Pirate Shadow in Straitsmouth 1749
Richard Lindsay narrates a Straitsmouth tale where a pirate band aboard the Black Panther lands near his camp. Burford betrays the crew during a burial, Captain Barclay leads them, and Lindsay discovers the duel with Robert McAllister who is killed when he refuses to spy on his uncle.
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New Jersey
Straitsmouth
Richard Lindsay
Black Panther
Lindsay
Wild Ducka
Burford
Barclay
Robert McAllister
Jamaica
McAllister
Bob
Charleston
Treacherous Choice on the Pirate Vessel
The narrator contemplates betraying McAllister and Shively to Captain Barclay in exchange for safety and a chance to sail to Jamaica. He agrees to a plan with conditions, while grappling with fear of torture and the lure of life. Sleep brings a vivid nightmare of capture and danger aboard the ship.
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Francis Barclay
McAllister
Shively
Robert McAllister
Katr
McAlister
Burford
Pirate Pact on the Sea Gull’s Fate
Two weeks at sea aboard the schooner ends in a grim encounter with the abandoned brig Sea Gull. The captain kills sleepwalking fear, discovers the ship’s massacre, and reveals the pirate Shark and captain Hollidge behind the carnage. The crew vows revenge at dawn to wipe the stain from their honor. TO BE CONTINUED.
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North Atlantico
Caribbean
Lfe
Andrew McAllister
Anthony Hollidge
Fragmentary OCR Narrative Breathes On Fatal Assault
The narrator recalls a struggle where a sponge and pungent liquid were used to induce unconsciousness, followed by a realization that a spear existed with McAllister. A sudden breath, then darkness, marks the scene of a violent act and the presence of an accused or implicated individual.
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McAllister
Big Discovery Made With Crude Telescope in 1845
George Ellery Hale notes that one of astronomy's landmark findings, the discovery of spiral nebulae, came in April 1845 using Lord Rosse’s crude telescope. The instrument, built in Ireland with local labor, relied on a large tube on a ball and socket joint, chained between masonry walls, operated without modern tools, and required constant manual effort to follow objects across the sky.
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Lord ‘Rosse
Ireland
Lord Rosse
George Ellery Hale
Scribner’s Magazine
Azores Embroidered Goods Reach $200000 Trade
Azorean merchants buy thread from England and linen from Ireland to produce embroidered goods valued at 200000 dollars annually, which are sent to the United States.
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England
Ireland
Azores
Rules for New York forest campgrounds set strict safety limits
Field and Stream highlights a set of rigid rules for New York state forest preserves to keep campsites clean and safe. Rules cover fire restrictions, litter, sign defacement, tree protection, waste disposal, sanitation, permitted structures, site claims, private use prohibitions, and enforcement liability for damages.
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New York State
Earle B. Knox
Field and Stream Magazine
New York
Knox
Conservation Commission
Perfect Drivers Great Menace in Large Cities
A traffic expert warns that both inferior and perfect drivers disrupt city streets and cause accidents. The perfect driver, always within rules, still endangers pedestrians and unsettles other road users by aggressive, sightline driving behavior.
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de Jaso
Auto Lock Invented to Prevent Forgetful Drivers
A new automotive lock being tested in Chicago labs locks the car automatically when the ignition is turned off. The device combines ignition circuit break with simultaneous locking to curb forgetfulness by insured drivers who leave cars unlocked. The effort follows a withdrawal of recognition by the National Automobile Underwriters' conference.
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Chicago
National Automobile Underwriters’ Conference
Dependable Road Burner Rises to High Position
An automobile dealer boosted an old flivver 125 feet above street level as an advertising stunt. The stunt drew attention and proved effective for promoting his wares.
American Diplomat Refuses To Junk Old Cars
Larz Anderson a Brookline Mass diplomat keeps a vast car collection at his estate Weld. He believes automobiles have personalities like horses and has never junked a car he owned. Portraits of historic models hang inside his garage.
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Larz Anderson
Brookline
Mass
Anderson
Automobile hints and oddball notes from a bygone page
The item lists car care tips and quirky lines about driving as well as a court verdict. It mentions cleaning mufflers yearly and that most accidents occur at intersections. It also includes odd assertions about valve grinding, fuel economy, and a NJ railroad verdict of 35 dollars for truck engine damage.
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Central Railroad
New Jersey
Goliath
David
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Bobbes
Mnerrill CO
Andrew ‘McAlister
Heaven
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Drew
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Boston “Motor Mart
Motor Mart
Park Square
Boston
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