Romance of the Spanish Pain on the Captain Blood tale
A vivid Victorian scene follows Peter Blood and fellow rebels as they face trial for high treason at Taunton Castle. Blood defends mercy toward prisoners while Lord Jeffreys presides. The narrative covers sentencing, transportation to Jamaica with Pitt and Baynes, and the auction where Pitt is bought for twenty pounds.
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Peter Hioed
Bridgewater
Jeremiah Pitt
Lord Gildoy
Duke of Monmouth
Oglethorpe
Hlood
Baynes
Hobart
Blood
Peter Blood
Tangiers
Pitt
Wit
Pie
Barnes
Peter Flood
Taunton Castle
Baron
Jeffreys of
Wem
Taunton
Lord Sunderland
Lord Jeffreys
Jamaica
Barbados
Leeward Islands
Jeremy Pitt
Andrew Baynes
Bristol
Peter Blown
Aallt
Colonel Bishop
Bishop
Somersetshire
Peter
Ife
Breed
Lishop
Pains Across the Back Prompted Lydia Pinkham Testimonial
A Mitchell Ontario woman testifies to relief from abdominal pains headaches and back pains using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound She shares she keeps the medicine at home and would answer letters from other women About 223000 agents reported benefits in a recent canvass with 96 of respondents noting improved health.
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Mitchell
Ontario
Lydia E. Pinkham
John Miller
F.J. Wassmann
The Slave Market in Carlisle Bay Arrival of Rebels Convicts
In Carlisle Bay the Jamaica Merchant lands forty two surviving rebel convicts. Governor Steed inspects them as a red coated militia stands guard. A corpulent Barbados militia colonel with a menacing countenance arrives with a pale dressed young woman at his side.
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Jamaica
Carlisle Bay
Government House
Steed
Barbados
George Eliot Letters Burned From Personal Papers
George Eliot's letters, penned by the famed novelist of Adam Bede and The Mill on the Floss, were burned in careful ceremony. The destroyed correspondence included her thoughts on ongoing work, domestic matters, and travels, offering an intimate glimpse of her era.
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George Eliot
Adam Bede
Establishment of the Bank of England
The English Parliament authorized the Bank of England and received royal assent on April 25 1694. The charter was granted July 27 following and the bank began operations January 1 1695 at Grocers Hall Poultry. The present Threadneedle Street building foundation was laid August 1 1732 and moved there July 5 1734 with recent additions adding two stories.
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Bank of England
Grocers
Poulwy
Threadneedle Street
London
Edward Bellamy
Compliment Sparks Shared Recognition Between Friends
A brief exchange shows Jess noting a compliment about another person. A friend remarks that someone resembled them, prompting a light moment of mutual recognition and connection.
King Albert plans Sahara automobile trek early next year
Unofficial reports say King Albert of Belgium may undertake a motor trip across the Sahara early in the new year. The potential journey is described as a bold automotive expedition reflecting royal interest in exploration and endurance driving.
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Albert
Belgium
Sahara
Unique War Memorial Rising in Hedge End Village Hampshire
A Swiss chalet style war memorial for Hampshire men is nearing completion in Hedge End. An ex service man built it from leisure time, featuring symbolic figures inscriptions medallions with war celebrities names a model of the Europa and a ceiling of eight hundred wooden diamonds bearing regimental crests colours rib bons badges and naval ship crests.
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Hedge End
Hampshire
England
Crossword Puzzles Become Engineering Course Claim
The Stratford Beacon-Herald notes a Kentucky college of engineering adding a crossword puzzle course, sparking debate on whether such puzzles educate. Some argue memory development constitutes education, others disagree. The debate hinges on defining education itself.
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United States
College of Engineering
Kentucky
Stratford Beacon- Herald
Made Good On First Job Career Licking Stamps
Otto H. Kahn of New York, financier and patron, told Harvard Business School Club he began as a stamp licker. His first job sent out hundreds of circulars daily and wetting stamps was done by licking, a task he mastered through practice and duty, gaining his boss’s notice and promotion.
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Otto H. Kahn
New York
Harvard Business School Club
Danger of the word look on the road warned
Collier's cautions that telling a driver to look can be dangerous as a passenger may insist on a quick glance at a view. The advised practice is two looks one to ensure road safety and avoid hazards before admiring scenery or people.
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Collier's
How Bees Communicate With Their Associates
An eminent German professor describes bee communication as a dance based system. Scouts search for food and return to the hive to perform a dance that attracts other bees who smell the scouts perfume and follow to the food source.
First Balloon Ascents Across Britain and Ireland
The record notes Lunardi's 1754 Moorfields ascent near London. It mentions Blanchard and Jeffries crossing the English Channel from Dover to Calais on January 7, 1785. It also records Ireland's first ascent on January 19, 1785 from Ranelagh Gardens in Dublin.
