Great Ship Duels at Sea From Paul Jones to Lawrence
A condensed overview of historic single ship duels, highlighting Paul Jones and the Bonhomme Richard versus Serapis, and advancing through early U S naval battles including the Constitution, Guerrier, Java, Wasp, and the Shannon versus Chesapeake. It notes the rise of steam and ironclads shaping later naval warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Jones
Lawrence
Nelson
Constellation
Constitution
Newfoundland
Hull
Bainbridge
Java
England
Shannon
Chesapeake
Naval duels and battles through changing seas and eras
The article recounts historic ship clashes from the Bonhomme Richard and Serapis near Flamborough Head to later duels like the Merrimac and Monitor, Kearsarge and Alabama, and Chilean actions against Esmeralda, Cochrane, Huascar, and Blanco Encalda, highlighting tactics, damage, and outcomes across centuries. It notes Nelson at Trafalgar, Truxton in West India waters, and multiple pirate-like engagements, all framed as great naval contrasts.
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Richard
Shannon
Chesapeake
Flamborough Head
Leander
Nelson
Onus
France
Constallation
Truxton
Insurgente
West India
Vengeance
Constellation
Trafalgar
Great Nelson
Merrimac
Monitor
Kearsarge
Alabama
Peru
Huascar
Blanco Encalda
Cochrane
Condell
Blanco
Lynch
Grorate L. Kitmer
Six Weeks Without a Drink
Inverness-shire reports three Balsparden sheep missing for seven weeks. Found imprisoned in a barley stack’s wooden framework, they subsisted on barley for over six weeks. One sheep died.
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Inverness-shire
Balsparden
Ardersier
zLondon Chronicle
Ladies Aid Tales and X Ray Jest
A humorous mix of a Ladies' Aid society fund-raising challenge where members narrate how they earned a silver dollar finishing with a tale of a scientist boasting over an X ray shadow graph of three oysters in stew seen as a light-hearted social column.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Education shines through street talk in city chatter
A day or two earlier near a wheeled eatery, a neat colored newsboy debated with a ragged Ham child about plural forms. The exchange mocks schooling versus street wisdom and features quips about Miss Cayenne and a sword swallower tale from rival papers.
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Washington Post
Fashionable Bodices and Fitting Techniques
Instructional article on bodice construction with eight to five piece patterns and variations for slender to stout figures. Advises loose draperies for balance, highlights a cream peau de soie evening gown with green rose stripes, gold galloon Bretelles, and jet embellishments. By Judic Chollet.
Fashion Notes on Spring Coats Capes and Gowns
Spring coats and capes shift to shorter basques and plain trims. Gray capes for girls, various mantel lambrequins, and Parisian fashion etiquette on engraving addresses. Crepon remains popular with new weaves and pink roses topping millinery. balls use color schemes in invitations. The dinner gown features gray satin with rose figures, jet gold pendants, and a bertha neckline. Judic Chollet.
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France
Wanted Ads From Evening Post Help Wanted Column
Numerous classified ads request work opportunities and services. Entries include a widow seeking housekeeping, a widow dressmaker offering sewing by day or week, a young man seeking any steady work, a young man with bookkeeping and grocer clerk experience seeking honorable work, a student seeking mornings or evenings office or store work, and services for copying writing at home with references and low wages. Addresses provided for Mrs W K, Mrs H C B, C H, H L, 606 care Home restaurant, and G 65 W Williams street.
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Wells Street
C. H. Evening Post
H. L. Care Evening Post
Care Home
Calhoun Street
W. Williams Street
H. van
Evening Post
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American Press Association
Republic
Jones
Serapis
Buffalo Express
New York World
Fat Lady
Chicago
New York Weekly
Cholly
Cholly Champleigh
Anja
Miss Coldeal
New York
Nakes
the Evening Post
East Berry Stre&t
E. Berry St
Fort Wayne
Ind
District Telegraph Office
Iarr Street
Max B. Fisher
W. Wastle Street
Allen County
Orphen
J. G. Heitman’s Cigar Factory
Maumee Ave
Co- Operative Association
Maple Ave
Care Evening Post
F. KE. R
W. Lewis Street
M. Wayne
Kokomo
W. K
Barr Street
G. C
W. B
Savanah Street
W. J
Cal
West
Jefferson Street
West Main Street
Madison Street
C. B. Smuck
Grand Street
Vine
Lafayette Street
East Main Street
J. Dickerson
A.C. Aurents
Berry Street
East Columbia
Oe Karn
East
Columbia Street
Hanna Street
O. G. Gustavus
Romy & Habilya
Normandy
F.j.curtice
Schmitz Building
The
Louis F. Curdes
Pixley-Long Block
W.g.burket
D.D.S
Arcade
Mennonite Book Concern
Gicar
Mary A. Wiery
Madison St
J.B. Monnincg, Real Estate, Insurance and Notary Public
Vedermark Block
J. B. Manning
A.C. Gocke
Broadway and
Washington Boulevard
Telephone
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