The Seraphine Faces a Yankee Sloop of War
In a tense Nimble scene off the Gulf, the mutinous Seraphine greets a U S Navy sloop the Hornet discovers the ship’s mutiny stakes. Captain Dallas offers passage and a safe transfer to New Orleans while Raoul de Almonaster and Jean Lafitte weigh honor love and escape as Napoleon’s death narrows the perilous options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsieur Dominique
Clark
Dominique
de Almonaster
Monsieur Sazarac
Sazarac
Raoul
Washington Republic
Jean
Mademoiselle Lestron
Monsieur Lazaracv
Messieurs
Louisiana
North Republic
New Orleans
Napoleon
Commodore Biddle
Jean Lafitte
de Almonister
Leutenant
Monsieur Lazarnnc
Monsieur Lazarac
Monsieur Saranac
Dallas
Hornet
Gulf
Gaspar Lazarac
Monsieur de Almonaster
Place d’Armes
Ramsey
Monsieur de A Monaster
Baltimore
Charleston
Girod
Indies
Washington
England
America
Liverpool
Emperor Bonaparte
Bony
Rou Fiignac
Monsieur Sezarac
Monsieur
Beluche
J. Luck
Key West
Captain Sazarac
Lazarac
Lafitte
Jarvis
Bonaparte
Lazanuc
John Jarvis
Seraphine
Things to Give for Christmas
A guide describes Christmas gift sets for women, noting plain dark woolen dresses, color coordinated cuffs, and varied embroidery by the yard. It explains how to assemble sets from lawn bands, net, lace, and sheer fabrics finished with embroidery or decorative stitches.
Lace Dance Hats Feature Delicate Deanee Cap Style
Gold or silver lace with gay chiffon or tulles creates a pretty deanee cap with soft crown and up rolling brim. Tiny flowers at the front and on ribbon ash embellish it. The brim is supported by two fine wires for shape.
Screen for Telephone Gift Ad Features Satin Cardboard Base
A vintage notice describes a decorative telephone screen suitable as a gift. It features a foundation of cardboard covered with satin, ornamented with tapestry triangles and figured ribbon with gold braid, and a plain silk finish on the reverse side.
Hafnium Atoms Weighed by Nils Bohr
Nils Bohr asserts hafnium, named for Copenhagen, has atomic weight between 179 and 181 and is not fully isolated yet. He notes hafnium is impenetrable by Rontgen rays and shares good qualities with bismuth used in Rontgen experiments, suggesting valuable medical potential.
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Nils Bohr
Copenhagen
Bohr
The Tired Toiler in Business Banter
Cartoon dialogue shows Andy reporting booming business as a paper reads The Tired Toiler with banter about markets. The jab at demand hints at a bustling economy during the era and the workers’ daily grind.
Housewives’ Dish Holders For Kitchen Use
Bright cretonne padded squares with woolen cloth form holders for hot dishes and kitchen utensils. A provided container includes a hanger to hang near the kitchen stove for convenient use.
Meats Of Various Kinds And Poem Verse
Page features a recipe list for spare ribs with sauer kraut, deviled steak, veal loaf, and pork chops with fried apples. It also includes a poem about enduring love by Thomas Moore with imagery of the sunflower and the rose.
Shoe Trees Make Charming, Funny Christmas Gifts
Among Christmas gifts certain to be welcomed are shoe trees decorated with colorful faces. The pictured trees feature two tone paint, satin ribbon wrapped shanks, and small bows under the painted faces.
Candles as Presents Homemade Candle Gift Idea
Christmas without candles would be disappointing. a paper rope candlestick with a tall wax painted candle makes a charming DIY gift for friends. The rope can be bought ready for weaving and the candle painted with sealing wax paints for a simple decorative present.
Fruit Cakes And Cookie Recipes From A Historic Kitchen
A vintage bake guide details fruit cakes with eggs sugar shorting flour soda hot water coconut dates salt and cinnamon baked as small gems with icing. White cookies use shortening sugar eggs soda baking powder sour milk and nutmeg rolled thin and baked. Almond macaroons mix blanched almonds sugar egg whites and rose flavor, then bake. Filling combines figs or dates raisins sugar lemon and butter for a thick spread.
Homemade Christmas tree ornaments described with whimsical figures
The passage lists festive handmade decorations including a gay painted parakeet with a peanut body fixed to a wooden stand, crepe paper crests and wings, a skewer doll with a sleigh bell, and a stick candy boy modeled from mosquito netting yarn and paper. It also mentions gumdrop bouquets attached to wires as tiny plants.
Decorative Waxed Gifts Describe Floral Brush Box Crafts
Plain white brushes and combs are enhanced by sprays of flowers done in sealing wax paints. Small tin boxes are decorative by covering with melted wax in varied colors blended while soft.
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Charles Tenney Jackson
The
Bobbs-Merrill Company
Housewives
Western Newspaper Union
Dallas Sharp
Thomas Moore
Mee
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