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Eugland
Vincent Lunardi
Moorfields
London
Blanchart
Jeffries
Dover
English
Calais
France
Ireland
Ranelagh Gardens
Dublin
Russian ports open to French flag merchant ships
All Russian seaports are now open to merchant marine ships flying the French flag, while similar treatment is accorded Russian tonnage in French ports.
World’s Highest Town Pasco Peru at 14275 Feet
Pasco in Peru is noted as the world’s highest town, standing about 14 275 feet above sea level. The claim highlights extreme elevation and unusual geography in the Andean region.
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Pasco
Peru
France Calls for Joint Payoffs to Ease War Debts
France outlines a plan to pool war expenses and distribute them among the allied powers according to wealth, disregarding individual wartime commitments. It argues for tax deductions for loans by the United States and Great Britain and supports reducing German reparations as part of fair inter allied terms while insisting its contracts remain sacred.
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France
Great Britain
New World Getting Old in Chicago Birthday Reflection
The Chicago centennial reflection notes the city’s age at 250 years dating to 1674 with Father Marquette’s early settlement. It argues American history should start with Leif Erikson instead of Columbus, framing the New World as aging and from Norse exploration to a rising national power.
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Chicago
Father Merquette
Columbus
Leif Erickson
Leif
Welccome
Miltmaukee Sentinel
Batteries That Will Last A Birmingham Discovery Claim
Birmingham scientist J. B. Kramer announces a new generative energy source that would yield batteries lasting thousands of years without fuel or chemicals. He says energy comes from radioactive sands and minerals found on shores in India and elsewhere, drawing small amounts from vast natural resources for long term use.
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Birmingham
J. B. Kramer
England
India
Compulsory Psychiatric Test for Toronto Typographical Union
Scientific measurement of printing apprentices has become a compulsory test for admission to the Toronto Typographical Union. No youth will be accepted as a member until passing a set psychiatric exam, a claim that no other labor union worldwide undertakes such mental screening for future members.
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Toronto Typographical Union
Giant Python Escapes From London Zoo Importer’s Sack
A 24 foot python believed among Europe’s largest escapes from a sack in the office of a London zoo importer. The reptile hissed as it struck an attendant, then wrapped him. Four men fought the enraged snake for an hour to force it back into the sack.
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Europe
London Zoo
Amlas
Celle
Senior residents spar for charity boxing in Atlanta
Miss Joe Davidson aged 77 and Mrs Ann Peabody aged 80 of the Old Ladies Home at Atlanta New York began sparring to stay in trim. They were drawn to boxing by an upcoming benefit bout for the home.
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Joe Davidson
Ann Peabody
Old Ladies
Atlanta
N.Y
French judicial officials avoid public vehicles as etiquette
French judicial officials never ride in public vehicles as a matter of professional etiquette. The rule underscores the discretion and protocol governing official transport and public appearances.
Fortunate Sea Captain Sells Rare Ambergris in London
A sea captain found ambergris drifting at sea and sold a rare golden piece in London for 17000 dollars. Ambergris, valued at about 50 dollars per ounce, forms from whale irritation caused by cuttlefish beaks, which are inedible to the whale.
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London
Baby's Own Tablets Praised By Canadian Mother
A Quebec mother from St Michel des Saintes reports Baby's Own Tablets saved her baby's life and recommends them to mothers. The testimonial claims the tablets regulate bowels and stomach, easing common childhood complaints, available by mail or from dealers at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co.
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Alfred Tranchemontagne
St Michel Des Saintes
Que
Mra. Tranchemontagne
Dr. Wiliams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Little Helps For This Week
A moral reflection urging kind speech and charity. Two rules advise not to believe or repeat harm about others unless certain and necessary, and to remember God is listening while you speak. Quoted from Henry Van Dyke.
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Charity
Henry van Divke
Driver Vision Tests At C N E Show Low Standards
Tests at the Canadian National Exposition in Toronto found 41 percent of drivers below standard vision. One driver was shown to have only 2 percent of normal vision. The report highlights concerning visual acuity among autoists tested at the fair.
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Toronto
Language Skills Demand for Swiss Shop and Office Girls
Training notes state that familiarity with several languages is required for nearly all girls employed in shops and offices in Switzerland. The guideline emphasizes multilingual ability as a standard qualification for such positions.
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Switzerland
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Praised by Woman
Toronto reader Mrs Lizzie Aimas credits Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription with curing a severe nervous breakdown and feminine weakness. She reports loss of sleep backache and bearing-down pains eased, nerves strengthened, and no further symptoms after use.
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Toronto
Lizzie Aimas
Ontario Street
Doctor Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
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