Captain Blood tale from Sabatini revives adventure on sea
In a Bridgewater setting Peter Blood, Irish physician and former Trinity College graduate, sails with Jeremiah Pitt to aid Lord Gildoy during Monmouth’s uprising. Blood’s sea career traces back to service with the Dutch and early dawn summons lead to an odyssey beginning at a yeoman’s home.
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Peter Blood
Bridgewater
Chance
Trinity College
Dublin
Inith
France
de Ruyter
Duke of Monmouth
Oglethorpe’s
Blood
Jeremiah Pitt
Lord Gildoy
Monmouth
Haynes
Pitt
Blood the physician amid Kirke's dragoon assault
In a Bridgewater hall scene amid Kirke's troopers and a Tangiers regiment the physician Mr Blood shelters Lord Gildoy from removal to a gaol. Captain Hobart orders the rebel mistreated while Blood improvises a noble lineage for Viscount Pitt as events lead toward a brutal cliffhanger.
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Mr. Blood
Bridgewater
Lyme Regis
Lord Gildey
Hobart
Lord Gildoy
Tangiers
Blood
England
Weston
Kirke
Tam
Peter Blood
Codso
Viscount Pitt
Thomas Vernon
Moll Kirke
Young Pitt
Baynes
Pitt
Woman Captures Great Horned Owl Near South Bend
Mrs. W. A. Wilson living on a ranch near South Bend Washington chased and captured a great horned owl that had been killing poultry and wild game. The bird measured four feet five inches across the wings and was slain by her husband after she clung to the bird despite talon and beak wounds.
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South Bend
Wash
W. A. Wilson
Fish Sleep Like Humans Say Scientists
Fish sleep regularly like humans though they lack eyelids and thus do not appear asleep. Most species rest at the bottom at night and some lie on their sides as they sleep.
Phrenologist Claims Heads Grow With Activity
Brighton phrenologist John Miller told the annual Phrenological Society of Great Britain that a person’s head continues to enlarge after age 50 if mental work remains constant. He cited Lloyd George gaining 61 millimeters in eight years and Rath Kennedy growing 18 percent over ten years while producing eleven books.
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Wan
John Miller
Brighton
Phrenological Society of Great Britain
Lloyd George
Rath Kennedy
Gall Reporter
A Lesson From George F. Baker’s First Speech
George F. Baker of New York delivered his first speech at an after dinner luncheon, earning praise for wisdom packed into a few hundred words. Judge Gary hailed him as the city’s first citizen and the remark serves as a lesson for overeager after dinner speakers who talk much but say little.
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George F. Baker
New York
Bond Club
Gary
Baker
New York Sun
Strange Autobiography by Arthur Conan Doyle
The article notes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has published an autobiography. It highlights his diverse life including birth as a Roman Catholic, eight years near the Jesuit Order, work as a medical man and scientist, service in two wars, political candidacy, study of psychic phenomena, Arctic whaling, and a proposal to referee the Jeffries Johnson prize fight.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Arctic
Imperialistic Hypocrisy Exposed in North African Policy
Detroit Free Press accuses Italy and France of double standards in imperial policy. It notes Italy’s aggression in Tripoli and France’s harsh rule in Tunisian, Algerian, and Moroccan territories while criticizing their protests against British policy on the Nile.
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Nile
Italy
Tripoli
France
Detroit Free Press
Copper usage in printing industries tops four million pounds
A Copper and Brass Research Association survey reports annual copper consumption in photo engraving and electrotyping industries exceeding four million pounds. About 2.5 to 3 million pounds go to photo engravings and over 1.3 million pounds to electrotypes.
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Copper and Brass Research Association
New York Telegram and Mail
Barred Rocks Set Record in Manitoba Egg-Laying Contest
The pen of Barred Rocks owned by J. R. Beer of Brandon shows an exceptional record in the Manitoba egg-laying contest at the experimental farm. In recent weeks the ten birds laid 271 eggs, far ahead of all competitors and government pens registered.
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J. R. Beer
Brandon
Manitoba
Egypt Interior Minister Sidky Demands Self Rule
Sidky Pasha in an interview says the British ultimatum harmed Egypt’s sovereignty and future negotiations are needed on certain questions. He states the aim is to restore order, arrest Sirdar’s murderers, and prove Egyptians can govern themselves while he bears responsibility for the interior.
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Sidky Pasha
Interior
Egypt
Mixed Farming Advocate Named World Wheat Champion
J C Mitchell of Cahinda Sask claims the world title as wheat champion for the third time at Chicago Livestock Show and travels to the Old Country for a demonstration tour. He credits bigger grain to seed selection and manual harvesting methods, noting prize wheat improves with time and care.
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J.C. Mitchell
Cahinda, Sask
Chicago
Mitchell
Berlin schools prize for trashy literature drive
The City Commission for Combating Trashy Literature and Moving Pictures offers twelve and a half cents per pound to Berlin school children and a $75 prize to the school delivering the most undesirable reading material. The effort targets sensational novels and morbid romance popular among youths as German educators seek to curb cheap fiction.
