The Bank Fishing Schooners of the North Atlantic
The article profiles the deep sea fishermen who sail from Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and New England in wooden two masted Bank schooners. It covers crew shares, voyage costs, and wages, the co operative crew structure, and the skill of leading and locating dories over 50 to 500 miles offshore often in fog. It details gear setup, line setting, dory handling, and the peril and endurance required in the Banks fishery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Wasrom
D. C
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Maritime Provinces
Canada
New England
America
Lunenburg
Nova ‘Scotia
Gloucester
Boston
Massachusetts
North American
Weroundland
Maine
Alassachusetts
Wis
North Atlantic
Rhyery Bank
Asis
Cook
Iead
Ssherman
Jim
Luck and hard work define true success, not wishes
The quotation notes that luck comes from deeds not wishful thinking. It contrasts content wishing with the unseen effort behind achievement. It ends with tribute to bravely done work and to Ben Rexford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Rexford
Frills and garnishes for elegant home dining
A guide to festive table garnishes and preparations highlighting edible decoration. Includes asparagus mousse with gelatin and whipped cream, molded and chilled, and chestnut and ham dishes finish with browned tops. Encourages eye appeal and pleasant mood for home meals.
Superstition on Lending in Gambling Ties Luck to Hoodoo
Peters people widely believe in luck and curses at the poker table. A common superstition claims that lending money during play causes the lender to lose while the borrower wins. The idea is framed as a misapplied view of the law of changes and random chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peters
McClure
How It Started By Jean Newton Origin Of Fate Word
This excerpt traces the origin of a word used to describe a fate like figure. It cites Shakespeare's Coriolanus as coining the term and recalls then familiar wax dummy heads in wig makers show windows with blank expressions as a contemporaneous reference.
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Shakespeare
Coriolanus
Hockhedd
Siani
Asking Youth Gr Was Always Asking Favors
A fragmented verse from 1928 by Douglas Malloch explores age and desire through a male bond, describing sires asking sons for time and labor in exchange for guidance, strength, and future trade. The period tone and archaic phrasing reflect a moralizing view of duty and sacrifice within family relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Malloch
The Most Beautiful Thing Is The Human Being
FA Walker argues the most beautiful creation is humanity, especially women, citing Lafcadio Hearn and Madame de Staël. He stresses inner beauty over outward appearance, noting a loving mother and the mind's influence on the body, urging women to live up to their divine perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafcadio Bearn
East
France
Madame de Steel
McClure
Goats and Cats on Guadalupe Island
The volcanic Guadalupe Island rises 4523 feet above the Pacific, 21 miles long and 740 miles off northern Baja California. It is now uninhabited and barren except for forty thousand wild cats descended from domestic stock left by whalers, which threaten vegetation and bird nesting areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guadalupe Island
Pacific
Lower California
San Diego
Guadalupe
Lnter Sears
Bankers Beginnings and Ends Mark Cynical Insight
Cynical See quips that some bankers start as runners and some end their careers likewise. The remark reflects a wary view of finance and career paths in a brief, sharp observation.
Seedless Persimmon Quest Aims at Orchard Promise
Persimmon botanists Seek Seedless variety to develop for orchard fruit production. Researchers target a robust, seedless cultivar with commercial potential and market appeal for fresh fruit. Collaboration and field trials planned to evaluate vigor, yield, and taste.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Restored Health
Six years of ill health described by a user praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial claims improved sleep, nerves, energy, and ability to handle housework. Includes mention of sending letters to a Westwood California address for Mrs Stornes Hime Box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gia
Lydia
Pound
Stork
Lydia E. Pinkham
S- Media
Stornes
Hime
Westwood
California
A Gentleman of Quality Maid Go Away Tramp I Want You
A terse exchange occurs with a gentleman and a maid, the maid telling the tramp to go to the front door and the gentleman agreeing to relay the same instruction. The fragment shows a social interaction clipped from a period piece.
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The
Grand Banks
Gene Carr
Trcoure Neepoper
Sendiette
Euy Re
Western Newspaper Union
Barbara
Bouriaily
Jean. Newton
Blockhead
Bouslas Malloch
Thar
FA Walker
Girugige
Bayer
Tanta
Lydia E
Pinkihiam
Amy” Arnggist
Hallowell
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