Anecdotes of Reyer the biting wit of a composer
Ernest Reyer, famed French composer, was famed for sharp wit and caustic tongue. Early misfires like Erostrate distressed him, yet he lampooned critics, rival managers, and even fans with dry humor. His stories include a Brussels party joke at Halanzier and quips about auditions and operatic duties.
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Ernest Reyer
Fortune
Reyer
Halanzier
Brussels
Sigurd
Paris
Theatre de la Monnaie
Malanzier
Mme
Rose Caron
Paris Opera
Opera
Roger
Reger
M. Reyer
Provence
Rue de la Tour d'Auvergne
Market Wisdom Cited From Maeterlinck Quotation
A Maeterlinck line urges vigilance in daily life. The maxim contrasts prudent market awareness with spiritual sleep, signaling a theme of worldly prudence versus quiet devotion.
Ocean Travel On Luxury Ocean Liners And Social Highs
Harriet Quimby in Leslie's Weekly describes luxury ocean travel as virtually shorelike with opulent drawing rooms two windows a grand electric grate and organized social routines. She notes the third day as the voyage's social peak when shipboard life is in full swing with deck chat dolphins onlookers and even shipboard vaudeville and gym sessions touted as best for sea legs.
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Winter Palace
Nice
Harriet Quimby
Leslie’s Weekly
Alden's Naples Story Reflects Teetotaler Squire
W L Alden the humorist led a spartan life rarely drinking wine or spirits and wintered abroad in Genoa Naples or Cairo for four to five months costing about £50. A Naples hotel tale with his brother novelist L recalls a night of spray and a nodding statue blamed on Capri wine followed by an oddly refreshed breakfast.
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W. L. Alden
Genoa
Naples
Cairo
Mediterranean
Pearson's Weekly
Medal of Blood Linked Garibaldi Legend
A Naples physician Dr Manini gifted Garibaldi a medal of his own blood to inspire him for the last effort. The medal bore the inscription The Blood of Garibaldi Is Forever Red and is said to be preserved by Garibaldi's descendants.
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Garibaldi
Manini
Naples
Bigsbee Ponders Heartfelt Vow and Pipe Firm Tie
An Eys to Business quip notes Bigsbee as melodramatic, claiming he would drain his heart for love while revealing he is an agent for a drain and sewer pipe company. The Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt hints at double meaning and social banter.
All He Knew Officer to Recruit Shot Misses
An officer questions a frightened recruit who confesses his shots miss their mark and seem to have left him behind. The exchange conveys tension as the recruit tearfully admits uncertainty about his aim.
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Landen
Deepest law of human nature Carlyle statement
A fragment noting Thomas Carlyle or a paraphrase about the deepest law of human nature. The text presents a concise, era-appropriate remark without additional context or dates.
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Tiahtt
Carlyle
The Earth Path and the Sun in a Changing Sky
An essay-like meditation on Earth's three journeys the daily spin around the axis the yearly orbit around the sun and the voyage through stellar space. It explains the sun's apparent size changes with seasons and how triangulation parallax and the ellipses of orbit reveal distances and the seasons while invoking Browning Keller and Newton to frame duty and motion.
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Constellation Lyra
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Sothis
Earth
Browning
Helen Keller
Plumbers Detective Ends With Lesson At Noon
In New York Sun excerpts, a plumber named Pipes handles a leak scare at a luxury St Nicholas avenue building. A worker reports a leak but a careful check reveals only tenant spillover, with Pipes concluding the owner overpaid for a non existent fault and bidding the young man farewell.
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Eeshéights
Fassitt
Pipes
Riley
Mr. Silverberg
St. Nicholas Avenue
New York Sun
Mixed Metaphor Reflections on History and Society
A compendium of colorful quotes from diverse voices a historian a village reporter a rising politician a business leader a suffragette and temperance advocate. Their lines blend metaphor and moral urging from crowns to votes to bottles illustrating ambition struggle and danger in public life as captured by T P s London Weekly.
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Europe
T. P
London Weekly
Dr Johnson Kissed Mrs Brooke at London Farewell
On the eve of departure for Canada Mrs Brooke hosted a farewell party with Hannah More, Johnson and Boswell among the guests. Dr Johnson left early but later sent to Mrs Brooke, and, after descending, kissed her in a discreet moment.
