The Man Without a Country and Nolan on the Windward
Narrator recalls Nolan the man who disowned his homeland aboard ships, his strict isolation from home life, and how reading, curling around forbidden literature, and a dancing incident exposed his longing. Tales recount his collapse at sea, a brilliant gun captaincy during battle, and lingering myths about his fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
Nolan
Bavy
Alexandria
Niro
Pyramide
America
Hemisphere
United States
Paraguay
Napoleon
Canning
New York
Phillips
Cape of Good Hope
Cape
Indian Ocean
Philips
Old Shaw
Bermudas
Weill
Flechier
Windward Islands
Warren
Mediterranean
Nolen
Sid
Alce
Lady Hamilton
Hamilton
Shubrick
Miss Rutledge
Mr. Nolan
Philadelphia
Europe
Vesuvius
Iron Mask
George Pons
Immigration Increase Linked to War Effort Across Canada
A Canadian immigration report notes a sixty percent rise in immigration over six months as wartime needs push farm labor and land settlement. The article cites W. D. Scott forecasting over a hundred percent yearly increase, with settlers arriving via Emerson, North Portal, Coutts, Kingsgate, and Vancouver, and Saskatchewan and Edmonton showing strong gains in 1916–1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
Scott
Emerson
North Portal
Coutts
Oregon
Washington
Kingsgate
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Immigration Department
Edmonton
Alberta
Begging vs Duty Sparks Quiet Domestic Standoff
A patriotic passerby rebukes a tramp and offers no handout. The tramp explains his long journey and fighting spirit, asking for help. The resident dismissively directs him to the kitchen for breakfast via the cook.
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In a terse exchange, one phrase dismisses a claim as a bald excuse while the reply sharpens it by noting a hair trigger indicates an easily triggered pistol. Both lines frame a dispute over a gun incident with pointed wordplay.
Planted anything in your garden yet
Amateur Gardening asks readers what they have planted this season and shares a playful reply about using two rubber items two pencils and a fountain pen as makeshift plant tools.
Formal party doyenne and a ruined hat
A man dressed for a formal party trips on the sidewalk, sits on his new silk hat, curses, then returns to recover his own hat after placing the damaged silk hat on a chair. This humorous mishap ends with the man leaving with his own headgear intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Red Cross Ball Blue advertised by Hob.-Ady
An advertisement extols Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening clothes to a clear white. The jingle emphasizes its superiority over other blues and ends with a victory claim in a Hob.-Ady endorsement.
Not Always Like Produces Like in Odd Saying
Fragmentary lines reflect a playful moral about causation and character, with references to rations and a tailor, suggesting a parable in a dark humorous tone. The readable text presents quirky proverbs and social observations without a clear news event or identifiable people.
Women Endorse Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
A promotional note touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as highly effective for women's suffering and invites women to respond with experiences and testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lowell
Mass
Seabee
Pinkham
Lydia E. Okra
Quinn
Lydia
Rere
North Haven
Conn
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Edward Everett Hale
Nolag
Moyes
Walter Scott
Lfe
Winnipeg
Rogetethe Stanachs
Castoria
Seth
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