Ghost Ship Tale at Greenwich Hospital Seamen Ground
An old sailor recalls a ghostly near miss with the Pelican, Jim’s ship, seen in fog near the Thames mouth. Molly’s heartbreak follows as reports say the vessel struck a rock off Africa with all hands lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Hospital For
Greenwich
England
Arbor
Jim
Evo
Molly
Cape Horn
Rome
Cap'n
Rio
Sailor
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
India
Naples
H E
Lannon
Jin Nahow
Pelican
The Perfect Speller Jumble and Opera Glass History
A playful piece on testing spelling through a long, tangled Jumble of fancy words and a note on early opera glasses. It cites a New York Mail item about the first opera glass in Sonia XIV's era and details 19th century lorgner lore and female coquetry.
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Sonia XIV
Not a Vacation Prospect
Quote from the Washington Star humorously contrasts a professor urging hard study with a student who muses about becoming president and the need to work even harder to reach that peak. The light exchange underscores ambition and the effort required for success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington Star
New Zealand Eels and the Daring Killers in Currents
A Pittsburgh Press summary reports eels in New Zealand waters grow large and use grip and drag tactics to kill, alleged to prey on bathers in swift rivers. It notes many fatalities at a rapid-current spot and cites eel weights of twenty to thirty pounds in those waters. It also recounts the Knights Templars origin and suppression, contrasting ancient and modern identities.
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New Zealand
Pittsburgh Press
Knights Templars
Jerusalem
Solomon's Temple
Knights of the Temple
Philadelphia Press
Illuminated church signs and sea travel comforts noted
In New York City churches over 150 electric signs are used, with early cross signs at St. Augustine’s cited as turning many from evil. Elsewhere on ships, twenty years of progress bring Spring mattresses brass bedsteads improved heating and ventila tion sanitary public spaces and separate cabins for fourth to eighth class passengers replacing crowded benches with dining salons smoke rooms and music rooms.
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New York City
Nwne
St. Augustine Chapel
Lower Manhattan
Bowery, Mission and Settlement House
St. Augustine’s
Criminals Chased by Familial Consequences Under Chinese Law
The article explains a Chinese method of punishment where if a suspect flees, his immediate family is punished in his stead. It frames this as appealing to superstition and religious beliefs, claiming a man risks his soul if he abandons his parents. It notes prompt compliance with the law due to these beliefs.
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Hades
John Chinaman
Bermuda Rain Catch Belts Island Water Supply
Bermuda relies on rain catch systems to gather scarce water. Whitewashed roofs collect rainfall into hillside cisterns and covered reservoirs, as wells yield brackish water. Stone coral rock surfaces are scraped, cemented, and whitewashed to form storage tanks.
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Bermuda
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Phantom
Thames
Sailor Boy
the Pelican
van Loons
van Loon
Way Loon
Wondery
VasTenney
Antinous
New York Mail
Montgomery Ward & CO
NEW Zealand Eels
Apollo
Creal
A. C. Bennett CO
Branchport Ave
R. M. Harris Shoe Store
Broadway
Women’s Patent and
Kurrus
Kurrus Bros
Ocean Ave
Third Ave
C. B. Deaver Dway
Vulcan
Simmerman
Bon Bon Baking Powier
Concord Brand
R. R. Rogers
Aten Ayr TO
IONA
Sultana
A&p
G.L. Williams Cash Grocer
2Nd Ave
Bosch
Supply and Service
Hilkin’s Bargain Store
Koops & Abels
Grocers
Long Branch
W.H. Parker
Iver Johnson
FORD
Maxwell
Andy’'S
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