Missionary’s perilous voyage to Fiji ends in pirate attack
George McAusland 38, an American missionary, falls for Mary Doncaster aboard a ship bound for Gilead Island. After Mary rescues him when he falls overboard, they marry and settle on the island. A pearl-diver raid and pirate attack damage their schooner. George is wounded, natives kill the pirates, and the whaler Venturer arrives as the boat burns.
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George McAusland
America
Fiji Islands
Mary Doncaster
Honolulu
Gilead Island
Mary
George
Corkran
Richard
Peter
Venturer
Richard Carr
Ephraim Doncaster
Mat Forbes
Hiram
Mat
Tommy
Ira Corr
Isaiah
Corr
Gilead
Cap’n
Captain Carr
Tom Hanline
Ashburn
Mr. Forbes
New Bedford
Jarambo
State of Maine
Christ
Church of Christ
Jesus
Jerusalem
God
Luke
Portrait of shipboard life and a secret heir revealed
In the Venturer saga, Captain Carr dies and Richard becomes captain while bearing a hidden will twist. Mary remembers a long-ago love letter Richard mocked, and Peter faces judgment. Mary meets Richard ashore as family secrets and a missionary husband enter the scene amid a tense, hopeful dawn.
Homes With Glass Windows Frameed In A Group
In Gor Home an illustrated note by Ruth Wyeth Spears shows modernizing houses with glass windows by grouping them and using exposed glass. Cream walls glass curtains and a two tone green rug unify the room with a new couch cover and chintz draperies matching cushions.
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Ruth Wyeth
Spears
Chopin's Revolution Etude Born From Warsaw Fall
In July 1831 while in Stuttgart Chopin learned Warsaw fell to Russians. Deeply moved he composed the Revolutionary Etude for piano as a outlet for his emotions and protest.
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Chopin
Stuttgart
Warsaw
Lesson Topics and Scripture Selections
The document lists March 30 lesson subjects and scripture texts chosen by the International Council of Religious Education under permission for use. It identifies curricular themes and religious readings for teaching purposes.
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International Council of Religious Education
Birth of Crinoline and the French Fashion Reform
A Spanish princess ashamed of her hips spurs the invention of the crinoline as court dressmakers seek to enhance charm while concealing flaws. Similar motive drives sweeping dresses later, with Louis XI's daughter noted for big feet shaping fashion. The French court soon follows.
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Louis XI
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Tom
Japan
Smething
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Uncle Tom
Captain Carrill
Bay
Blake
the Credit Depart
Don Blake
Martin
Inez Harris
Mr. Martin
Rafferty
Westerly
Miss Harris
Mr. Blake
Emporium
Don
I.O.K
Manager Martin
Dresden
Christ’s Commission
Calvary
Emmaus
Brestien Pattern
Harold L. Lundquist
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
Handy Home
Voltaire
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
WNU
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