Captain Blood forces departure from Port Royal in tense scene
Captain Blood imprisons Deputy-Governor Bishop by force, guns drawn, to guarantee safe departure for himself and his crew. Lord Julian Wade arrives aboard to negotiate, while Blood holds hostage figures including the Harbor Master and Fort Commandant. The confrontation ends with plans to detain Wade and secure passage to Tortuga as Bishop faces a grim fate.
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Peter Blood
Colonel Bishop
Julian Wade
Captain Blood
Wolverstone
Blood
Hagthorpe
Christian
Yberville
Carribbean Sea
Bishop
Lord Julian
Lord Sunderland
Port Royal
Breed
My Lord
Bishop's Assistance
Blackguard
Arabella
Jamaica
Jeremy Pitt
Brood
Tortuga
Hayton
Mrs Burt Hart Endorses Lydia Pinkham Remedies
Cornwall Ontario resident Mrs Burt Hart reports years of illness eased by Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Medicine. She notes better mornings less fatigue improved sleep and increased work ability after using the products and offers to answer letters from other sick women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cornwall
Ontario
Lydia Pinkham
Burt H. Haart
Hart
Chamberlain Urges Peace at London Chamber Banquet
Austen Chamberlain, foreign secretary, called for peace at home and abroad during the London chamber of commerce dinner where women attended for the first time. He framed security as the world’s cry and urged resolute courage to tackle future problems, noting pacifists can be aggressive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austen Chamberlain
London Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Expedition to tag whales seeks data from identity discs
An English expedition organized for the Colonial Office will sail in June to the Falkland Islands to tag whales with identity discs. Lieut Stenhouse leads the effort to learn if whales are polygamous, their birth rate, diet, and migration distance. The discs aim to answer how far whales travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Lieut. Stenhouse
Colonial Office
Falkland Islands
South American
Prince of Wales Umbrella Symbolizing Royal Authority on Gold Coast
The umbrella used by the Prince of Wales in Africa is a specially made royal emblem from England for the King of Akim, Nana Ofori Atta. It features Akim colors blue red and gold with carved state emblems including the leopard stool crown and sword.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
West Africa
Prince of Wales
Gold Coast
England
Akim
Nana Ofori Atta
Why It’s As Plain As ABC Yet DEF Stays Mysterious
A travelling man argues a point with a passenger claiming clarity while another replies in wordplay. The text contrasts different cultural views on gender preference and the value of a daughter in marriage, noting cattle prices as part of wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABC
Chemist Aids In Detecting Forgery Through Ink And Paper
The article argues chemists provide reliable forgery evidence by analyzing paper and ink. It cites a case where documents dated 1719 to 1772 were forged with wood pulp paper and steel ink, showing alterations done with a steel pen not invented until 1808, proving forgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Nicholls
Endocrine Theory Upends Obesity Notion
Dr H C Wales of Toronto stated at the Ontario Medical Association meeting that nearly one third of obese people cannot be reduced by dieting due to endocrine gland defects. He urged special treatment and noted best results come from children, predicting future extraction of ductless glands for therapy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Wales
Toronto
Ontario Medical Association
Wales
Path of clean living to resolve crisis, quotes Hoey
The text quotes R A Hoey urging unselfish living and determination to emerge from crisis. It then notes workers in Norway and Sweden demanding higher wages due to rising living costs and mentions a new potato harvester that digs loads potatoes in one pass. It also states that seventeenth century Northern Europe used leather coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Hoey
Springfield
Manitoba
Norway
Sweden
Europe
Romantic career pioneer W H Nursey writes autobiography
Walter H Nursey, now eighty, recounts a checkered life from India and China to Canada. He farmed near Hamilton, banker in Toronto, roamed plains with buffalo, portaged Mackenzie rapids, served as deputy minister of agriculture in early Manitoba, involved in revolutions in Mexico and Hawaii, and worked as writer editor publisher and promoter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Nursery
Canada
India
China
Hamilton
Toronto
Mackenzie
Manitoba
William van Horne
Lord Strathcona
Lord Dufferin
Nursey
Best Medicine She Ever Used By Mrs Amanda Woodworth
Nova Scotia resident Mrs Amanda Woodworth credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring her health after years of weakness headaches and breathlessness following her husband’s death. She says a newspaper notice inspired her to try the pills and after a few boxes she regained vigor and now runs a fifteen acre farm and home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Nova Scotia
Hemford
N S
Amanda Woodworth
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Why He Choose Canada Prince Was Good Enough For Him
W W Hubbell of Staffordshire England chose Cada in Canada for his family after hearing the Prince of Wales favor a Canadian ranch. He plans farming in Manitoba. Mrs Hubbell cites a 113 year old great-uncle as hint of Canada’s health and longevity despite cold winters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
W. W. Hubbell
Staffordshire
England
Cada
Familly
Mr. Hubbell
Alberta
Canada
Hubbells
Manitoba
Hubbell
Snakes Found in Ireland Exhibit in Dublin Museum
A small harmless snake, under two feet long, has been found in Dublin and put on display at the national museum. The discovery challenges legends that St Patrick banished all snakes. Snakes have occasionally arrived from overseas but never bred in Ireland, inspiring presse reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick
Ireland
Dublin
National Museum
Platinum Output Shifts to Sudbury Copper Ores
Revised 1924 statistics from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics in Ottawa show total platinum output of 9,186 ounces, with only five ounces recovered from British Columbia placers and the rest attributed to copper-nickel ores of the Sudbury district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa
British Columbia
Sudbury
Laugh at Your Own Troubles and Not Your Neighbor
A compact maxim urging self reflection and restraint in mocking others. It suggests focusing on one’s own difficulties rather than ridiculing neighbors, promoting empathy and humility.
Royal Pair Visits Tutankhamen Tomb on Desert Journey
The Duke and Duchess of York traversed desert terrain to view Tutankhamen's tomb after an arduous trip from Khartum to Cairo. They faced lions elephants and buffalo in Kenya and the valley of kings escape stories circulate among insiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke and Duchess of York
Desert
Duchess of York
Kenya
Naffrobi
Khartum
Cairo
Valley of Kings
Tutankhamen
Britain’s War Sacrifices and Decline After Conflict
Daily Mail notes that Britain has disarmed and reduced its army drastically, with the air force weakened and the navy eclipsed in numbers and new ships. It argues no people sacrificed for peace like Britain, perhaps more than even the French allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Daily Mail
Treasure Hunt For Alexander The Great Treasure Near Andrievka
Azerbaijan Archaeological Society initiates search for the legendary Alexander the Great treasure said to be buried near Andrievka in Shemakha district about 65 miles from Baku. An 80 year old Andrievka resident claims an ancient map, taken from a Turkish sht afan years ago, marks the spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azerbaijan Archaeological Society
Alexander the Great
Andrievka
Shemakha
Baku
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Rafael
Sabatini
Pelari Sanc Um
J Warree Kerrigag
B. H. Hart
Ww. N. OU
Prince of Wales’ Umbrella
Africa
Wrigleys
Minard
Alphonse Richard
St. Samuel
P. Q. Minard
Minard’s Liniment
W. H. Nursey
Prince
Him
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