Night Marauder Action on the Namur Deck
Amid a blaze on the Namur a lifeboat approaches as Manuel Estado and the crew prepare to board. LeVere, Estada, Mendez, and Anderson dominate the scene while Gates, a drunken recruit, is assaulted by Estada and knocked unconscious as the captain is carried below and the girl restrained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeVere
Manuel
Estado
Mendez
Anderson
Estada
Captain Sanchez
Cochose
Sanchez
Lacus
Europe
Hstada
Senorita
Vitarity
Dorothy
Joe Gates
Gates
Pedro Estada
Carlyle in Bondage and a Chase for Dorothy in the Chesapeake
Geoffrey Carlyle, master of sailing ships, is sentenced to twenty years in the American colonies for the Monmouth rebellion. On the Fairfax voyage a scheming Sanchez plots to steal gold and abduct Dorothy Fairfax. Carlyle fights Sanchez, is cast overboard, and in a dire rescue sails aboard the Namur to pursue his perilous fate.
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Geoffry Carlyle
England
Roger Fairfax
Maryland
Dorothy Fairfax
Sanchez
London
Carlyle
Dorothy
Fairfax
Chesapeake Bay
Namur
Rotterdam
The
English Sailor Bonds Aboard Pirate Barge At Sea
The narrator awakens in a dirty upper bunk as a stormy voyage continues. An English seaman, Tom Watkins, introduces himself and notes a fellow British presence among the pirates. He questions Gates about his past and why he seems different from the rest aboard, hinting at alliances forming.
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Destada
Haines
Gates
Bristol
Tom Watkins
Watkins
Carlyle Faces Escalating Peril as Estada Targets All
The text hints Estada’s renewed pressure on Carlyle and Dorothy, suggesting mounting danger. It raises questions if the threat signals a possible escape window or deeper peril, leaving Carlyle seeking safer ground or confronting a harsher trap.
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Carlyle
Dorothy
Milk Hygienic Practices reduce bacteria in dairy milk
Official guidance from the Department of Agriculture explains that unwashed strainer cloths and nonsterile utensils in dairy operations drastically raise bacterial counts in milk. It urges thorough washing and five minute sterilization, then proper hanging to protect from flies and dust to preserve keeping quality.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Cans Easier for Milk Handling Than Buckets
Milk and cream from cows are better handled in regular milk cans than shallow pans and buckets. Cans aid collection at the barn and transfer to the house and come in various sizes. The shotgun can, used with separators or for souring cream, is convenient and easily covered in water.
System of Crop Rotation for Profitable Dairies
The most successful dairymen use crop rotation to maintain a market or cash crop while dairy profits rise. Concentrated feeds boost fertility beyond what is removed by dairy sales. Extra help from dairy staff can also manage the cash crop.
Tank for Dairy Herd
When planning a dairy herd tank, allocate about 160 pounds or 20 gallons per cow per day. This guidance helps estimate daily water and feed storage needs for each animal.
Making a Kicking Gow
A brief note observes that often the calf bears rough handling before a kick is made, suggesting the animal’s reaction stems from earlier treatment. The line reflects a rural phrase about cattle behavior and human influence on livestock temper.
The German supergun versus American simplicity in warfare
The piece contrasts a supposed German supergun with American design philosophy. It details a 225 foot long barrel, 325 ton weight, 8500 ft per second muzzle velocity, and 121 mile range while noting the impracticality and cost. It argues American Browning mechanisms prize simplicity and demountability.
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Parisa
Ordnance Department
Scientific American
Chicago
Madison
Wis
Japan to have first commoner prime minister
The article details Kel Hara, a northern Japan born journalist turned diplomat and politician, rising through posts such as consul to France, director of the foreign office bureau, Korea minister, and minister of communications before becoming premier, the first commoner to head Japan's government.
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Japan
Kel Hara
Tokyo
Hachi Shimbun
Marquess Inouye
France
Foreign Office
Count Mutsu
Korea
Ise
Hara
Prince Ito
How It Began In American Boy Scout Origins
The article traces the Scout movement to the Mafeking siege in the Boer War and General Baden-Powell’s role. It notes the drive to build character through boy messengers, transforming a military effort into a character building youth program. It adds that Baden-Powell is descended on his mother’s side from Captain John Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Baden-Powell
Mafeking
Baden- Powell
Paden-Powell
John Smith
Burial Follows Old Family Custom at Walsh Church
The body of Mrs G H Haigh aged eighty nine home of Sir Robert Harty is buried at midnight in the family vault at Walsh church England. From Penrhyndendraeth Wales the body came by train to the village conveyed to the church in a farm wagon drawn by four black horses. Three dozen men with lanterns accompanied the procession and six Welsh bearers carried the coffin. The sole floral tribute was a large evergreen cross.
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G. H. Haigh
Sir Robert Harty
Walsh
England
The Right Way to Reckon Matt How Does Skidley Stage Accidents
Cartoon panel notes Skidley’s apparent skill at staging auto accidents by omitting chains as a prerequisite. The column, titled Cartoons Wagazing, presents a humorous critique of this dangerous setup.
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Matt
Skidley
Peruna Tonic Promises Health Through Faithful Use
A Rochester man credits Peruna with curing thirty years of chronic stomach and bowel trouble after faithful use. The ad urges sufferers of catarrh anywhere to try Peruna in liquid or tablet form, sold by dealers, and invites requests for Dr. Hartman’s Health Book and a free Peruna Almanac.
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Louis Young
Merrimac St
Rochester
N. Y
Dr. Hartman
Peruna Company
Columbus
Ohio
Eatonic
Batonic
Four-flusher proverb about eggs and baskets
At the present price it is no trick to carry all your eggs in one basket. There always comes a time when the four flusher is called.
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Giresk
Manuels
Reston
Habert Dasher
Dean
Nebraska
T Evans
Seventh St
Eleventh Ave
Nebraska City
Neb
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Watson FE
Coleman
Washington, D.C
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