Romance on the Spanish Main with Captain Blood
Lord Julian Allan sails with Captain Blood aboard the Arabella bound for Jamaica. Miss Bishop, linked by past danger, confronts claims of Blood as pirate while the captain contemplates peace with England and potential alliance. Tensions rise as loyalties and romantic interests mingle amid Caribbean politics and danger.
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Peter Mot
Buccaneer
Te Onmand
Ingagrs
Teo
Spanich Shige
Wade
James
Ber
Ber Lowe
Sleep Troubles Improve After Reading Newspapers
A letter from Weather Birs Jones of Box 12 Dublin Ortarie explains taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to treat sleepless nights and fatigue. The writer reports better sleep, weight gain, and overall relief after trying the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Dublin
Fragmentary historical note on oaths and trust
A garbled text fragment discusses a lordship figure and a bound with implied betrayal. References to a Miceman and a Sundsei suggest a medieval or ceremonial context, but the passage is largely unreadable. The meaning is unclear and lacks concrete events or names to anchor a fuller summary.
There Was No Malta The Turk: a Sailor’s Bold Return
An officer, after a long voyage seeking repairs in harbor, faced a broken chart misaligned by folds. He improvised by taping fragments, sailed the Mediterranean, and returning to the Dardanelles, earned commendation. At the Admiralty he reported simply Malta, leading to his promotion to under secretary.
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Malta
Themelves
Mediterranean
Dalanelles
Admiralty
Clufeaman
Old Negro Prefers Direct Lord Money Request
A story from England tells of a colored man who asked a clergyman to pray for £25 to be sent instantly. The clergyman and friends collected £15, causing the man to demand future gifts be sent directly to him rather than through a parson.
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England
Clergsman
Arsenal of Stone Tools Unearthed Near Rochester England
Archaeologists in Rochester England investigate an accidental discovery of a prehistoric tool and weapon factory site. About 40 000 stone implements unearthed suggest a substantial arsenal in the era, with experts estimating the site dates many years ago.
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Rochester
Eng
Log Production Surges in British Columbia in 1924
British Columbia log production for 1924 reached a record high, according to figures from the minister of lands. The total exceeded the 1923 peak by 28 million feet, marking a historic high for the province’s logging industry.
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B.C
British Columbia
Trans-Canada Highway aims for Manitoba completion by Octob er
The good roads department of Manitoba plans to complete the Trans Canada Highway from Brandon to the Saskatchewan boundary by October 1. Tenders have been called and work will connect the provincially maintained road across the region.
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Manitoba
Good Roads Department
Brandon
Saskatchewan
Origin of Man Expedition Leaves Pekin for Mongolia
Roy Chapman Andrews leads the third Asiatic expedition toward Mongolia with a caravan of eight motor cars from Pekin. The team aims to study rock formations and seek clues to human origins, testing the theory that Asia was the cradle of mammalian life and human development.
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Ned Asiatic
Pekin
Mongolia
Iing
Roy Chapman
Kalkan
Gobi Desert
Osboe
Central Asia
Mr. Andrews
Lak
Wader
Adam
Andrews
Predict New Era At Sea Motor Ships Will Replace Steamers
Marland and Wolff of London forecast a new era at sea where motor ships overtake steamers. The firm reports three mail and passenger liners over twenty thousand tons gross, with thirteen of twenty ships under construction using diesel propulsion. British orders for ten motor ships spurred the anticipated shift.
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Marland and Wolff
London
Chang
Canadian memory treasured by governor general at Toronto reunion
Governor General Byng spoke in Toronto at a Toronto Regiment reunion banquet, praising the Canadian corps memory as deeply dear to him. He said the feeling goes down into the soul and honored the officers of the Third Battalion.
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England
Gen Byng
Vimy
Toronto
Toronto Regiment
al Baron
Zeebrugge Memorial to Welcoming 1918 Raid Men
Two hundred Sultish seamen and marines who took part in the Zeebrugge Mole raid in April 1918 will attend the King of Belgians unveiling a war memorial at Zeebrugge on St George's Day April 28. Admiral Sir Roger Keyes stated the men would arrive at Dover the previous evening for the event.
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Zeebrugge Mole
St. George's Day
Zeebrugge
Roger Keyes Wving
Dover
Dover Corporation
Promise Prince Fine Tine in South Africa
British heir Prince to visit South Africa with options to lead a oxen team or take charge of other pursuits amid Cape Colony discussions. Dutch farmers arrange horses and ostrich plumes as gifts, as commissioner Smurth notes strong interest in displaying royal hospitality.
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Promise Prince Fine Tine
South Africa
Newning
Progietina
Smith
Africa
Cape Colony
Smurth
South Afrieans
Crossword Puzzle Puzzle Clue List Includes Names and Terms
Puzzle item list features clues and answers across horizontal and vertical entries. Numerous wordplay hints cover geography languages animals and objects such as whale, deer, venom, and river names with references to Polynesian terms and biblical names.
Baby's Own Tablets Promote Health in Infants
An advertisement extols Baby's Own Tablets as a remedy for common childhood stomach and bowel issues. It cites a testimonial from Mrs Zepherin of Laval, Three Rivers, praising regulation of digestion and plumpness. The copy claims safety for even delicate children and lists The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont as distributor at 25 cents per box.
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Zepherin
Lavole
Three Rivers
Henry
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Purchase of Burns Poems Sets Record Price at London Sale
The Rosenbach Company of Philadelphia paid £1 15 for the finest existing copy of the Kilmarnock edition of Burns poems. The entire edition sold for £20 at this sale. Rosenbachs also secured a first edition of Alice in Wonderland from 1885 for £359, one of only six known copies.
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Robert Burns
London
Rosenbach Company
Philadelphia
Kilmarnock
Elevation Sages and Energy Units Compared
A remark contrasts aviators intellectuals and sixteen year olds looking down on the world from height. It then notes that a ton of coal equals no cord of wood for steam purposes, illustrating energy and resource differences.
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Aviators
Lioness Sally Sent to Pretoria Zoo for Elusive Troubles
A twelve month old lioness belonging to General Smuts has been confined to a special 8200 cage in Pretoria Zoo after roaming freely near the General's residence and causing concern with disappearing sheep and game. Her appetite declined and growth quickened, prompting officials to remove her from the area.
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Smuts
General Smuts
Sally
Pretoria
Rin
Ukew
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