Wild Night Afloat with Floyd Gibbons Adventurers
Floyd Gibbons narrates a wartime tale from 1918 aboard a naval air crew gig near Pensacola. A faulty motor left the boat adrift at dusk, drifting toward mines, lights, and danger, until a French torpedo boat rescued them and towed the four sailors back to safety with Americans aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Smith
Chicago
Floyd
Mia
Ryellah
Frazee
U.S. Naval Air Station
Pensacola
U. S. Pensacola
Urbis
Coward Beest
Therine
Labor Day Modern Industrial Worker Earns Much
Sulphur mining regions in Texas and Louisiana fuel industry growth. The article notes the typical operator now works 40 hours a week earning 60 cents per hour, a rise from twenty years ago when the wage was 35 cents and 70 hours weekly, reflecting improved labor conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tesxas
Louisiana
Delta
U. S
Hay Panam Canal Treaty Summary for 19th Century Readers
The Hay Pauncefort treaty establishes US Panama canal rights. It grants the U S a perpetual lease and exclusive suattle of the canal. It requires the canal to be open to ships of merchant and war from six nations on equal terms and ensures belligerent war vessels transit with minimal delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Republic
Panama
Zare
Panama Canal
Pot
Ellsworth and Haldane Lead Adventurous Figures of Science
A profile of Lincoln Ellsworth and British biochemist J B S Haldane highlights daring polar exploration and bold experiments. Ellsworth, born in Chicago in 1880, pursued engineering and aviation, partnering with Roald Amundsen and flying over the North Pole in a dirigible. Haldane is noted for self tests in extreme conditions to study fear, fatigue, and the body, earning fame as a prolific writer and likened to G B Shaw of science.
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Ellaworth
Antarctica
Lear
Lincoln Ellaworth
Admiral Byrd
Mr. Ellsworth
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Canada
Northwest
Grand Trunk
Prince Hupert
B.C
Peace River
France
United States
Raoul Amendsen
Paris
North Pole
G. B. Shaw
Origin of New Deal Phrase Traced to Twain Passage
A transcription notes a contested claim that the term New Deal originated in Mark Twain plays on A Connecticut Yankee. The passage suggests Twain parodied government reform and cites a statistic about divorce rates as part of a larger satirical critique. The text reflects confusion over authorship and context.
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Marc Twain
Wildlife Census Urgently Seeks Expert Track Readers
The census calls for specialists who can interpret snow tracks to estimate wildlife populations. Researchers aim to count fur bearing animals, hoofed species, and waterfowl across regions, noting ages and densities. Agencies report improved methods using plane‑delivered remains and ground surveys to refine estimates.
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Floyd Gibbons
Adventurers’ Club
Freeport Sulpit Company
Grande Weaiite
Ft Group
Granda Ecaille
Mississippi
Port Sulphur
Belle Chasse
Sona
Grande Bouille
Port Sulphur Hospital
Gulf Coast
Childrens
Geacrips
Gulf of Mexico
Labyr
By Lemuel F. Parton
Leeng
Ellsworth
Stion
Evalid Daye
Hillachat
Pottstown
Colunsbia
Beromlng
J. B. S. Haldane
Balks
Yee
Thetis
Oxford
WNU
Origin of
Hotel Blandome
Salt, Lake
Salt Lake
Salt Lake Ti
Ambos
Salk Lake
HSE Edge
Nis Ae Fara Upes
Fa Pere
Mack Tracks
Fe Mtaln
Male Lake City
Wanatol Toe
Ant Chen
Pein
Boulder Das Foto Service
KODAK
Exonomy
Anderson Photo Company
Rexburg
Idaho
Kraft Economy Film Service
Garatatly Schramm-Johnson Drugs
Kraft —Tos
Balta City
Vial
Salt Lake City
Utsh
Rly Lake
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