Cruising the Gulf: Black Eagle’s Florida Coast Trip
The Black Eagle 40 foot gas tug sails from Tampa to Sarasota and Naples then Marco Island and Key Largo. Francois Miller falters briefly while Liddell and Philip join in rare inland passages and a sunlit voyage with coastal towns like Miami West Palm Beach and Titusville. The crew reports calm seas, light winds, and a humorous reefing of a barbershop tale before returning to shore with no voyage expenses beyond provisions.
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Black Eagle
T. J. Mellvain
Stetson University
Tampa
Sarasota
McDonald
Jacksonville
Miller and
McBride
Stetson
Francois Miller
John W. Philip
Big Pass
Gulf
Boca Grande
Liddell
Philip
Naples
Marco
Collier
Little
Marco Pass
Planter
Key Largo
Meta Mr. Albrey
Brad
Louis Roberts
Clam Chowder
Siesta
Jay
Miami
South Fork
New River Inlet
Lake Mabel
New River
Weet Palm Beach
West Palm Beach
Liddel and Miller
Orchid
Titusville
Francois
Indian River
Miller
St. Augustine
Jax
Florida's Summer Skies (Continued from Page 4.)
The piece extols a nightly sky show over Florida with electric displays and shifting cloud colors. It contrasts southern summer skies with harsher northern heat and touts Florida as a land of blue skies, waving palms, jasmine air, and mockingbirds.
One Real Liver Remedy Promises Healthier Liver
Leonardi's Liver-Aid is praised as delicious powerful and lasting with a vegetable formula that stimulates strengthens and invigorates the liver. It is claimed to be pure harmless and pleasant and to replace calomel for constipation headaches and bowel disorders. Sold by Badger Pharmacy with money back guarantee at 50 cents.
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Leonardi
Badger Pharmacy
Bishop says churches not born from heaven
The Bishop of London recently stated that churches do not descend from heaven any more than bishops do. A little girl in his congregation, perhaps misled, asked her mother during a long sermon if the bishop could go back to heaven instead.
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St. Lucie Inlet
Florida
Carolina
Atlantic
Fort Pierce
London
Conservatism. Plain red and gold for Puck
A compact quip in the Puck voice rails at gaudy calls for showy trappings. The speaker wants plain red and gold, a pared down, traditional style, over flashy display.
Money in Good Taste and the Art of Auction Style
An essay on how a woman's aesthetic sense enhances auction sales, with examples from oriental cages matching birds to colors, boosting bids from 410 to 700 dollars. It notes a female specialist adds value by artful display, and cites Leslie’s and Anthony’s Nose as notable references.
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Leslie
Anthony
Westchester County
N. Y
Hudson River
America
Magazine of American History
Magnesia Content in Sea Creatures Varies by Habitat
Scientific analysis of starfishes sea urchins and crinoids reveals their skeletons are rich in magnesia. The highest magnesium occurs in tropical specimens and the lowest in Greenland and Antarctic forms, with a clear gradation influenced by cold ocean currents on the seabed.
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Greenland
Antarctic
Different Doings in a Humorous Exchange
A Baltimore American quotation notes two brothers, a fashionably expensive surgeon and a dentist, with the surgeon “cutting up high” and the dentist “plugging away,” illustrating wit about skilled professions.
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Baltimore
Tightly Packed Cotton
Egyptian cotton weighs forty pounds per cubic foot when packed densely. Pressing cotton to this density causes no damage if the material remains perfectly dry throughout the process.
Youth’s Companion Motto for Daily Citizenship
A brief 19th century motto from Youth's Companion urges readers to contribute to society. The line emphasizes personal effort as a part of a broader world-building purpose, promoting proactive citizenship and daily good deeds.
Madagascar Ostrich Industry Grows as Rival to Cape Colony
Madagascar, ten years after importing ostriches, aims to challenge Cape Colony in the feather trade, developing a strong local industry and potential export capacity.
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Madagascar
Cape Colony
The Phenomenal Man Draws the Big Fee
A Daily Thought notes that true value lies in performing tasks without needing advice or supervision. It contrasts the usual advised worker with the exceptional performer who secures the big fee by independent competence.
Our Moral Codes and Human Goodness
A quotation argues that moral codes were invented by imperfect people and not to secure heaven or utopia. It asserts large human knowledge gaps but little difference in inherent goodness or evil across individuals, citing Mowry Saben in Forum.
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Heaven
Mowry Saben
Forum
An Odd Crime About Fox Killing in England
A Cincinnati Times-Star note explains Lady Bowyer-Smith has been guilty of vulpicide, meaning she killed a fox by means other than the traditional English use of hounds. The piece frames fox killing as nearly as serious as harming a man, given the fox’s status as hound prey.
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Lady Bowyer-Smith
Cincinnati Times-Star
Notable Ancestors in Politics Spark Debate on Wealth and Duty
In Washington Star quotes, Senator Sorghum mocks heroic lineage while defenders recall ancestors who steered the republic through crises. The exchange highlights tensions between legacy and public service amid calls for accountability.
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Republic
Sorghum
Washington Star
Passing Freak Fashions Noted by Newspapers
A witty exchange cites Cleveland Plain Dealer and Boston Transcript as agreeing on bold fashion trends. The remark underscores evolving styles, with light commentary on public perception and media diversity.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Boston Transcript
Ants in Dalmatia Bake Bread From Seeds
Ants in Dalmatia are observed chewing seeds into pulp and forming it into shapes for drying. They store the dried loaves in leaves to be used later.
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Dalmatia
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M. A. Bretney
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