Captain Blood Seizes Chance to Nab Rivarol's Treasure
Blood sails from Hispaniola to Port Royal chasing M. de Rivarol after rescuing survivors of a burning English ship. He encounters King William’s Governor-General Lord Wil loughby and Admiral van der Kuylen, proposing a joint chase to seize forty million livres in Cartagena plunder.
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Peter
Jeremy Pitt
Pitt
Cartagena
Hispaniola
Thither
Rivarol
France
M. de Rivarol
Jamaica
Blue Mountains
Blood
Port Royal
Victorieuse
Gentlemien
Damme
Lord Wroughby
William
West Indies
Admiral van der Kuylen
Caribbean
Slife
Port Eeil
Pat
Jeremy
M. de Rivares
Lord Willoughby
Buccaneers Close In On Port Royal Fort Action
In Port Royal harbor two buccaneer ships clash with French defenders after a tense standoff. Blood orders a daring grapnel boarding as Arabella and Elizabeth lock to the Victorieuse while French decks burn and grapnels keep the wrecked ship afloat. The assault rages as the outcome hangs by a thread.
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Port Royal
M. de Rivarol
Lord Willoughby
van der Kuylen
Jeremy
Elizabeth
Ogle
Blood
Rivarol
Victorieuse
Medusa
Hagthorpe
Hayton
Arabella
Expectant Mothers Praise Vegetable Compound in Canada
Mrs Annie E Ayaks of Spring Valley Saskatchewan describes using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during her sixth confinement. She reports easier labor, strong health for her healthy nine pound baby girl, and continued energy from gardening. The letter promotes the remedy as beneficial for expectant mothers and urges trials.
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Mrs. Ayars
Lydia E. Pinkham
Spring Valley
Sask
T. Eaton
Lydia E
Pirate Blood and Van der Kuylen Meet Aboard Arabella
In a tense boarding scene Captain Blood meets Admiral van der Kuylen and his companion on the Arabella. The Irish captain Blood declares his identity and ship, prompting misgivings from the besieged Dutch officer about piracy and fate as they clash over fate and fortune at sea.
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Blood
Colossus
van der Kuvlen
Scylla
Charrbdis
Damme
Coffee Outshines Alcohol as Stimulant in Pharmacy Talk
Dean Henry H. Rushby of the Columbia College of Pharmacy told a New York Botanical Garden audience that coffee and tea are true stimulants, enhancing work beyond normal strength. He warned that alcohol depresses and dulls, while coffee allows greater effort but later costs lost sleep.
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Henry H. Rushby
Columbia College of Pharmacy
New York Botanical Garden
Dean Rushby
Bees specialize on a single flower say Prof Von Frisch
Berlin University scientist Prof Von Frisch, noted for apiculture study, says bees collecting honey from roses will ignore other flowers because they respond to only one perfume. He discusses how dogs and people react differently to food and noise.
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Prof
von Frisch
Berlin University
Planting a Judge's Cane Grows into Hutchinson Cottonwood
In Hutchinson Kansas a cottonwood stick planted by Judge W R Brown in April 1874 near East Sherman Street sprouted into one of the area's largest trees. Amos Plank the local jeweller recalls Brown's remark and the tale remains a notable local legend.
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Kansas
Hutchinson
Kas
W. R. Brown
East Sherman Street
Amos Plank
Judge Brown
Plank
New York World
Unsurpassed for Childhood Ailments Baby's Own Tablets Ad
Mrs. Howard King of Truro Nova Scotia praises Baby's Own Tablets as unsurpassed for childhood ailments. Thousands of Canadian mothers agree, noting tablets regulate the stomach bowels ease colds fevers and teething. They are sold for 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont via mail or medicine dealers.
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Howard King
R.R. No. 5
Truro
N.S
Money Pads Aim To Keep Bills Neat At Broker’s Desk
A New York broker adopts a new currency pad system to prevent money from being mussed. He explains pads are the most convenient way to keep cash orderly before it is prepared at his station.
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New York
Miller's Worm Powders Proven Safe Yet Deadly to Worms
The medicine acts mildly and without harming the child while delivering a deadly effect on worms. Long used as a leading preparation, it has proven its power in numerous cases and given relief to many children who would have remained weak without its use.
Hastings centenarian marks 102nd birthday as long time Sunday teacher
Mrs Anna Slade of Hastings England celebrated her 102nd birthday and her 80 years as a Sunday School teacher. She is believed to hold a world record for longevity in service. The ad notes Holloway's Corn Remover claim.
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Anna Slade
Hastings
Eng
Baby Finds Ring Beloved Keepsake Lost 21 Years Ago
Mrs. Mary Roza recalls losing a baby ring while at the beach twenty one years ago. Her daughter recently found the ring buried in sand and in excellent condition.
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Mary Roza
Saskatchewan University awards contracts for new engineering building
Minard's Liniment for Sore Feet. Saskatchewan University lets contracts for a new engineering building and is pushing the project forward as rapidly as possible.
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Minard
University of Saskatchewan
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