Pirates and kin in a New York tale of the Royal James
In mid eighteenth century New York Robert Ormerod narrates to Peter Cormaer as news arrives of a pirate ship off the Hook. Captain Rip Rip and pirate Murray the Royal James with crew including John Silver and Flint threaten Ormerod kin and a future, prompting a perilous voyage aboard the Royal James.
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New York
Robert Ormerod
Peter Cormaer
Darby McGraw
Rip-Rap
Ormerod
Robert
Andrew Murray
Murray
Darby
John Silver
O'Donnell Murray
Ormerod House
Flint
Peter
The Treasure Ship Scheme Amongst Pirates
In a cabin debate, Murray lays out terms for a seven hundred thousand pound treasure split among two ships and co conspirators. Flint accepts only if a hostage is provided, while Murray keeps the plan tight and moves toward spying on a Spanish treasure ship with stealth and deception.
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Flint
Murray
Ben Gunn
New York
Peter
Morgan
Cartagena
Chagres
Porto Bello
Vera Cruz
Cape Horn
Counel
Indies
Madagascar
Council of the Indies
Spyglass Island
Caribbean
Atlantic
Jamaica
Havana
Marmico
John
A Wicked Old Man's Dream
In a shipboard dialogue, Murray argues honor is self defined while plotting to secure power. He explains O'Donnell’s loyalty to King James and reveals a plan involving a teenage maid, deception, and a treasure voyage. Robert challenges the scheme, prompting Murray to share a Caribbean voyage map and his Jacobite allegiance as motive.
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Robert
Murray
O'Donnell
Flint
Reddens
Prithee
Duke of
Leitrim
Donegal
James
Whitehall
Wardly
O’donnell
King James
Madrid
New York
Caribbean Sea
Spanish Main
Floridas
Bra
Europa
Covent Garden and the Witch Coven Traditions Explored
The text traces the origin of coven from covent and covent garden in London. It notes witches formed groups of twelve with a leader and often met weekly while a quarterly Sabbath drew special Gatherings. Every seven years a Great Sabbath allegedly united regional covens with a sacrifice of the chief witch or Devil.
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Covent
Covent Garden
London
England
Thrift Education and Broader Saving Principles
An opinion on thrift emphasizing that saving is only part of financial wisdom. The piece warns that many save through patience but mis invest, urging thrift education to cover spending and investing guidance, not just money savings.
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Thrift Magazine
New Rays Discovered by Millikan at Academy Meeting
Dr R A Millikan of California Institute of Technology described new rays at the National Academy of Sciences gathering in Madison Wisconsin. He traced them back to postwar work continuing German findings and noted the rays exceed ultra X rays in strength and frequency, at 10 000 000 volts, with constant ionization and omnipresent from space.
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R. A. Millikan
California Institute of Technology
National Academy of Sciences
Madison
Wis
Millikan
Space
Earth
Swedish mothers place money in baby's bath for future wealth
Swedish mothers reportedly place coins in a baby's bath to ensure wealth in the future. The practice, cited by observers, reflects folk beliefs about luck and prosperity tied to water and infants.
Murray recounts his dream for next installment
Murray shares details of a dream that will unfold in the upcoming installment. He hints at themes of ambition and fate while previewing key moments and characters expected to drive the plot forward.
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Murray
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Mount Vernon Woman
A Mount Vernon New York resident asserts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound improved her health and appetite while praising its strength to the extent of comparing it to the Woolworth Building. The testimonial from Mrs Frank M Casey notes constant use and personal endorsement.
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Woolworth
New York City
Lydia “B. Pinkham
Lynn
Massachusetts
Cleveland
Ohio
Lydia H. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Frank M. Casey
South 11Th Ave
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Next element to analyze in the lesson
A dialogue scene from The Automobilist features an instructor warning a student not to swallow a tongue tied answer, humorously warning that the answer could be arsenic. The line showcases classroom misdirection and sharp wit.
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Mee
Lydia Binkham
BAYER
Oakland, Nebr
Anglo-American Drug Co
Fulton Street
Haarlem
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