Master Adventurer Seeks New Frontiers Across Americas
Captain George B Boynton recounts a life of guns smuggling and revolutions from Franco Prussian War missions to Venezuela Santo Domingo episodes. He joins Guzman Blanco, battles Pulgar, escapes capture with Indian servant and navigator, and sails to Santo Domingo and Brazil. Norton aids in China sea ventures as Boynton navigates perilous political maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedan
Trieste
Comittee
Bordeaux
Leckwith
Nickell & Co
Norton
China Sea
Venezuela
Guzman Blanco
London
Juliette
New London
Conn
Bermuda
Lars Sorensen
St. Thomas
Curacao
Guzman
Pulgar
Monagas
Ortega
Tucacas Point
la Guayra
General Pulgar
Oruba
Faxon
Caracas
Rewai
England
Central America
Frank Norton
General Baez
Buenaventura Baez
Santo Domingo
West Indies
Sorensen
Bank of England
Myrtle Bank
Costa Rica
Curagho
Pulido
Baez
Santo Domiso City
Pallace
Wednling
Halifax
N. 8
Bues
Éyyi Migident
Ganier d’Aton
Pimental
Cabral
Drum Head
Loensen
Orinoco
Manaos
Brazil
Amazon
Rio Janeiro
Elbe
Moir
Trent
Mason
Slidell
China
Wea
Miser'e Hoard Funds Charity After Frugal Life in Vienna
An elderly Vienna cashier, Josef Spitzberger, saved 14500000 crowns over decades in seven rooms with minimal comforts. He gave all to a children's hospital and lived on dry bread and tea, foregoing sugar and light, while rebuffing pleas to spend. He never married and left most of his fortune to charity.
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Spitzberger
Vienna
Austria
Josef Spitzberger
Spitsberger
Children's Hospital
Scenes in Jericho Travelogue from Jerusalem to Jericho
The narrator describes a dawn journey from Jerusalem to Jericho, noting biblical sites and memories around Jericho. References include the pool of Rusha, ancient walls, German and Austrian excavations, and Bedouin Arabs with camels as dawn light and a quiet road scene unfold.
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Jerusalem
Jericho
Rilla
Joshua
Elijah
Elishe
Jordan
Yackens
Cleopatra
Mark Antony
Rusha
Arine
Hills in dawn light and travels near Jerusalem recalled
A misty morning journey recalls biblical scenes on hillside plains as Arabs ride along sunlit routes toward Jerusalem. The party rests at a Khan near the Good Samaritan inn, visits Bethany and Lazarus’ tomb, and notes Muslim custody of sacred sites. A Holstein cow roams Norwich stores, causing panic among clerks before the owner leads it out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Bethany
Lazarus
Simon
Martha
Mary
Jericho
Decline in TB Death Rate Surpasses Overall Mortality
From 1901 to 1910 the tuberculosis death rate fell from 1969 to 160.2 per 100 000, an 18.7 percent drop, while overall deaths fell 9.7 percent from 1655.0 to 1495.8. Figures from the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis cite U S Bureau of the Census data for the registration area. The TB rate has declined steadily since 1904, while the general rate fluctuates. The ten year TB decline saves an estimated 27 000 lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
United States Bureau of the Census
Baby's Eczema Healed by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. Mary W. Ramsey of Colorado Springs recounts how her infant son suffered eczema at three weeks old with watery oozing and later boils. After stopping a physician’s treatment she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, noting rapid improvement and full recovery by seven months. She attributes his health and beauty to the Cuticura products and offers free samples and a 32 page booklet from Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary W
Silent Actors and Advertisers Move Toward New Media Realities
An item notes a London patent for a film and phonograph combo that could allow moving pictures to synchronize sound in homes. It contrasts advertising’s proven value with skeptics, citing shifting business attitudes. Other tips cover reviving dying houseplants with charcoal and potash, humorous quips about fashion, and a mix of consumer ads and light anecdotes.
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Milton
London
Eng
St Near
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George B. Boynton
George A Boynton
Holy Land
Norwich
Stephen's Gate
Allen
N.Y
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Howell
Powell
Europe
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