Old Whale Ship Features and Island Crew Traditions
The text describes whaling ships as similar across the period aside from rig, hull shapes, and deck plans. It highlights handier bark rigs, islander crews skilled in rowing, and the distinctive New England whale boat with a 28 by 6 by 1 ft 10 in midship, built of white cedar. It notes Charles W. Morgan as the last of its kind on the Massachusetts coast and urges interest in sailing history.
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New England
California
Charles W. Morgan
South Dartmouth
Massachusetts
United States
Gasoline Gondolas Signal Change in Venice Scene
News notes Venice plans to motorize gondolas with gasoline by spring as oars fade, downgrading 10 000 gondolas to under 500 while marble palaces stay. Pasteurization of milk is praised for safety, despite taste concerns, with WHO backing and calls to maintain reliable urban dairy supplies.
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Venice
Grand Canal
Preservation Acknowledgment from New Bedford Ship Book
The passage credits Col. E H R Green and a group of New Bedford men for preserving the ship book. It notes thanks are given for their efforts and support in preserving the work.
Mad Frenchman and the Mont Blanc Mule Trek
The Alpine guide recalls a Frenchman Louis Pasteur guiding a mule up Mont Blanc to cross a glacier near Chamonix. The mule carried twenty sealed glass flasks of 250 cubic centimetres each with various putrescible liquids.
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Mont.Blanc
Chamonix
Louis Pasteur
Pasteurization and child health in Britain’s milk era
In 1911 infantile diarrhoea killed 203 per thousand in summer Britain, blamed on raw cows milk. By 1921 about half of London milk was pasteurized and deaths fell to 90 per thousand, with summers now healthiest for children.
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Britain
London
Exclusive houseware business pitch with catalog offer
An advertisement urges starting a business selling exclusive houseware products and appliances not sold in stores. It promises up to 500 percent profit, a free color catalog with retail prices, and a separate wholesale price list. Murray Sales Montreal address listed. job notice cites salary by experience and duties starting September 4 with application to F. Chaddock.
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Murray
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Gems of Wisdom From All Over
A collection of proverbs from many nations conveying wisdom on trust patience and discretion. Notable lines include a tiger metaphor about risky loyalty and comments on reputation marriage and misfortune from Chinese Japanese Danish Russian German Italian Spanish Dutch Turkish Korean and other sources.
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Pasteur
Lord Verulam
National Baby Welfare Council
World Health Organization
Bill Virdon
Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Chicago
Hobie
Landrith
Eddie Miksis
Jean Paul Richter
Seagram
Aldo Abir
Montevideo
Uruguay
Montevideo City
Minn
U.S
Abir
Americas
Handycraft Supply Company
Peterborough
Ontario
Dayold
Ames
Bray Hatchery
John N
Hamilton
Rhode Island
Fergus
Massey-Harris
C.C.D. Federal
King St. E
Toronto
M.H
Ferguson
Deere
P.T
Gilson Freezer
M.H. Mower
Donald McVittie
Alliston
Trailer Mart
Wharncliffe S. At
Base Line
Dixon
Munro’s
Elgin
Ottawa
Post
Eczema
St. Clair Avenue East
Canada
Marvel
America
Bloor St. W
King St
Rideau St
Mack
Mott
Santa Cruz California
Harvey Hager
N.E. 20Th Street
Miami
Florida
Heinrichs
Station C
Winnipeg
Malone
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Etherstonhaugh & Company
University Ave
Ramsay Co
Bank St
Delux
The
Medico Agency
Terminal
Toronto Ont
Alvin Dutton
Lanett
Alabama
F. Chaddock
T. S. A. Murchison & Lyell
Madawaska
Winston Churchill
Fergus Landrace
Swine Farm
Fergus Ontario
Dodd
Ly Tae Lees
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