newton
Providence
French academy
Lalande
Living on Calories and the War on Food Value
A Columbus Journal editorial argues people chase appetite over nutrition, noting wide calorie variation in foods and wasteful eating habits among the poor. It cites Jane Addams and laments that energy intake, not food value, drives choices, warning it sustains poverty.
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Jane Addams
Columbus (O
Flags and the Navy Yard Flag Making in New York
The New York Sun describes how the Brooklyn and Mare Island navy yards produce over 400 flags for the Navy Army posts and government buildings. It covers materials testing, cutting and sewing processes, and the detailed work on presidential and foreign insignia, noting women workers and specialized machines.
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Army
Navy
Brooklyn and
Mare Island Navy Yarde
United States
Brooklyn navy yard
Atlantic coast
Pacific coast
Mare Island navy yard
Betsy Rossey
Uncle Sam
China
San Salvador
navy yard
New York Sun
The Ideal Army in American Magazine
A writer argues that a balance of cool headed officers and hot headed soldiers forms a superb military machine. Deliberative thinkers paired with decisive doers create an efficient force.
Butter Improves Pie Fillings In Various Pies
A small amount of butter about the size of a large bean enriches lemon pie filling making it smoother and richer. Sometimes a spoonful is used. A French cook often adds a tiny bit to cherry pie and an apple pie is improved in the same way.
A Common Experience They parted at the altar
A wry Detroit Free Press line notes a couple ending their marriage after vows, reflecting how family opinions diverged from the union. The snippet presents a humorous stance on domestic disagreements and parental perspectives.
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Detroit Free Press
Cold feet protection with elderdown flannel bed shoes
The notice explains avoiding hot irons for cold feet. It describes making bed shoes or feet envelopes from elder down flannel. Use a yard and a half of elder down flannel, one yard wide, folded envelope style with the fuzzy side inside and a ribbon binding.
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J.L. EVERNGAM
DENTON,MD
J. L. EVERNGAM
DENTON, MD
GHIFTON
J.LZCEVERNGAM
DENTON, ML
The Peoples National Bank
ALBERT G.TOWERS, Prest
T. F. JOHNSON
ayaa
State Bank of Md
BAYARD, SON & CO
General Commission Merchants
CAMDEN STREET
BALTIMORE
MARYLAND
HARVEY L. COOPER
Prest
C. W. HOBBS
C. WEST
J. A. TRAZZARE
Asst
Dentonational Bank
Federal Reserve Banking System
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Federal reserve banks
FOOTERS CLEANING AND DYEING SERVICE
Footers Dye Works
CUMBERLAND
Mariner
AUSTIN JOHNSON
C Austin Johnson
MARA
John Wathing
Captain Thompson
Marle
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