The Wife Ship Woman Story of a River Chase
An English frontiersman escorting mademoiselle through dangers on a river voyage fights off Choctaw attackers and treacherous rivals. Narbonne and Six Fingers aid in a night pursuit toward Portobello as fear, death, and greed test loyalties and courage aboard the pirogue. The woman seeks safety while the party battles danger, drowning threats, and hidden motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Narbonne
Nore
Pointoupee
Monsieur
Gram
Sis Bingers
Six Fingers
Shin
Owis
Midchienel
Moiselle
Mademoiselle
The Fight at the Bayou Ends With A Narrow Escape
The narrator and companions evade Damian the Fox and a dozen Choctaw warriors by using drift to hide, finding a dead Natchez in the bayou and recovering weapons. A nighttime pursuit erupts as Choctaws chase them to a cut–off, leading to a quick paddle to safety aboard Narbonne's pirogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Narbonne
Natonne
Damonn
Damoun
Natchez
Damoan
Frankfurter origin tale and hot dog fame
A magazine piece traces the hot dog from Bologna to Frankfort and Vienna, noting a Bologna butcher created a sausage from bull and pork then Germans and locals popularized it as frankfurters and weenies. Coney Island sellers claim long running fame with high seasonal sales and massive yearly output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beloyan
Spain
Bologna
Frankfort
Vienna
Coney Island
Sugar From Dahlias A New Industry Promises Domestic Use
A new business aims to convert artichoke foliage and dahlia tubers into sugar, to run beet sugar plants year round. Current beet facilities idle two thirds of the year due to material shortages. Producers expect four months of artichoke sugar and four months of dahlia sugar after beet season. Technological advances address crystallization challenges. Also notes that two mammals lay eggs: the latin and the gut enter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buere Oianufacurers
Bride-to-Be Sends Telegram For Wedding March On Radio
Joseph Knecht, leader of a New York broadcasting orchestra, received a telegram requesting he play Mendelssohn’s wedding march at six that evening. He complied, and another message thanked him for the wedding march and wished success in life and years to come from the Bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Knecht
New York Broadcasting Orchestra
Knecht
Mendelssohn
Diamond Dyes Advertise Easy Tint and Permanent Colors
This vintage ad promotes Diamond Dyes with simple directions for tinting and dyeing a wide range of fabrics. It instructs buyers to specify wool or silk or whether the material is linen cotton or mixed, and suggests purchasing Diamond Dyes only.
Ancient perfume vial captivates British Museum exhibit
A brown substance in a large glass vase, possibly a face cream over three thousand years old from an Migotian tomb, exudes a spicy fragrance when opened. The article notes the perfume’s historical intrigue and offers a side advertisement for Cuticura Toilet Trio products.
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British Museum
Fokker Plane to Have Three Engines in Test Design
Holland engineers design a three engine Fokker aircraft. Not all engines run together in horizontal flight, and the remaining single engine can maintain altitude with little loss.
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Fokker
Holland
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Hugh Pendexter
Pardieu
Francois Narbonne
Cannes
Point Coupee
Mademaiselle
Survenn
St Augustine
Portobello-O
Stix
Chapter
Bayou
Big Toop
Damonn the Fox
Damian
Red Hunters
Mademoisette
Benkike
Collers: Magazine
Bayer M
Percy Moore Turner
Bayer
Bellens
Bellans
W. W. Philp
Murphy Bldg
Seattle
Wash
J W Butler
YY. M. Co
el Paso
Teros
Wellington
Utah
White House
la Veta
Cole
Bardie Colleges
Moler Barber College
Regent Street
Salt Lake City
C. O. D. Deseret Book Co
East So. Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah
Parker
N. Y
Slscox Chemical Works
Patchuguo
Tias the Brute
Sydney Bulletin
Fletcher
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