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Russell Banner in Russell, Manitoba

20 Jun 1912

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Russell Banner

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Russell, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Jun 20, 1912

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3

Captain John Massey and the Gambia Castle Piracy Tale

The narrative traces Captain John Massey’s rise from a reluctant soldier to a pirate captain amid West Africa’s Guinea and Gambia rivers. It details his alliance with George Lowther, the mutiny against Colonel Whitney, the seizure of the Gambia Castle, subsequent actions in the Atlantic, his clashes with law and conscience, and eventual capture and execution in 1723, highlighting his troubled, conscience haunted career.

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World Bank Guinea Piraten Pyrete Yrate Sierra Leone Ben Gunn Treasure Island John Leadstone Urasther England Avery San Thome Aldgate Pavia Roberts Cocklyn la Bouse Javia Davis James Gambia River John Massey Oran Royal Company Garrigem Port James London Massey Gambia Eetic West Africa Fort James Whitney Risin Malaey Whitney Kimacif George Lowther Eee Lowther Lowther Ressel Low Gambia Castle Assey West Indian Jamaica Nicholas Laws Mercy Don Quixote Aldersgate Street So and So Charles Newgate Africa Russel Lord Lauderdale Grassmarket
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Hungarian Sargent to Paint King George VI Portrait

Hungarian artist Philip A. Laszalo recently returned to London to view the peoaees sketch for a life-size portrait of King George VI. The renowned painter, known worldwide as the Hun garian Sargent, is preparing the commission with attention to royal likeness and ceremonial detail.

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Roosevelt White House Reese Mr. Velt Po Theot Mr. Roosevelt Atlantic Taft George R Philip A. Laszalo London King
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The Stuff That Counts story behind Anthony Hope Hawkins

The tale recounts how Anthony Hope Hawkins a barrister turned author learned his pen name from an editor who praised the “stuff that counts” while offering a publishing start. It notes Hawkins famed kindness to struggling writers and a witty exchange about Providence and writing ambitions.

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Anthony Hope Hawkins Helena Duke of York’s Theatre London Hawkins Anthony Hope
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Still Another Postmaster Tells Why He Pins His Faith

Joshua Nickerson, postmaster at Clam Point Shelburne County Nova Scotia, says Dodd's Kidney Pills relieved his Bright's Disease symptoms after doctors failed. He cites backache joint stiffness and cold-related kidney trouble as turning point, noting boxes of the pills brought relief and claiming widespread Canadian testimony of cures.

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Dodd Bright Clam Point Shelburne Co N.S Joshua Nickerson Canada
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The Great New Year White Dog Sacrifice of the Onondagas

E Pauline Johnson recounts the Grand River Onondaga rite the white dog sacrifice held each New Year at the Long House Brant County Ontario near Toronto. The ritual features buck family priests, ritual strangling of a spotless white dog, wampum and ribbons, and a three day dance ending in feasting, with observers noting its beauty and discipline despite Christian scorn.

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