Wrecking venture tests courage at Setuckit Point
Captain Titcomb and Bradley push the Diving Belle and the Freedom salvage operation. They mortgage the vessel, hire seventy men, and coordinate supplies while Peleg the weather prophet frets over a looming risk and dynamite in the hold. Community doubt and personal stakes rise as the team labs for victory against odds.
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Bradley
Obed Nickerson
Captain Para
Brad
Obed
Sen
Sartin
Titcomb & Nickerson
Setuckit Point
Razorback Shoal
Titcomb
Wellmouth Bank
Orham
South Orham
West Harniss
Harniss Center
Wellmouth
Barney Small
Game
Caleb Weeks
Weeks
Captain
Beile
Peleg
Peleg Myrick
Captain Titcomb
Mr. Myrick
Skeezicks
Cap'n Ez
Ing Belle
Sam Hammond
Hammond
Henry Simmons
Lon Clark
Ike Bodkin
Harniss
Ezra
Barney
Sam
Gus
Freedom
Braunty
Bearse
Miss Ebusied
Melissa
Miss Prissy
Mr. Langworthy
Cap
Tempy
Cap’n
Miss Tempy
The Royal Box of European Royals
Princess Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria forms a society to promote shorter skirts. The Italian king spends three hours daily in study and admires English literature. King Edward holds three London thrones plus one in Westminster and Windsor. Princess Alexandrine, Crown Prince Christian’s wife, is consumptive and ordered to a southern climate. she is Cecilie of Germany’s sister.
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Ludwig Ferdinand
Bavaria
Italy
Edward
Christendom
London
House of Lords
Westminster
Windsor Castle
Alexandrine
Christian
Cecilie
Germany
Canadian Public Life Notes Fresh National Controversy Sought
The London Morning Post contrasts Canada with Britain Australia and South Africa noting union ism and tariff as old party themes fade. It suggests public life has fallen into a tepid tone and would welcome a new national issue such as Asiatic migration to spark debate.
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London Morning Post
Australia
South Africa
St Bernard Saves One-Armed Watchman's Life in Brooklyn
A heroic St Bernard protected 71 year old Edward Cura, a one armed Brooklyn watchman, by biting two attackers during a dawn robbery. The dog led Detective De Cantillon to Cura after the assault. Cura was taken to Norwegian Hospital. The animal is cared for by friends while longing for its master.
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St. Bernard
Edward Cura
Fifty- Eighth Street
Brooklyn
Cura
twenty-Second Street
Sixteenth Avenue
Old Edward
Detective de Cantillon
St Bernard
Seventy-Second Street
Cara
Toads as Destroyers in Homes and Gardens
A Victorian exchange extols toads as roach and water bug destroyers. Three garden toads are said to clean kitchens and banish pests, while toads in vineyards prey on snails and insects at night. Paris firms even sell kept toads in tubs for a franc a dozen.
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Paris
New Theory On Seasickness From H Norman Barnett
Dr H Norman Barnett, former P and O and Orient Line surgeon, proposes a theory separating sickness at sea from true seasickness. He links true seasickness to disturbances of the inner ear endolymph in three semicircular canals, causing nausea via nerves to the stomach. He cites bromide treatment under medical guidance to dull nerves and adapt to ship motion, and warns against voyages for those unwell with tuberculosis.
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H. Norman Barnett
P. and O
Orient Mail
Barnett
Mr. Barnett
Energy and N B G in Aubrey de Vere's recollections
The Irish poet describes a ten year old Aubrey de Vere with a tutor who urged rectitude and energy. The tutor’s praise centers on energy and a motto claiming three letters of value above all others: N B G.
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Aubrey de Vere
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the Royal Box
Wastcr
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