Dame de Morancey Seeks Lost Son In Morning Meeting
Mme de Morancey, separated from Count de Morancey, hurries through Paris to meet her son George on the 6th of each month. She spends twelve hours in greedy indulgence, questions the child about life and health, then returns him to the hotel with gifts. A poignant day of memory and loss unfolds as a stranger’s cry interrupts the walk.
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Mme. de Morancey
Annette
George
Mme. de Moruncey
Arc de l'Etoile
Place de la Concorde
Boulevard Saint- Germaine
Avery
Mime de Morancey
Count de Morancey
Mme. de Monincey
Mme da Monrincey
Jenigth
Olee
Boulevard
Jerson George
Nime
France
Church de Saime Clotilde
Mger
Eco
Faussershy
Nilne
Anton
Victoria
Tragic revelation as wife learns fate of child
In a Paris hotel, Mme de Morricey confronts a grim dawn after her husband’s accident. She imagines blame, fear, and possible murder, then discovers the infant has died without her knowledge. A priest confirms the death, and she is allowed to stay with the body as rain falls outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. de Morricey
Lima
Sho
Lin
Ramso
George Ladying
George
Ilenry Zavedan
Taine's Knowledge Reflections After His Death
Francisque Sarcey described Taine as a man of vast curiosity who pursued philosophy science history music and languages. He was a living encyclopedia whose massive knowledge was organized in his mind and readily recalled in conversation or on paper.
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Taine
M. Francisque Sarcey
Paris
M. Surrey
Remarkable Londerdsa tomato and new Country Gentleman corn
The Londerdsa tomato is notable for its large smooth fruit. A new sweet corn named Country Gentleman is introduced. The Black Linn pole bean is described as a black mottled seeded variety with bold claims. Progressive farmers rotate crops. Concentrated fertilizers pair with green manuring. The white oat variety Clydesdale is early and productive.
Onion origins and leek in ancient texts
The origin of the onion is unclear though onions are mentioned in early texts. The leek appears often in the Old Testament and was likely native to Egypt. Romans favored it centuries later and likely brought it to England with them.
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Egypt
England
Horsehair Snake Myth Challenged by Naturalist Findings
The piece discusses boyhood beliefs about the horsehair snake and other myths, noting the naturalist Nicholas Piko asserts Gordius aquaticus as a real aquatic worm with two mouths. It recounts anecdotes from pioneers about horsehair worms in hides, the pond life, and cautions against dismissing these as mere superstition while describing in detail the parasite’s lifecycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Piko
Pennsylvania
New York Sun
Stock Gambling and the Stock Exchange Peril
The piece argues that New York’s stock market is heavily financed by borrowed money, with amateurs and professionals alike engaging in high risk bets. It explains margins, broker loans, and the likelihood of a collapse when lenders pull back, noting the vulnerability of many to crushing losses and a dig at borrowing culture. It cites Andrew Jackson and a proverb about buying and selling with borrowed funds.
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Isenra
London
Paris
Europe
New York
Stock
Peope
Andrew Jackson
Jonny
Matthew Marshall
New York Sun
The Death Valley Borax Tale and Its Rise
The article traces borax from East Indies and Persia to Venice and England, noting price drops from 1 pound to 40 cents and then 81 cents, expanding its reach. It tells how Death Valley earned its name after a 1867 expedition to California via Salt Lake, where many died in extreme heat and dehydration. Later explorations found borax deposits in Nevada and on the Pacific coast production surged from 4,000,000 to 10,000,000 pounds annually as it became a kitchen and laundry staple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Indies
Persia
Italy
Venice
Barex
Death Valley
California
Salt Lake
Info County
Cal
Nevada
Pacific Coast
Holanskipper Helped After Wild Plowing Crash
A coastwise skipper on spring plowing faces a wreck when an ox team collapses. One ox traps his leg, the other flips, the mare falls, and the captain is kicked hard before reaching safety. He explains the crisis to his father with nautical slang. Lewiston Journal reports the misadventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holanskipper
Lewiston Journal
Marrying Antony Relationes and Persians in Marriage
The text discusses marriage patterns in Persia favoring intra family alliances, notes Hebrews allowed multiple wives per Moses law, and links marital customs to race continuity. It includes a knife making division of labor detail and cites a Canadian lane cadet city count with regional concentrations in Boston Chicago Detroit Buffalo and New York.
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Antony
Persia
Pall Mall
United States
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Buffalo
New York
The Ox and the Men of Steam in the Train Age
A reflective poem contrasts calm oxen with hurried rail travelers beneath a cloudy sky. It questions whether the steam powered railway, the roaring fire and fast cars, truly leads to happiness, comparing slow, steady work to the frenzied pace of modern transport.
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Bigeford
Huffman
Syracuse
ENTON
Richard T. Carter
Jgarrell-Godwin Co
Na Call
Anu
Aneilines &c
Jarrell-Godwin CO
Als. J. Jung
Brick Hotel
Easton
Mad
W. W. Tons & Bro. Lumber. Company
Tunis Mills
Bess
RS. Fountain
W. W. Tunis & Bro. Lumber CO
Baltimore Coal Tar and Manufacturing Company
W. Carden Street
Baltimore, MD
Niewe Paperne Belge
AVING
Messrs, Ty
M. Cooper & Son
Grorak M. Fisura
W.E. Brown
Main Street
Maryland
Maryland Steamboat CO
Baltimore
Third Haven
Great Choptane River
Ida
Joppa
Denton
Lyford’s
Williston
Two Johns
Turkey Creech
Kingston
Dover Bridge
How Island
Medford's
Oyster Shell Point
Canbridge
Castle Haven
Oxford
Double Mills
Euston
Baltmore
Pier 4
Light Street Wharf
Deln. & Chesapeake
Cambridge
Cambridge & Seaford
James BK. Byrd
Sec. & Trans
Light St
Z. Autoninsos
Pater Is i Iti Teng
BR. T. Carter
Joseph Guest
Chestertown
Sanple
Court iHouse
Dr. Humphreys
Draggiss
Parker
Eeen
Deby
Wieumetlani
Conference Academy
W. L. Gooding
Dover
Del
T.saulsbury
Ridgely
J. HH. Vangesel
Execu
Sonnda
Emmy
Walt
James Whitcomb Itiley
Worth Knowlig
Benton Harbor
Mich
B. C. Preston
Christian Endeavor
Chicago Christian Endeavor Union
M. de Mare
GEMS
Rey
Riley
J. W. Schwartz
the Statistica Fiend
Pigeimage
South
G. B. Torrey
Secon Brother
Promisi
Florence O. Jonca
Wny Ox
Ian
W. Foes
Nebula
Hat
Earth
Coates Klancy
St.elen K. Bangs
Baro
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