Captain Blood Adaptation Plays Out a Palmer Tale
A Vitagraph film starring J Warren Kerrigan adapts Captain Blood the novel. Peter Blood a young Irish physician in Bridgewater treats Lord Gildoy then faces imprisonment as rebels and a brutal court at Taunton Castle. Blood, Pitt and Baynes await transport to the plantations as the Yorks sell them at Bristol aboard the Jamaica Merchant.
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Peter Blood
Bridgewater
Jeremiah Pitt
Lord Gildoy
Duke of Monmouth
Ollowers
Oglethorpe’s
Blood
Hobart
Tangiers
Pitt
Baynes
Captain Hobart
Taunton Castle
Baron Jeffreys of
Wem
Taunton
Lord Sunderland
Lord Jeffreys
Jamaica
Barbados
Leeward Islands
Jeremy Pitt
Andrew Baynes
Bristol
Oglethorpe
Peter Breed
Colonel Bishop
Pains Across the Back and Lydia Pinkham’s Remedy
Mitchell Ontario resident Mrs Fr Wassmann testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved abdominal and back pain and helped her function at home. She encourages others to try the medicine and offers to answer letters about its effects. The ad cites a canvass where women report health benefits from the product.
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Mitchell
Ontario
Lydia E. Pinkham
John Miller
Fr. Wassmann
Lydia
Jamaican rebels land in Carlisle Bay as fort and Government House loom
In December the Jamaican Merchant lands forty two surviving rebels convicts in Carlisle Bay. They view a fortified harbor with a guarding militia and Government House on a hill. Governor Steed inspects them as a tall corpulent man arrives with a striking contrast of demeanor and height.
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Carlisle Bay
Government House
Governor Steed
Barbados
George Eliot Letters Burned
George Eliot’s personal letters, including drafts and reflections on her novels, domestic life, and travels, were burned. The documents, written in her own hand, would have shed light on her work and life for English literature.
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George Eliot
Adam Bede
Establishing Bank of England and early milestones
The English Parliament enacted the Bank of England with royal assent on April 25 1694 and granted the charter on July 27. The bank began operations January 1 1695 at Grocers Hall Poultry. Its Threadneedle Street house foundation was laid August 1 1732 by Governor Sir Edward Bellamy and the bank moved there July 5 1734, later expanded with two new stories.
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Bank of England
Grocers
Poultry
Threadneedie Street
London
Edward Bellamy
Friend Says You Resemble Me In A Nice Way
A brief note recounts a compliment exchanged between friends. One person recalls a friend saying the other resembles them, conveying warmth and friendly recognition. The exchange emphasizes mutual regard and light humor.
King Albert Considers Sahara Auto Trip Next Year
Unofficial reports say King Albert of Belgium may undertake an automobile journey across the Sahara early next year. The plan is described as tentative and unconfirmed by official sources.
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Albert
Belgium
Sahara
Unique War Memorial in Hedge End Village Hampshire
An ex serviceman builds a Swiss chalet style memorial in Hedge End England. The memorial honors county men with symbolic figures inscriptions and medallions. It features a Europa model ceiling adorned with eight hundred wooden diamonds bearing regimental crests colors ribbons buttons divisional and corps signs and naval ship crests.
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Hampshire
Hedge End
Rampshire
England
Crossword Puzzles as Education Course Sparks Debate
A Kentucky engineering college offers a crossword puzzle course as educational, while opinions differ on whether memory development constitutes true education. The Stratford Beacon Herald notes the debate over what education truly means and whether such puzzles fit.
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United States
College of Engineering
Kentucky
Stratford Beacon- Herald
Making Good On First Job Career Licking Stamps
Otto H. Kahn recounts in a Harvard Business School Club talk that he began his career by licking stamps. He describes handling hundreds of circulars daily when stamp wetting sponges were rare, learning the skill through practice and devotion until his boss promoted him to lighter duties.
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Otto H. Kahn
New York
Harvard Business School Club
Dai
Look Quick at the Road Says Collier’s
A Collier’s sentence warns that the word look from passengers tempts drivers to take their eyes off the road. It advises two looks: first to confirm a clear path and no hazards, then a brief glance at an entertaining view if safe.
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Collier’s
Bees Communicate by Dancing and Scouting
A German professor describes bee communication as a fox trot dance by scouts. Scouts locate food, return to the hive and perform a dance that releases scent cues, drawing other bees to the food source.
First Balloon Ascents Across England Ireland and Dover
The article notes Lunardi's first English ascent on September 15, 1754 at Moorfields London. It also mentions Blanchard and Jeffries crossing the English Channel from Dover on January 7, 1785 landing at Calais. Ireland's first ascent occurred January 19, 1735 from Ranelagh Gardens Dublin.
