Funeral of Napoleon Poem in Maple Leaf Excerpt
An excerpt of a long wartime poem by Sir John Hagarty recalls Napoléon’s funeral. The verse blends imperial imagery with battlefield memories, tracing the imperial icon through Notre Dame, the burial train, and the echoes of past campaigns.
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Napoleon
Maple Leaf
Sir John H. Hagarty
Province of
Ontario
Toronto
Seine
Notre Dame
St. Helen
Neuilly
The Doctor's Loyalty in a tale of two friends
Philip Penrose and John Carleton, lifelong friends from school days, pursue separate paths in medicine and business. Their bond endures through letters and travel until John’s wife leaves him, testing their loyalty and friendship across distance and difference.
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Philip Penrose
John Carleton
Phil Penrose
Philip
John
Harvard
New England
Chicago
Doctor Penrose and the hidden truth of John Carleton
Dr Penrose uncovers that Mrs Felton is John Carleton’s wife, thought dead, whose marriage broke after his jealousy. John denies the union and files for divorce, while Penrose wrestles with a morally charged choice. He writes a persuasive letter prompting forgiveness, and the tale endures with Penrose a gray bachelor, gazing at his carriage of memory.
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John
Philip
Philip Penrose
Mrs. Felton
Felton
John Carleton
Boston Post
Why This Shower of Garters Grips Chicago Headlines
The Chicago Chronicle notes a bizarre week of lost garter notices appearing across the city. A south side incident involved a garter with a gold buckle, prompting questions about wearers and possible faults in manufacture. The item’s peculiar spread raises questions of seasonality and social prudence.
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Chicago
Tower Place
Chicago Chronicle
Wellington in India and Assaye Victory
The Fortnightly Review lauds Arthur Wellesley for his service in India. It credits his leadership at Mysore after Tippoo and his decisive victory at Assaye, noting early missteps but highlighting his administrative power and command.
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Wellington
India
Tippoo
Seringapatam
Nizam
Mysore
Assaye
Senator Depew Finds Senate a Barren Field for Anecdotes
Senator Depew travels to Washington seeking fresh stories from cloakrooms but discovers the Senate yields few new anecdotes. He expected quick wit but finds the supply limited and stale in the legislative body.
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Depew
Senate of
The
United States
Washington
Senate
Paris boy preacher leads pledges against draw poker
Eddie Reed a Paris Illinois boy preacher has induced several townsmen to sign pledges to refrain from playing draw poker. The item notes Reed has persuaded others to quit the game and hints at his impact in the community.
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Eddie Reed
Paris
Ill
Eddie
Buffalo Express
Well Guarded. Two lawyers guard Jonas Junius
Chicago Record quips that Jonas Junius keeps two lawyers on retainer. One advises on business matters, the other weighs how much to pay the first lawyer’s bill. The joke highlights cautious spending and legal counsel dynamics.
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Jonas Junius
Chicago Record
Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors
Gist of patents issued last week lists inventors including George A. Elder of St. Paul Minnesota for a fluid tempering apparatus John O Ingrebetson Moe South Dakota for a self dropping mechanism for self binding harvesters Ivor P Meloos Stony Brook Minnesota for a key wrench Charles H Melvin St Paul Minnesota for a back pedaling brake Edward G Regli Duluth Minnesota for a combined carriage and sleigh Merwin Lathop Johnson patent attorneys located at 011 912 Pioneer Press Bidg St Paul Minn
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Northwestern
George A. Elder
St. Paul
Minn
John O. Ingrebetson
Moe
S. D
Ivor P. Meloos
Stony Brook
Charles H. Melvin
Edward G. Regli
Duluth
Merwin, Lathop & Johnson
Pioneer Press Bidg
A Foreign Tongue in Harper's Bazar Excerpt
A conversation about Afrikaans terms in a Harper's Bazar quote features speakers debating trek, voorlooper, kopje and dorped terms. One speaker admits unfamiliarity with golf, contrasting the linguistic riff with a casual interruption.
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Voorlooper
Kopje
Spruil
Disselboom
Harper's Bazar
Allen's Foot Ease advertised powder for tight shoes
Advertising copy touts Allen's Foot Ease a powder to ease tight new shoes cure corns bunions and sweaty feet sample free 25c at druggists and shoe stores with address for Allen S Olmsted LeRoy NY. A motivational note comments on fear of failure hindering progress and notes on Algerian archaeology stalled by funds. The saying money is the root of all evil follows the line about money.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N
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