Pledge of Aid and Secrets Aboard Radway Yacht
Floyd Unwin Howard Bettington renew a college pledge with Alfred Gibbons to aid each other. Mary Unwin works for Elgar Radway and refuses to betray secrets. Bettington is kidnapped on the Maine coast, Gibbs is killed, and Bettington ends up aboard Radway’s yacht.
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Floyd Unwin
Howard Bettington
Alfred Gibbons
Unwin
Bob
Mary
Gibbons
Mary Unwin
Elgar Radway
Radway
Bettington
Maine
Gibbs
Justice
Albatross voyage deepens secrets and rival schemes
On the Albatross, Evelyn Radway grows wary of Clements and his crew while Bettington forges trust with Mary Unwin and confronts the boss. Doctor Waite arrives as Radway's illness and mounting tensions expose ambitions, loyalties, and peril at sea.
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Teries
Bettington
Clements
Mary
Young Todd
Mary Unwin
Elgar
Radway
Evelyn Radway
Kat
Metzger
Mrs. Radway
Tubby Unwin
Venus
Clement
Sam
Hallett
Great Auk: Flightless Northern Bird and Its Extinction
The great auk, a large flightless bird resembling a penguin, ranged from the Bay of Biscay to Greenland. It stood upright on land, bred on cliff ledges from Greenland to Spitzbergen, and was hunted for feathers and eggs. The last known specimen died in 1844 and eggs fetch high sums among collectors.
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Bay of Biscay
Greenland
Iceland
Newfoundland
Spitzbergen
St. Lawrence
Maine
Europe
Description of the Olympic Flag and its five rings
The Olympic flag features five interlaced circles on a white background. The three upper circles blue, black and red do not touch. the two lower circles yellow and green also do not touch each other. The colors symbolize Europe Africa America Asia and Australasia.
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Europe
Africa
America
Asia
Australasia
Little Mary Sees Truth in Being the Best Failure
In a quaint classroom tale, Little Mary recalls a surprise test where only four students passed. She confesses she was the best failure, a distinction that wins her a bittersweet victory in a humorous family moment.
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Little Mary
Ancient maritime cat custom tied to Henry I salvage law
The practice of keeping a cat aboard ships arose from a medieval statute of Henry I. It held that if a single animal came ashore alive from a wreck, any salvage could be claimed by its owners.
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Henry of
England
What became of Schmidt turns to Smith in America
Berlin Ulk notes a man named Schmidt fled to the United States and adopted the surname Smith to build a reputation abroad.
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Smith
Schmidt
America
Berlin
Ulk
Best oilsay expert mechanics promote 3 in One oil
An advertisement urges readers to use 8 in One and 3 in One oils for home devices. It claims long term savings, protection, and cleaning, and directs shoppers to drugstores and hardware stores with 15 and 30 cent packages and the red 3 in One trademark.
Vellum And Its Use In Fine Book Bindings
A description of vellum as a white calfskin parchment used in costly bindings and for written manuscripts, noting its clear white color and premium quality.
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Doctor Waite
Waite
Crosby
Todd
Mys
Endan
Washington
White House
Mr. Gibbons
Memphis
Toledo
Hal
Lett
Mr. Radway
Erate Bertina
Metropolitan Marriage Endowment Association
Perlstein
Beaumont
Texas
Gonzales
Dr. Pierce
James Campbell
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