Sailor saved by True Bounty after Sachem sinking
During the War of 1812, Captain Fellowes survives the Sachem sinking by a British frigate and encounters Captain Chater of the True Bounty. Chater offers aid and a chance to sail as mate, while Fellowes protects a lone survivor, a woman who remains unnamed.
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America
Lion Fellowes
Sachem
Fellowes
Lisbon
Capt
Chater
True Bounty
Quintance
Luglepin
Inex
Rival captains scheme amid a perilous dawn aboard Badger
On the sea near New York Cara Inglepin and Captain Collishawe press British-born Fellowes for intelligence while Admiral Rockburn plans blockade actions. The True Bounty sails as Fellowes is seized in a tense confrontation revealing loyalties and a looming political struggle.
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Moscow
Napoleon
Taney
Wellington
Corvath
Java
Admiral Rockburn
Canada
Cara
James
Lisbon
Jaures
Captain Chater
Collshawe
Broadway
Wellowes
Chater
Fellowes
Mr Fellowes
Miss Cara
Miss Inglepin
Collishawe
Mr. Fellowes
New York
Cot Ushine
New
Sirraht
Berens
Pellowes
London
Eton
Congsu
Falcowes
Doan
Marcy
Ushawe
Aspinia
Tellowes
Pellowas
Bounty
Duenna
Dueena
Tagus Bar
Mr. Curry
Bosun
Clinch
Collighane
Colilshawe
Mangians of Mindoro Preserve Bamboo Love Letters
The Mangian people of Mindoro inscribe love letters on bamboo in a single vertical column using an ancient alphabet of about three vowels and ten consonants. They value romance but avoid wealth records, with poets sometimes crafting long verses along a 45 foot pole.
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Mindoro
Curious ghost in museum glass mirrors Ptah priest coffin
In the British Museum Egypt gallery an empty black basalt coffin of a Ptah priest is seen beside a glass case holding a statuette of Isis. A companion notes a reflected apparition where an effigy seems to appear in the Ptah coffin, caused by light refracting through two glass surfaces.
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Egyptologiac
British Museum
Ptah
Isis
Artie and Mamie Decide to Marry in Moonlit Park
Artie declares they should settle their plans and marry while Mamie smiles and hints at shared future. They discuss nerves and past loves as the moon glows over the lake and a park path sparkles with light.
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Artie
Tere
Mamie
Coe
Remarkable Old Maps Shown at London Exhibition
An Science Museum London exhibition features ancient mapmaking from 200 B C to the 18th century. Notable items include Captain Cook’s Botany Bay map from 1770 and a pirate map of Mexico painted on skin. The event highlights the long history of cartography from early grids to global globes.
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London
America
Science Museum
Captain Cook
Botany Bay
Mexico
Agu
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Featured as Universal Remedy
An advertisement extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a sweet yet effective antacid for children and adults. It claims the product neutralizes acid more gently than harsher remedies and promotes it as a physician endorsed, prescription free household staple. The ad notes the U S registered trade mark of Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co dating back to 1875.
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U. S
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co
Charles Phillips
New Airport Beacon by General Electric
General Electric develops a revolving airport beacon with all moving parts enclosed in a glass dome. The beacon's beam is visible for 66 miles in clear weather and uses a 20 inch parabolic mirror with an automatic lamp changer and two 1000 watt 145 volt airway beacon lamps. Louvres reduce stray light while a rotating mechanism provides the rotation.
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New Airport
General Electric Company
Come and Get It Raymond–What would you say to a kiss
A Belfast News Letter fragment presents a playful exchange with Cathleen teasing Raymond about laziness as a kiss is offered. The casual dialogue hints at a lighthearted rural vibe in the era's social notes.
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Turner Hall
Artie Blanchard
Mamie
Artie
Momle
Miller
Marguerite
Raymond
Cathleen
Belfast
Newa Letter
Shopping In the South Seas
A witty exchange about grass slits and weeds highlights social tact. The speaker notes a fool woman believes every word in love while a tactful woman knows what not to do.
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Windward
Ellowes
Colga
Col
Cup
Wing
George Ade
Phillips
Magnesia
Aeroxon
Dot
U.8 A
Graef & Sandknop
Edina
South Seas
Dee
A. O. Leonard, Inc
Fifth Ave
New York City
California
St. Albans
J. Deegan
Vermont
T. Wooton
St. Des Moines
Leo Heuvelmann
Salem
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