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Dr. Johnson
London
Canada
Birds In Winter Suffering Cold In Fleece Snare
The article notes birds endure extreme cold. in sheep country birds cling to wool to stay warm. Their feet tangle in fleece leading to starvation as harsh winter conditions bite.
Paris Louvre gallery visit prompts bargaining exchange
A Visitor notes a conversation about leaving Paris and visiting the Louvre. The Fair American explains buying a col laret and confusion over what was meant by gallery, mentioning a gallery by a specific name. The fragment hints at a mistaken location or identification of artworks.
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Paris
Louvre
van Ieinal T
Golden Rule Memory Commitment Echoes in Speech
A fragmentary note quotes Markham about committing to memory a guiding rule. The wording suggests a call to apply the Golden Rule in life, though the text is garbled and incomplete.
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Cus
Markham
Kilmer's Swamp Root Promoted as Kidney Remedy
An advertisement extols Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues and related pains. It claims benefits for back pain, rheumatism, and urinary troubles, touts immediate mild effects, and notes availability from druggists in 50-cent and one-dollar sizes with a free sample offer by mail from Dr Kilmer Co.
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Kilmer
Dr. Ier & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Binghamton
N. Y
Improvements at Star Theatre in Hasbrouck block
Work began yesterday on major renovations at the Star Theatre in the Hasbrouck block. A 20 foot wide gallery spans the south end with raised seats for about 150. a west side fire escape and extra exits from the gallery and auditorium are planned. Completion is expected by September 1 for the season opening. George Demara resumes managing, focusing on moving pictures. dramas shift to Bristol Opera House. Contractor Everett West heads the project.
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Star Theatre
Hasbrouck Block
George . Demara
Demara
Bristol Opera House
Everett West
The
Star
Anels Eben Reflects On Self-Importance
Anels Eben declares self-importance isn’t limited to humans, noting no creature in the barnyard is ever large enough to fully justify the crowing it begins. The remark mirrors rural dialect and humorous observation within a farm setting.
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Anels Eben
Little Willie and Bobby Wish for Whiskers
A brief dialogue notes a child named Little Willie resisting washing his face while Little Bobby wishes to be grown and wear whiskers. The exchange conveys playful childhood vanity and pretend authority through a simple banter between two youngsters.
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Willie
Bobby
Guardian Notice and Estate Account in Bristol
The notice states that Gertrude E. Crurbach has been appointed guardian of Sarah Elizabeth LeDieu by the Bristol Probate Court and that all claims must be filed within six months. It also records Orrin L. Bosworth as guardian of Henry H. Tilley’s estate presenting a final account with real estate sales noted and a hearing set for August 2, 1909, at 10:30 AM.
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Guardian
Bristol
R. I
Sarah Elizabeth LeDieu
Ward
Gertrude E. Cbrurch
Patrick
Frank H Hammicl
Estate of Robert Newbold first account filed Bristol
Robert Newbold Jr administrator presents his first account for allowance of the estate deceased and seeks distribution of the balance. settlement referred to August 2 1900 at 16 30 in Bristol Probate Court and notice ordered for fourteen days in Bristol Phoenix.
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Robate
Bristol
Robert Newbold
Robert Newbold Jr
Bristol Phoenix
John M. Coggeshall
Catherine
Connor
Phoenix
Newport and Providence Railway Time Table
Newport and Providence Railway Company publishes a time table listing scheduled trains between Newport and Providence with routes, departure times, and notable service notes for passengers. The compact notice outlines daily operations and contact details for schedule inquiries.
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Newport & Providence Railway Company
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Maeterlinck
Ocean ‘Travel
Alden
Oat
MSC Ag Ae Son
Kida
Henry H. Tilley
Orrin L. Bosworth
Fall Abcy Py
Joan M. Coggrshall
Elizabeth R- Mowry
Frank H. Reynolds
Elizabeth R. Mowry
Falsh
Warren
Lind
Thomas W Wilson
Jund
Abby D’wealf
Ruby D’wolf
Koyman
Jobn McOggeshall
Mene Iy
Bistels
Rove Ly
Bristo
SOND
Siow
Sant Bristo
Newport
G.M
Wilbur
Kristol
Church Bt
John Temple
Drury Real Estate
William G. Murphy
Wamseit Ave
Warke IN
KR. LE
A.W. Orgelman
Mary Oss
Biate Street
Amial
Waldron- Brownell CO
Bradford Street
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