Mystery Yacht Lola and a Silent Photograph
An English yacht Lola runs aground off Meloria and sails into intrigue at Leghorn. Consul Gregg uncovers bribed customs, an armed yacht armory, and a torn portrait suggesting a hidden motive while a shadowy owner and crew raise suspicions about a larger espionage plot.
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Loia
Hornby
Leghorn
Pm Aearch
Philp Hornby
Dogana
Chater
Hylton Chater
Alleia
Cork Yacht Club
London
Mr. Gregg
Gescort
New Bond Street
Orlando's
Zante
Chile
Lola
Francesco
Signore
Hutcheson
Admiralty
Foreign Office
England
Old beliefs about health and popular myths
A kaleidoscope of folk health myths reads like a catalog of remedies and causes. The piece lists beliefs from gold rings curing styes to moon affecting lunatics, and from copper wires in water preventing rheumatism to drinking cow blood curing consumption.
London Auctioneer Describes Estate Drawbacks With Verse
A London auctioneer famed for charm and humor reads passages from books during sales and praises estates with witty fal lacy. He closes a colorful description by claiming the property has two drawbacks the litter of rose leaves and the noise of the nightingales.
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London
Locusts Question Sparks Tuberculosis Misstatement
A teacher held an engaging session with children, asking questions for correct answers. In a moment of confusion one pupil claimed a locust is a bug that gives people tuberculosis, illustrating a misconception discussed in class.
Best Wood for Furniture
The latest use for locust woods is the manufacture of fine furniture. Locust provides durability and attractive grain, making it a favored material for durable indoor pieces and decorative accents in traditional workshops.
Dentists and Foot Treatments Advertised Across Page
An odd collage of claims shows dental and foot care products, including a dentist quote on toothbrushes and Allen s Foot Rage antiseptic powder touted for relief of foot pain. The ad copy emphasizes savings and quick comfort, with aggressive, promotional language.
Why He Kept a Servant Reveals Fisher’s Rule on Discipline
A World’s Work vignette recalls Lord Fisher while in charge at Portsmouth dockyard. He ruled with a harsh sea captains’ edge, yet former sailors greeted him with wary familiarity. A pensioner explains why he kept a fellow old seaman nearby to wake him at five each morning, prompting Fisher’s dry rebuke.
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Board of Trade
Hornby
Chater
Portsmouth
England
Lord Fisher
Fisher
Flaher
Largest Freight Locomotive Makes Trial Run
The Matt Hl Shay, Baldwin built triple Mallet locomotive for the Erie railway, ran from Baltimore to Philadelphia over the Baltimore and Ohio line. The 98 mile trip carried 55 coal cars and 4012 tons of coal, with the total train weight near 6540 tons. It left Baltimore at 6 10 am and arrived Philadelphia at 4 30 pm in ten hours twenty minutes. The engine weighs 423 1 2 tons and has a draw bar pull of 80 American tons.
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Signore
Meloria
Francesco
Leghorn
Francesc Carducci
Frank Hutcheson
England
Bertram Cavendish
Florence
Hutcheson
Catheral
Conml
Carducci
Philip Hornby
Woodcroft Park
Somerset
Brook's
Gibraltar
Sirah
Fraight
Matt Hl. Shay
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Erie Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Her First Thought
A family at a lake boat outing ends with a cousin slipping from a boathouse plank and nearly drowning. She is rescued quickly and asks humorously if her splash was big, reflecting a light moment after the scare.
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Ropsright
Nasi
Dundee
Ciatrica
Cme
Mackintosh
Wilsons
Hull
Baltic
Bibbys
Mediterranean
Felucca
Faner
Royal Yacht Squadron
Gordon Gregg
Ardenga
Moat
Gelinas
Evi
Lloyd’s
Sig
Nore Hornby
Brook's Club
Secies i Artatan
Ieneeabeae Oosts, Geet Craven Seus General Roofing Mfg. Co
Daisy Fly Killer
Pew
Ha Sonik
Jena
Gert Tata
Dragomt
Fred
Twickembury
Christian Register
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