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Berlin
City Commission
Land of Kultur
New York Evening Post
Canker Of Local Apathy In Elections
The Brandon Sun warns that local apathy undermines good government and ballot quality. It argues citizens must express clear support for better candidates and progressive governance to ensure a strong field of choices and effective elections.
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Brandon Sun
Russian Girl Trains On Soviet Sailship
A weathered Bolshevik sailing vessel was in London harbor with 61 aboard including 35 cadets learning navigation under Soviet government. A 23-year-old Russian girl serves as fourth officer wearing plain work clothes and is to travel the world and eventually command a Soviet merchant ship.
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London
Daily News
Little Helps For This Week
A brief devotional note echoes religious sentiments about divine presence and influence. It cites scripture from Acts and lines from Jean Ingelow and Henry Ward Beecher, portraying God as near to each person and the source of guidance and renewal.
Prince of Wales Receives Boston Key Dispute
The Prince of Wales reportedly received an official key to Boston and an invitation to meet Mayor James M. Curley during a New England visit. Curley denies sending a key or extending a welcome, noting no such reception occurred during the prince’s Massachusetts stay.
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Prince of Wales
New England
Boston
James M. Curley
Prince
England
Curley
Massachusetts North Shore
Instinct vs. chance in gulls dropping clams on crowd
An Atlantic City Board Walk incident reports a man knocked unconscious after a gull dropped a clam from height. The article notes the bird’s instinctive feeding habit and debates whether instinct or intelligence prompted the split-second timing.
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Atlantic City
Remarkable Wyngdotte hen lays 322 eggs in a year
An English writer notes a White Wyngdotte hen began laying as a pullet and produced 322 eggs between August 2, 1923, and August 1, 1924, the last egg weighing two ounces. The author claims this achievement is unequaled by any hen in the British Isles.
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British Isles
Spelling Cult to Rise as Typewriter Use Grows
A prognosticator predicts typewriter spread will erase penmanship in about 50 years. Many fear the loss but hope spelling and careful writing revive the craft.
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Detroit Free Press
Attorney General to Probe Federal Parole System
Attorney General Stone plans a broad investigation of the U S federal prison parole system triggered by disclosures about conditions at Atlanta prison and the removal of three officials there.
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United States
Stone
Atlanta
Brave Belgian Hare Challenges Lion in Paris Park Zoo
A Belgian hare named Rabbit in a Paris park zoo amuses crowds by defiantly facing Henri the lion, appearing to intimidate the king of beasts. The elephant watches the scene as if comparing the rabbit to a mouse.
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Arthur
Paris
Henri
Australia’s Kelly Gang Broken Up in 1880
The famed Kelly gang, Australia’s notorious bushrangers, were dispersed and defeated in 1880. The capture and trials marked the end of their bold frontier crimes, bringing a dramatic chapter of colonial law enforcement to a close.
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Australia
Kelly
Percy Studies Dry Measure From Father’s Pledge
A youth named Percy is instructed by his father to focus only on dry measures as part of a pledged educational plan. The scene centers on adherence to the pledge and attention to measurement tables rather than liquid units.
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Percy
When you play you play hard and when you work you work hard
A compact saying urges full effort in both recreation and labor, contrasting high intensity play with strict focus during work. The line underscores discipline and dedication across activities.
Peru’s Elevation Diversity Supports Wide Range of Crops
Peru offers diverse elevations and climates enabling cultivation of nearly every known product. The terrain and weather variety allow growth of many crop types across regions.
Opium Poppy Origins Traced to Ancient Greeks and Romans
A note on the historical emergence of the opium poppy identifies its first documentation among ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. The observation highlights early recognition of opium in classical cultures and sets a baseline for later medical and cultural use.
Would Not Be Without Baby's Own Tablets
A mother praises Baby's Own Tablets as a home remedy for babies. The laxative helps constipation indigestion and colic and has no opiates or harmful drugs. Mrs Ernest Gagne of Beausejour Quebec endorses the product and urges mothers to keep a box. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Ernest Gagne
Beausejour
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Miniature Dogs Highlight Birmingham Show
The Birmingham Dog Show featured tiny entrants requiring an amplifier to hear them bark. Notable miniatures included long haired Yorkshire terriers and the papi ions, small French imports weighing about three pounds on average.
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Birmingham
France
Japan to Import 20 Million Bushels of 3924-25 Wheat
Japan plans to import 20 million bushels of the world wheat crop for 3924-25 with North America and Australia supplying 8.3 million bushels each and Manchuria providing the remaining 8.4 million bushels, according to the acting commercial attache at Tokyo.
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Japan
North America
Australia
Manchuria
Teokio
Five British Decorations Awarded Exclusively to Women
A report notes that five official British decorations or medals are awarded exclusively to women, highlighting a gendered recognition pattern. The piece details which honors fall into this category and how they acknowledge women's service across fields.
Mrs Burt Hart Reports Benefit From Vegetable Compound
Mrs Burt H Hart of Cornwall Ontario writes of long standing headaches fatigue and back pain improving after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Medicine. She plans to continue the regimen and to advise other women, offering to answer inquiries.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Cornwall
Ontario
Burt H. Hart
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Yilsealal
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W. Kw G. West
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Halian
Jean Ingelow
Henry Ward Beecher
Peru
B. H. Hart
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