Gustave Dere's Early Woodcuts Drawings Inspire Awe
In Roatan Herald’s review a youth named Gustave Dere gains praise from M Lacroix for his woodcuts and drawings. The editor and reader witness Dere’s remarkable talent as blocks are prepared, praised, and considered masterpieces akin to Velazquez and Raphael. The piece also notes the druggist trade in New York and social commentary on cocoaine and morphine alternatives.
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Gustave
Roatan Herald
Dere
Paul Tacroix
Lore
M. Lacroix
Tanid
To du Taq
Tacy
Love
Raphael
Michaal Angelo
The Hard Work Behind the Ballet Girl's Life
A historical account contrasts the ballet girl’s daily grind with the star’s riches, detailing long hours from morning rehearsals to late performances, strict fines for tardiness or illness, and the limited pay of about ten dollars weekly. It also reflects on society’s view of dancers and the burden of labor in the theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ran Francico Mennheiter
Sis Chien Gee Cole
Drunken Man Escapes Grim Journal Tales and Odd Facts
A fragmented clipping recounts stories from a journal and essays. It notes a drunken man’s immunity to falls, the length of Arab letter salutations, methods to preserve fruit via cotton, a boy’s tricycle horse hobby, and various odds and ends on power, stamps, and police dress.
Natural Bridge of Firgtote Fier Mhitadashts
A fragment describes a dramatic natural limestone arch known as Arbor Vity Creek’s bridge, 415 feet high with a thick arch of fifty five feet and eighty feet top width. It notes rare beauty, multiple viewpoints, and a legend of origin from wear in limestone caves.
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Arbor Vity Creek
Isle la Motte
Lake Champlain
Fragmentary 19th Century Text on Pronunciation
A Boston lady recalls a moment when discussion of a state name caused distress among English speakers at home. The imperfect excerpt hints at attitudes toward American pronunciation and national identity, noting mispronunciations and the emotional impact on speakers.
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Burt
Engliah Ie
Trisia Hine for the Meat Tork Aga
A garbled OCR item describes a girl on Moth Street who tells her young man she will not marry until he earns 1000. He sets out with resolve, while a dialogue snippet mentions George and payment of fifty cents amid unclear names and places.
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George
Georgs
Old World Reminders and Ingenious Small Machines
The article notes Dutch residents in a river settlement keeping old homestead customs, distinctive Amsterdams colors, and sturdy garden layouts. It then describes Mexican and Navajo blankets woven on primitive looms, valued as art, and highlights a miniature steam engine built from 140 parts. A new depth-sounding device for shallow waters is also introduced, using a long vertical rod to measure depth and infer bottom conditions.
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Haden
Mademoiselle
Holland
Austria
England
Aguas Calientes
al Saltillo
Laila
Nava O
van Eegot
Fragmentary play and forest economics amid odd dialogue
A garbled page mixes a stage dialogue about a wife and mother with a calm husband, then shifts to a note on United States forest products valued at over 20 million and the relative gold and silver output. It mentions old communion services, claret and Burgundy quantities, and a Glasgow cost, followed by a Canadian lobster shipment experiment on the Clifton ice steamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly Madison
Cleveland
Madison
Congress
Philadel
Virginia
Cal
Aaron Burr
Burr
Montpelier
Philadtelphia
United States
Okton
Echance
Corporation of Glasgow
Fragmentary notice hints at fashion item in England
A garbled OCR fragment describes a fashionable English slipper made of wool bound in imitation fur. It mentions satin, a young lady, and elaborate details, but the text is largely unintelligible and lacks clear facts or dates.
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England
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Brookhaven
B. T. Hobbs
Ime
Silver
Farmington Coast
Pean
Ea Ieee
Munson
Eigen
Thoreau
Great West
New York
Americas
Han St
Thor
Woden
Ree the Great
Coukl
Lave Beyond
Renee Fechas
Hitaeyy
Prnatice Conaerpation
Fortin
Arowe Chemical CO
Baltinone
Waris
J. C. Boadwee
T. Brookhaven
Miss
A. C. McNalr
Lincoln
Jing Counties
Jackson
Mar
G. S. McMillan
Lawrence
W. R. Spencer
Mississippi
Ourion
R. Mt. Thompson
Maren
J. Bowen
Sone
de Smylie
J- O. Friliok
J.B. Daughtry
Phoenix
Eanttes
Vate Tire
Phenix
Germanta
N. Orteana Pantone
Lugares Construan
Stomim
Sdill
Srookhaven
Conmerly
Broprister
Winnie Wa
Tomas
Mares Ea
Ufe
Ballet
Jay
London
France
Walla
de Jenneville
Lastile
Louis I
Etentife Journal
Leslie Stephen
Stephen
Iere
Berlin
Seumage Journal
Tyndall
Zageel
Colon
Nollan St. Pevanel
Denmark
Cpain
Jumbe
Geuies
Great Britain
le Bow
Genta
Massachusetts State Bureau of Statistics
Ono
Norfolk
Vic) Cor
Franky Lestie’s
Uog
Eben
Loti
Ornan
Oman
Dar Walt
Bone
Ole Ginnerman
Ole Grubbs
Trisia
Wavshtstun Republic
George Sail
Stan Ding
TVD
Mullins
Hank
Maritime Provinces
Canada
Clifton
Miramithi
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