Cuban War Era Spy Plot and Holton Pursuit
In the Cuban War era tale, Navy Lieutenant Holton uncovers a Cuban spy plotting against American troops. A nighttime pursuit leads to his capture aboard a dispatch boat, revealing Garcia as a dangerous conspirator and setting up further intrigue with General Shafter's forces.
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Weutenant Holien
Imand
Dnme
Washington
Miss la Tossa
Secret Service
Holton
Cuba
Tampa
United States
Miss la Tessa
Sampson
General Garcia
Garcia
New Willard
Horton
Manigua
General Shafter
Aida
Montez
Calixto Garcia
Santiago
Apy
Castillo
Rabi
Megeraoca
Ceneral Shafter
Junta
Senor
A Grim Announcement Ends in Cloud of Pursuit
Holton and his captors push toward Santiago as a Spanish force contends with jungle terrain. A warrant threatens hangings, and Holton strikes to escape, breaking through manigua toward safety as dawn reveals the looming city and war news from Siboney.
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Holton
Garcia
Santiago
Heston
Halton
London Standard
Linares
el Paso
United States
Siboney
Muller
General Linares
Guaismas
Thor s Hammer Still Used by Whitby Fishermen
The article describes seaside superstitions from North Sea counties, noting Whitby fishermen use a hammer shaped bone as a charm against drowning and other folk remedies. It mentions the mole s foot for toothache, amputated Himbas kept in cages, a Scarborough peasant seen as a wizard for rheumatism with a copper bangle and brass cartridges, and a Suffolk girl preserving her first tooth to aid marriage and childbearing.
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Whitby
Scarborough
Suffolk
Nails From Old House In North Adams Collecting Crude Yet sturdy
A reader reports a cache of hand made steel nails removed from an old North Adams home. The nails, forty years in the structure, are crude in shape with heads on only one side of the shaft but remain durable and usable despite age.
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Laat
North Adame
Mase
Das
Bright Cretonne Craft Ideas for Cardboard Furnishings
A vintage guide presents four small projects using cretonne and cardboard to organize a bedroom. A whisk broom holder, a tie rack, a work box with narrow cretonne straps, and a hanging work basket with pockets and needle book showcase simple, decorative storage solutions suitable as gifts or personal organizers.
Fur Edged Roses Corsage Flowers In Street Wear
New corsage roses feature four outer leaves edged with dark brown fur. Colors include blue red and pink. They are large and striking and pair well with the street suit for a bold accessory.
Conservative New High Coiffure Describes Modern Styles
Julia Bottomley notes fashionable hairstyles that blend conservative elements with modern flair. The piece details loose waves, fringe, soft ringlets, ear exposure, and shell pins, plus tips on gray hair, high knolls, and the colonial influence shaping the season’s coiffures.
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Julia Bottomley
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NAVY
Gunn
Ty, Lawrence Perry
Anthor
Prince Or
France
Shan
Thor
Ireland
Cretonne
Conservative
New High Coiffure
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