Roanoke Island Notes on Early English Settlement and Local Life
A National Geographic survey of Roanoke Island Virginia Dare lore and the Lost Colony saga blends with memories of Nags Head pilots and a 1934 account of Miss Bashi the island nurse. It traces Raleigh era colonization attempts 1584 1587 and the enduring Devonshire heritage amid isolation and modern touches like the Wright Memorial bridge.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNY
OCERN
North Carolina
Currituck Sound
Roanoke Island
Walter Raleigh
America
Sir Walter Raleigh
Raleigh
New World
Sir Walter
North Carolina Sea Islands
Amadas and
Barlowe
England
Sir Richard Grenville
Virginia
Sir Francis Drake
John White
Manteo
Roanoke
Virginia Tare
Virginia Dare
White
CRO
Croatan
Nags Head
Theodosia Burr Alston
Aaron Burr
Alston
South Carolina
Burr
Georgetown
S. C
Controversy Over Actress Decency Sparks Public Debate
The Blanktown Daily Courier quotes editor J. Lucias Doakes denouncing a motion picture actress for "undulating hips" and vulgar expressions. The piece claims her popularity threatens home life and decency, urging American women to maintain modest appearance and high standards.
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Shere
J. Lucias ‘Doakes
Doakes Editor Takes Indefinite Leave Amid Bomb Parcel Incident
March 27, 1934 announcement reports J Lucius Doakes editor in chief of the Courier on indefinite leave due to his wife’s delicate condition after her arrest and removal to a psychopathic hospital. It alleges the wife placed two bomb parcels in a local post box, one to a famous screen star and one to Mrs Timothy C Martin. publishers call it a ghastly mistake and see no motive.
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J. Lucius Doakes
The
Courier
Psychopathic
Dressy design in frock for house or street wear
A neat house dress pattern offers a trim look with practical ease. The illustration shows a comfortable frock suitable for housework with fashion details that adapt to afternoon or sheet dress uses. Pattern 9937 comes in sizes 14 through 44 and includes a sew chart and diagram.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Eighteenth St
New York
Teacher Seeks Jimmie Jones as Attendance Remains One Missing
A Toledo Blade item notes a teacher checking her class and finding all students present except Jimmie Jones. She hopes his absence is due to something serious, emphasizing a strenuous effort to maintain good attendance.
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Jimmie Jones
Toledo Blade
Siren interrupts noon whistle in busy building
A building foreman complains a singing woman draws workers away from their tasks mistaking it for the noon whistle. The exchange turns to domestic matters and social chatter as the men react to the scene with humor.
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Toronto Globe
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Bashi
Bathsheba
Uriah
Mehaley
Miss Bashi
Napoleon
Mark
Blanktown
Doakes
Mr. Doakes
Timothy
Tim
Superba
Thayer Waldo
McClure
WNY Service
Editorial
Blanktown Daily Courier
OUR Comic
Little
Finney
Botanis
Nes
Stameena
Syou
Smart II
Willie
Vis
A. Ae Ode
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