A perilous journey to Granville ends in Ville en Bois
In mid February the narrator and young Minima flee poverty in Normandy. With no money or resources and a dangerous cold, they seek shelter, meet Rosalie and a kindly priest, and accept a night in Ville en Bois before continuing toward Granville with aid from local clergy.
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England
Madame Perrier
Minimi
Tardif
Martin Dobree
Julia
Monsieur
Mademoiselle Morel
Mademoiselle
Madame
Minima
Borddeaux
Normandy
Paris
Miaima
Granville
Guernsey
Noireau
Martin
Sark
Rosalie
Night Ride to a Forsaken Cross
A narrator and a child seek shelter near a sorrowful cross in a grove of yews as rain falls and wind moans. A rough market-cart carriage arrives with a red-faced Norman driver and a priest aboard, pausing as aid is begged to guide them through the dark night.
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Granville
Monsieur
Madame
Francis Laurentie
Villeen-bois
Villeenbois
Faust
Monsieur le Cure
Jean
Minima
Warning to Preachers From a Humorous Sermon
The narrator recalls a hot summer sermon when a sleeping layman in the rear woke and interrupted. He uses the moment to bridge the gap with a quip about illness, quoting a parishioner who dryly remarks that such preaching would make everyone ill.
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Mqnor
Cyrus Townsend Brady
New Lippincott
Chance for a Castle Advertisement in London Paper
A London advertisement promotes a four stone rock built crenelated castle perched on a rugged coast. It boasts three reception rooms seven bedrooms and modern conveniences priced at ten pounds weekly. The listing lures seekers of dramatic views with shipwrecks and corpses visible from the property.
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London
Pittsburg
The Chief Cost. Wetspot-by-the-Sea Trip Downgraded
A short remark notes a summer trip canceled due to cost. The speaker explains funds existed for expenses but not the tips, reflecting traveler budget constraints. The Baltimore American quotes the dialogue fragment, highlighting practical travel economics.
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Wetspot-by
Thesea
Baltimore American
Tuberculosis Deaths Reach One Quarter of Paris 1899
Paris recorded 46,088 deaths in 1899 with tuberculosis blamed for 12,314 of them, accounting for more than a quarter of all fatalities.
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Paris
McKinley Widow Sorrowfully Minds Past as Death Looms
The Canton widow Ida McKinley sits in her North Market street home pondering her late husband and two lost children. She shows little interest in daily tasks, seeks the grave for consolation, and endures a life of deep mourning while her sister and friends watch over her fragile health.
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McKinley
North Market Street
Canton
Buffalo
Temple of Music
Westlawn Cemetery
Ida Saxton
William McKinley
Les
Glibson
Jones
Atlanta Constitution
N. Y
Tyte Phist
Chicago Tribune
Johnny Wise
Ancient Bank Note Era Unearthed In Asiatic Museum
A 1300 B C bank note from the Asiatic museum in St. Petersburg is touted as the oldest such note. It bears the imperial bank name date issue number and a mandarin signature with forgery penalties. Printing from wooden tablets began in China around 160 A D. The remark about fools and apparent sensibility ends the note.
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Asiatic Museum
St. Petersburg
Imperial Bank
China
Humorous Fragments and Quips in 19th Century Columns
A mosaic of light verse and dialogue from period papers features a blind mendicant tale, a penny in a slot joke, marital banter about hanging pictures, a quip on genius and money, stagecoach and stage driver banter, a medium’s chat, and a boy’s imperfect school composition all reflecting daily life and wit of the era.
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Sir Isaac Newton
Washington Star
Yaas
Ohio State Journal
Flushing
Elmhurst
Casey Corners
Brooklyn Eagle
Whooper
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Hesba Strett
Mrs. Dobree
Kate Daltrey
Channel Islands
Jersey
Emile
Mrs. M'Kinley
M’kinley
Willie
Madge
Mamma
Johnnie
Baltimore
Bragg
Alexander Smart
CIA
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