Farewell In Panama Expedition On Floreana Island
A cruise during a voyage to the Galapagos drops anchor at Post Office Bay on Floreana Island. Officers refuse to land children due to treacherous terrain as the expedition proceeds amid tension from a death aboard the Queen and a restless cruise director pushing publicity. Neal and the Gladding girl are seen wandering the ship’s entrance hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floreana
Galapagos Archipelago
Post Office Bay
Mr. Macready
Neal
Macready
Helena
Hicks
Galapagos
Castaway Ambition on a Galapagos Shore
On Floreana island the Galapagos cruise party lands and views lava rocks and cactus. Neal and Helena tease danger and desire while debating marooning themselves as the Western Queen signals a return to the ship.
Subscriptions List Continues Across Newfoundland towns
A long ledger of annual subscriptions lists payments from many communities and individuals across Newfoundland, including Twillingate, Parkett & Monroe, Bonavista, St. John's, and multiple lodges and societies. Names like A Woolfrey, J T Sawyers, Hedley White, Diamond Jubilee Lodge LOA, and W.G. Vincent appear among varied donors and organisations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twillingate
Bat
Harry Layman
Rupert Parsons
Glenwood
Worry Wells
Larry Shea
Ladle Cave
Thomas West
Whitbourne
George Hutchings
Walter Jones
Burgeo
S. W. Const
U. S. Engineer
Fort Pepperrell
Noggin Cove
A. Woolfrey
Shoal
J. A. Burden
L. J. Greene
Bluff Head Cove
Cecil Roberts
Red Cross
Hr. Grace High School
J. EK. W
Local payments list from Gander Bay area noted
A fragmented ledger style entry lists payments to Cove and Smooth Cove, Gander Stores, Bailey Verte, Horwood installments, Explorers Group Pacquet, Mann Point and Shoe Cove. Names include Walter Granville, H W Bartlett, Clarence Steele, Stewart Hodder and John A Gray with amounts from 32 to 40 dollars.
Local Names and Sums Tie to Maritime Community
A list of individuals and amounts tied to towns across Newfoundland and Labrador including Moranda, Gander Bay, Bell Island, and Trinity Bay, with payments and names such as Noah Peckford Ladle Cove Frank H Small Toronto Rev. and Mrs Trickett. The fragmentary entry records names, places, and small monetary figures in a community ledger style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Rowley
Moranda
Que
Cat
Scott Shea
Glenwood
Leonard Simms
Mann Loint
Gander Pay
G Spurrell
King’s Cove
Trail Rangers
Joe Batt
Arm
Barr'd Islands
Noah Peckford
Ladle Cove
Frank H. Small
Toronto
Trickett
Bell Island
C.B
Mra
Wi. Penney
Badger
M. B Blackmore
St. John’s
J. Burdeck
Reginald Band
Belleorain
Samuel Brown
Comfort Cove
Fred Cross
Grand Falley
Bay de Verde
Maggie Loder
Change Isles
J. A. Francis
Gander Bay
Eric Francis
Lucenzo Francis
Josiah Leyte
Mann Point
Why the blood does not run to feet during headstand
A schoolmaster lectures on circulation and asks why blood drains to the head when inverted. Students answer with a pun about feet not being empty, prompting a brief pause before the class moves on.
Doctor Advises Bath Before Retirement Joke
A humorous exchange has a doctor urging a patient to bathe before you retire while the patient quips that retirement is two decades away, highlighting light medical humor and a playful misunderstanding.
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Panama
Duncan Nortean-Tayror
Joan Baragwanath
Dodd
Pelicans
Zully
White Beach
Mr Hicks
Pacific
Myr. Hicks
Ruth Sampson
Notre Dame Bay Memorial Hospital
Murphy's
Burin
Walter F Gear
Grand Balla
C. Wowen
Notre Dame Masonic Lodge
Little Bay
Lumsden South
Daphne
Doris Goodyear
Indian Burying Place
Pearce Prose
Brighton
Fred, Fudge, Jr
Delilah Squires
Geraldine Tilley
Lake St. John
Terra Nova
Edmund Ralph
Gordon Woodman
Gillard
Manuel
U. C. Ladies Association
Virgin
Charlie Burt
W. D. McCarter
St. John's
Royal Black Preceptory
Bishop's Falls
A. C. Young Peoples Society
Cape Cove
Fogo
Fred Saunders
Busy Bee
Crow Head
Walter C. Baldwin
Dd.s
U.S.A
R. F. Dove
Bonne Bay
Wilfred Dawe
Ray Roberts
U. C & S. A. United Congregations
Pilley’s Island
Loyal Orange Lodge
St. Anthony
St. Leonards
John Compton
Hyacinth
Lodge
L.O.B.A
Lawrenceton
C. M. Manuel
Isabel Manuel
Lemuel Noble
Nipper's Hr
George Norris
Clarenville
Edgar Slade
C. T. Brown
Jerseyside
Placentia
Fred W Brown
Grand Falls
Albert Brown
Pearce Bridger
Harry Bartlett
Cecil Ginn
W. H. B. Gill
Ray de Verde
RB. G. Reid
Gleneagles
Confederation Life
Chase & Sanporn
Chase & Sanborn Coffee
Rtm
Aia
Nfld
Stewart Roberts
Newfoundland
Christian Science Monitor
The
Monitor
Christian Science Publishing Society One
Norway Street
Boston
Massachusetts
North Africa
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