Captain Blood Adventure Opens in Barbadoes Invasion
Peter Blood a young Irish physician faces treason and a death sentence after Monmouth's rebellion. Sold as a slave, he is bought by Arabella Bishop and soon aids during a brutal Barbadoes landing as Spanish forces seize the town and Blood fights to protect Arabella and escape.
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Peter Blood
Monmouth
King James
Lord Jeffreys
Blood
Jeremy Pitt
Barbadoes
Arabella Bishop
Bishop
Arabella
Pood
Kent
Mr. Blood
Bridgetown
Government House
Steed
Don Diego
Barrow Street
Osme
Ihid Gillam
Perro Ingles
Colonel Bishop
Miss Bishop
Nervous breakdown relief cited in Ontario testimonial
Mrs. J Shepherd of Ford Ontario says after a two year nerve collapse with back pain sleep and appetite loss Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Blood Medicine helped her recover. She reports early improvement within days and regained ability to manage her home solo. She endorses the remedies to others experiencing nervous irritability run-down feelings and weakness.
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Ford
Ontario
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. J. Shepherd
Jan
Janisse Avenue
Mystery Signals From Radio Pictures At Yale
Dr. C F Jenkins described to Yale electrical engineering students strange signals received by a new radio photograph machine. The pictures formed on a film roll showed seven likenesses of a man and odd characters, and Jenkins believes no other station was sending pictures at that time.
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Electrical Engineering Department
Yale University
C. F. Jenkins
Jenkins Laboratories
Washington, D.C
Jenkins
Doukhobors Won’t Leave Canada If Veregin Fails to Return
M W Cazakoff of Veregin Saskatchewan says the Doukhobors will stay in Canada unless Peter Veregin Jr declines to come. He denies a Toronto interview claiming Veregin Jr would bring 15,000 followers from Russia if he returns.
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Canada
Russia
Peter Veregin, Jr
M. W. Cazakoff
Veregin, Sask
Christian Community of Universal Brothrhood
Doukhobors
Cazakoff
Toronto
Michael Veregin
Prophecy Nicoled by Mother Shipton in 1900 Comedy
A mock prophecy piece cites wild claims about the Kaiser sawing wood in Holland a beer costing three million marks quick transcontinental travel and a Newark tenant farmer listening to a store rooftop concert these lines attributed to George Ade in Liberty.
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Shipton
Holland
Atlantic
Pacific
Newark
New Jersey
George Ade
Liberty
Radio Licenses Issued in 1924 Reach 78057
A total of 78 057 private radio receiving licenses were issued by the radio branch of the department of marine and fisheries from April 1 to December 1, 1924 including 9 000 in December. In the same period of 1923 the number granted was 22 648.
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Radio Branch
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Cattle Shipment Planned From Alberta to Japan
A shipment of 260 head of Alberta beef cattle will depart soon, arranged by a large Japanese firm that has shown interest in importing Alberta beef.
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Alberta
Rebels and Convict Clash on Caribbean Island
In tropical night, ten guards guard the Cloco Lingas as Spaniards boast control while gunner and others battle ashore, signaling tension on the island as resistance brews amid a tense stand-off.
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Caribbean
Advertising in Ancient Rome Sparks Modern Insight
The article notes that ancient Rome already used advertising, with wall inscriptions and campaign posters signed by women. It highlights how commerce flourished with imperial expansion, artists serving major trades, and merchants using monuments and donors’ trades as promotional tools in a competitive marketplace.
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Pompeii
Italy
Rome
Roman Empire
Eurysares
S! Thomas Times-Journal
May Find Remedy For Wasting Disease
Brockville physician Dr Bea mont S Cornell reports possible breakthrough on pernicious anaemia after extensive work in Brockville and Toronto. He suggests a germ called bacillus welchil may cause the wasting disease and claims conclusions could influence future medical research.
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Brockville
Beamont S. Cornell
Ont
Toronto
Cornell
First Trials and Jurors in English Law Origins
The passage traces the emergence of jury trials in England with Saxon heptarchy references six Welsh and six Anglo Saxon freemen chosen to judge disputes between Welsh and English property holders and held responsible for verdicts. Magna Charta of 1215 reaffirms juries as a main protection of liberty and the right to challenge jurors remains with the accused under common law.
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England
CFCF Montreal Upgrades to Seven Kilowatt Transmitter
The Marconi station CFCF in Montreal becomes a major high power broadcaster with a seven kilowatt transmitter. Thirteen valves including seven 1, 000 watt units expand coverage across Canada and to California. The system uses triple phase rectification to reduce carrier hum and improves modulation and oscillation for stronger signal. Broadcasts on 460 metres, Mondays and Fridays 7 30 to 10 p.m. EST.
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Marconi
CFCF
Montreal
CKAC
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
California
Egyptian Tomb Unearthed by American Diggers Near Cairo
American excavators in Egypt uncover a tomb at Sakkara near the Step Pyramid dating to the third dynastic period. The find includes a sophisticated passage system and a statue described as marvelous of King Pepi I, predating Tutankhamun by about 3,500 years. News reached London via a cable from the Cairo White Star official.
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Egypt
Luxor
Tutankh- Amen
London
White Star Offees
Cairo
Sakkara
Pep 1
Entertaining In New York Cost for Two in One Evening
A male New York observer estimates an ordinary evening for two costs 31.50 dollars including a first class dinner about 10 dollars, theater seats 10 to 50, taxi 2, water 1, a mild repast 4, plus a 2 dollar taxi ride. Adding a bottle of wine could push the total to about 50 dollars.
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New York
Daily devotional reflections from Cobbe and Powers
Excerpted religious meditations urge trust in God amid struggle and loneliness. It quotes Frances Power Cobbe on divine protection and Horatio Powers on God shaping character through submission and patience for believers.
Wealth of the United States in 1922
The census bureau estimated national wealth at 320.8 billion dollars at year end 1922, up 72.2 percent from 1912 when wealth was 156.29 billion. The figures reflect all property classified by the census and mark substantial growth over the decade.
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United States
Census Bureau
Early English Papers Advertised Missing Horse in 1649
The first English newspaper ad sought help to recover a stolen piebald horse. It urged readers to report sightings of the blackish animal and offered a reward, noting the horse was taken from John Rotherham in Hertfordshire.
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London
Danona
Ron &Rass
John Rotherham
Dai
Net
Inlertfordshire
Dr Williams Pink Pills advertised as a health aid for women
An advertisement extolls Dr Williams Pink Pills for women during midlife changes, claiming they regulate blood supply and restore health. A testimonial from Mrs G Witthuhu of Saskatoon area describes severe fatigue and improvement after six boxes, with the product offered by mail from Brockville Ontario. Also mentions firearms in a separate crime note.
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G. Witthuhu
Arreola
Sask
Dr. Williams
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