Napoleon III sought death at Sedan in bold action
Baron Verly presents an authentic account of Napoleon III riding into heavy fire at Sedan on September 1 1870 seeking death to avoid defeat. He sat exposed for an hour atop a cemetery height while bullets fell and aides were wounded. The claim of two horses killed is dismissed as incorrect.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Napoleon Ili
Sedan
Baron Verly
Cent Gardes
Marshal MacMahon
Bazelles
Napoleon III
d’Hendecourt
General de Courson
de Trecesson
Grand Rue
Napoleon II
Paris
Serpent Story From Martinique Ends in Deathless Milk and Music
The Paris Eclair recounts a blood curdling tale set on Martinique with Sergeant Legrand and Private Durand. A six foot lancehead snake sleeps on Durand’s chest until milk and the Blue Danube lure it to a bowl, where it is killed by guards. Durand recovers, but his hair turns snow white.
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Paris
Durand
France
Legal Notice Sale of Corona Street Improvement Bond Property
City Treasurer John L Merriam announces sale of the Corona street improvement parcel in Corona Riverside County California for unpaid principal interest and publication costs due on Street Improvement Bond Number 206 Series 1 Assessment 408 dated November 27 1906. Property Lot 6 Block 84 Original Plat Corona. Sale to occur September 25 1908 at 10 am at Corona City Hall if sums are not paid.
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Main Street
Corona
California
Coruna
Delinq Dent
John L. .Merriam
State of
County of Riverside
State of California
Olive Street
Southern California Railway
City of
City of Corona
Sth
Corona Independent
Love's Young Dream Interrupted by A Brother's Quip
A Malate girl and her Romeo were seated close on a drawing room couch when her little brother burst in. He challenged the couple with a fisherman joke, remarking he had heard their father say the boy would make a good sinker.
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Love
Romeo
Eden
Manila
Quotations and Shakespeare in Everyday Speech
The passage argues that many people can name the source of familiar quotes. It notes that Shakespeare pervades English speech with phrases like a woman’s reason and a trick worth two of that. It mentions Goldsmith’s line Ask me no questions and I will tell you no lies as widely known.
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Shakespeare
Made Him a Songster in a Yard Calamity
A humorous Chicago News item recounts Mrs Stubb boiling bird seed instead of oatmeal, causing their yard tramp to sing in astonishment for an hour. Mr Stubb blames himself for the comic miscue and the episode ends with amusement at the kitchen mishap.
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Stubb
Maria
Wisdom in Knowledge Judgment and Conduct Harnessed
Fragmentary line reflects a proverb pairing wisdom with knowledge judgment and conduct. It emphasizes harmony of intellect and behavior as guiding principles. The text presents a merged concept rather than a stated event, person, or place.
A Model Servant to a Muddled Command
A servant responds to a tangled directive about visiting a club with a silly name and obtaining a book with a yellow cover to prepare for a train ride. The exchange reveals the master’s uncertain phrasing and the servant’s compliance.
A Dark Secret. Wanted The Name That Made The Welkin Ring
Det pit News reports a mystery figure described as the man who first made the welkin ring. The notice hints at a historical mastermind behind a celebrated sound, inviting readers to reveal the person behind the phrase.
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Welkin Ring
Det Pit
Corona Board orders Palm Avenue street work and bonds
The Corona Board of Trustees adopts a resolution to improve a Palm Avenue section from Olive Street to Loroe Lane, issue serial bonds over ten years, and advertise bids. The City Clerk will publish notices, require a 10 percent bid bond, and designate The Corona Independent as the newspaper for notices.
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Board of Trustees
City of
Corona
Palm Avenue
Olive Street
Macdillivray
Hiversidre Land & Water Company
State of
Etornia
Corona Independent
Sata
H. H. Holmes
HH. A. Wood
Corona City sewer and streetwork plan seizes new bonds
The Corona City Council approves a plan to grade pave and curb the Southwest quarter of the Boulevard using decomposed granite and cement inlays. Bonds issued at seven percent repayable by annual coupons with semi annual interest. Sealed bids invited with ten percent certified check.
Grand Boulevard Street Work Resolved for Bond Funding
A city board adopts a resolution to improve a portion of Grand Boulevard and authorize serial bonds to cover the project cost. The action directs the City Clerk to advertise for bids for construction according to plans and specifications along the boulevard from the west gutter of Main Street to the south gutter of Sixth.
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Board of Prastees
City of
Corona
Notice of stockholders meeting Corona Home Telephone Co
The Corona Home Telephone and Telegraph Company calls a stockholders meeting for September 30, 1908 at its Corona California office on Sixth Street. The meeting considers increasing capital stock from 25 000 to 50 000 dollars per a California Civil Code provision. Board President ALC Wood and Secretary WS Chapman Jr sign.
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Corona Home Telephone and Telegraph Company
Corona, Calif
Corona
California
Towit
Sixth
Board of Directora
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MO. L. Merriam
Orona
Lit Riig
Sheridan Street
Everand
H. A. Wood
WS. Cheapman, Jr
Dr. King
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