Wind Ships A Historic Look At Sailing Herritage And Trade
A National Geographic prepared overview notes the decline of tramp steamers and rise of regular liners, the remaining wind ships, and the stubborn niche of square rigs. It details German four masters like Padua and Passat, the Beatrice Beatrice and other Baltic and Swedish vessels, and the complex economics of grain and wool charters against modern steam shipping.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
North Atlantic
Cape Horn
Australia
Europe
Suez
Good Hope
New Zealand
Panama
Panama Canal
Valparaiso
Buenos Aires
Talecahuano
Tierra del Uego
Guanape
Lobos
Santa Rosa
Jacksonville
Wilmington
Falmouth
B. Pedersen
Atlantic
Horn
Hamburg
Padua
Passat
Parma
Priwall
Pamir
Peking
Chile
Elbe
America
Monongahela
Port Adelaide
Geta
Beatrice
Melbourne
London
English Channel
Norddeutscher Lloyd
Archibald Russell
Lawhil
Seven Seas
Beverly Girls Leave Mansion for Happy Farm Life
The Beverly sisters Linda and Wanda, long known for their faded aristocracy and secret labor to keep up appearances, surrender the ancestral mansion to the city and marry landscape workers. They relocate to a five mile outside truck farm, trading wealth anxieties for honest, daylight work and a new, cheerful home.
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Beverly Mansion
Beverly
Beverly Sisters
Linda
Wanda
Beverly Girls
Beverly Rock Garden
Rock Garden
Beverly Rock Gardens
Beverly Ponds
Andalsia
Farmer Brothers
Decorative symbols in church decor and architecture
The dove and star appear early in church art with varied meanings. The dove signifies the new Christian principle, love of man, love of God, compassion, contemplation, the Holy Ghost, and the soul. The star represents the Star of Bethlehem and Jesus Christ, with rayless stars sometimes denoting the gaunts.
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Bethlehem
Jesus Christ
Boss Yourself Learn to Lead by Self-Discipline
Grit advises the self directed leader learns to discipline himself first. He warns against shiftlessness greed and selfishness as obstacles to reaching the pinnacle of success.
Cole's Carbon Salve Adverts Quick Burn Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Cole's Carbon salve as a fast burn and cut pain reliever that heals without scars. Available at druggists in 30c and 60c sizes or from J. W. Cole Co. Rockford Illinois.
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Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford, Il
The First Shall Be Last
Nather notes that two years ago his son wore no old suits but now he wears them, reflecting social shift. The exchange appears in Berlingske Tidende.
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Nather
Berlingske Tidende
Copenhagen
Diogenes and the candidate’s hot air pledge
A campaign scene features a man rounded up by Diogenes declaring he will say anything to win votes. He admits he does not mean a word of his promises and plans to forget them once in office. He notes rivals also mislead voters and says truth would hurt his chances.
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Diogenes
A Tight One Mary What You Ye Gae Me
The dialogue features Mary requesting a big kiss from Sandy and Sandy replying with a big hug in a light conversational moment.
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Sandy
Russian Czar Gave 100 Million to Red Cross Before Revolutions
Fortune magazine reports Grand Duke Alexander says the Romanoff fortune of about 100 million dollars was quietly donated to the Red Cross and other relief groups two years before the Russian Revolution. The funds supported hospitals and charities while the czar avoided publicity. remaining funds and children's assets dwindled amid war and currency turmoil.
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Red Cross
Alexander
George V
Fortune
Deluxe
Romanoffs
Bank of England
Russia
Grand Duke
London
Alexander II
Berlin
It Hardly Seems Possible Germicide Advertisement
A dated advertisement promotes B. and M. The Penetrating Germicide as an easy to apply remedy to stop throat and lung bacteria. It urges readers to buy a full size bottle for $1.25 and asks for a big name and payment if not in stock, with a free booklet from F. E. Rollins Co. in Boston.
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Wost
F. E. Rollins Co
Beverly St
Boston
Mass
Princess Patricia the African Honess Escapes in Ely Park
A princess of the San Francisco Zoo named Princess Patricia escaped from her cage in a city park in Ely Nevada. Children were kept indoors, dogs frightened, and residents and posses patrolled the hills all night. By morning the princess returned to her open cage unseen.
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Patricia
Ely
Nev
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By Fannie Hurst
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
WNU Service
Burgoyne
Romanoff
Soviet
Dneiprostroy
Dnesper
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