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England
Vincent Lunardi
Moorfields
London
Blanchard
Jeffries
Dover
English Channel
Calais
France
Ireland
Ranelagh Gardens
Dublin
Ports Open as France Allows Russian Merchant Ships
French flag ships may sail Russian ports and Russian tonnage may enter French ports, as both nations grant reciprocal access. The highest town in the world is Pasco Peru, at 14275 feet above sea level.
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Pasco
Peru
France Calls for Joint Payment of War Debts
The French government examines its wartime debts and proposes pooling war expenses among the Allied states and distributing costs according to each nation’s wealth. It argues for deductions for taxes paid to the United States and Britain and supports reducing German reparations to improve terms, while affirming France’s commitment to honoring its contracts.
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France
United States
Great Britain
Inter Allied
New World Getting Old Celebrates Birthday in Chicago
Milwaukee Sentinel notes Chicago ages itself at 250 years since 1674 when Father Marquette built the first structure. The piece argues America should trace origins to Leif Erikson and extend farther into a medieval past, suggesting Columbus as a less fitting start.
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Chicago
Father Marquette
Columbus
Leif Frickson
Leif
Great Lakes
Milwaukee Sentinel
Batteries That Will Last Thousands of Years
Birmingham scientist J B Kramer asserts a new generative electricity source from natural radioactive substances. He says energy could be drawn without fuel or chemicals, using sands and minerals with long lasting radiation to power devices for millennia.
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Birmingham
J. B. Kramer
England
India
Compulsory Psychiatric Test for Toronto Typographical Union
Scientific measurement of apprentice fitness becomes a required psychiatric test for admission to the Toronto Typographical Union. No youth will be admitted until passing the test, and officials claim no other labor union conducts such mental screening for future members.
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Toronto Typographical Union
Giant Python Escapes From London Zoo Importer
A 24 foot python thought to be one of Europe’s largest reptiles escaped from a sack in the office of a London zoo importer. The strike hiss woke staff and the snake quickly coiled around an attendant. Four men battled for an hour to force it to uncoil and return to the sack.
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Europe
London Zoo
Old Ladies Boxing Sparring At Atlanta Home
Two elderly residents of the Old Ladies' Home in Atlanta New York Joe Davidson aged 77 and Mrs Ann Peabody aged 80 have taken up boxing lessons to stay in shape. They began after learning a charity boxing match was planned to benefit the home.
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Stiss Joe Davidson
Ann Peabody
Old Ladies
Atlanta
N.Y
French judicial officials avoid public vehicles in professional counts
French judicial officials do not ride in public vehicles as a matter of professional etiquette and discretion, emphasizing security and neutrality in official transport.
Ambergris Sold by Sea Captain for Premium London Price
A sea captain found ambergris floating at sea and sold the lump in London for 47 500 dollars. The article notes the rare golden variety commands close to 50 dollars per ounce, produced by sperm whales consuming cattlefish. Ambergris forms from undigested beaks that irritate whales, similar to pearls forming in oysters.
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London
Saved Baby's Life with Baby's Own Tablets
Mrs Alfred Tranchemontagne of St Michel des Saintes Quebec testifies that Baby's Own Tablets are an excellent medicine. She says they saved her baby's life and they regulate the bowels and stomach, relieving minor childhood ills. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cts a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Alfred Tranchemontagne
St. Michel Des Saintes
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Little Helps For This Week Moral Advice Poem
A short devotional verse urges speaking kindly and avoiding gossip. It cites James iv 11 and Henry Van Dyke about charity, truth, and restraint in sharing rumors. Emphasizes not believing or repeating ill about others unless certain and necessary.
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Charity
God
Henry van Dyke
Drivers Fail Exposition Eye Tests in Toronto
At the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto a survey of autoists revealed 41 percent fell below standard vision. One driver displayed only 25 percent of normal vision.
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Toronto
Date Palm Needs Constant Wet Roots in Oasis Marsh
The date palm, often seen as a desert plant, must have its roots kept perpetually moist in the marshy soils of an oasis to thrive. This requirement highlights its adaptation to swampy oasis environments rather than dry desert sands.
Language familiarity required for gins in Swiss workplaces
The notice states that familiarity with several languages is required for nearly all gins employed in shops and offices in Switzerland. This suggests multilingual competence is a standard qualification criterion for workers in Swiss commerce and administration.
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Switzerland
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promises Health for Women
A testimonial from Mrs Lizzie Almas of Ontario Street Toronto praising Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for nervous breakdown feminine weakness and backache. She credits the medicine with restoring sleep and strength after severe痛. She notes availability from all druggists and offers trial packets by mail from Dr Pierce's Laboratory Bridgeburg or Doctor Lnco Hotel Buffalo.
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Toronto
Dr. Pierce
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