Truce on the New Venture Aboard The New York Bound Ship
The narrator recalls a tense voyage toward New York where rival factions negotiate a temporary truce. He fights Tom in the main cabin, then learns Marjory distrusts violence while Murray plots with de Veulle. An Indian stranger helps the narrator connect to a potential ally as they approach Governor Burnet’s city.
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Murray
de Veulle
Tom
Ike
Pwen Murray
Bingham
Ormerod
Hingham
Jugzins
Orm
Marjory
Mademoiselle
London
New York
Whitehall
East River
Nutten Island
Vernor’s
Broad Street
George Tavern
Queen Street
Cawston
Hanover Square
Kurt van Dam
The
George
Governor Burnet
van Dam
Captain van Horne
Captain v
Horne
Llanofer Square
Tn Vanover Square
Bridge Street
Fort George
T.J
Uy Am
Blood and Glory at the Battle of Chalons
Ancient records claim the Chalons clash between Attila the Hun and Thorismund of the Gothic Vial Goths plus Roman forces as the era’s bloodiest battle with an estimated dead between 250000 and 304000 women.
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Chalons
Attila
Thorismund
Flapper’s Husband Links Women to Pie Crust Rubber
In a San Francisco Chronicle report a husband claims many young women in the country produce a substance akin to Germany’s synthetic rubber, joking that they call it pie crust. The remark underscores sensational gossip circa Prohibition era social circles.
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Flapper
Germany
San Francisco Chronicle
Fly Flight Facts and Testing Range Details
House flies commonly travel five to six miles in a day. A collection of 234000 flies of various species was gathered for distinctive flight tests.
Geologists Link Madagascar to Africa in Ancient Drift
Geologists suggest Madagascar was once attached to Africa and parts of Central Africa, with South Africa connected to India during the late Carboniferous period by an eastward land extension through what is now the Indian Ocean region.
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Madagascar
Africa
South Africa
Central Africa
India
Indian Ocean
Eclipses Seen Through Superstitious Eyes
Eclipses were once feared and linked to omens. In New Guinea they signaled good seasons or victory, while on the Solomon Islands locals blamed sorcery for the darkening sky.
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New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Stone Roads in Italy Built by Hand
In Italy almost all highways are stone built and crushed by hand. Peasants labor all day under sun shades and shape small stones from large ones. Despite primitive methods the completed roads are excellent.
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Italy
Tall Minnesota Traffic Cop Draws A Tall Interpretation
A Farm and Fireside quip notes a six foot ten inch Minnesota traffic cop who may be a good officer but is described as lofty and high handed. The joke relies on the speaker’s hyperbolic image of height.
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Minnesota
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Porto Bello
Brentano's
WNU
Chapter
Ta-wanne-ars
Ta-wan-ne-ars
Ethyl
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
Indiang
Marshall, Illinois
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