How He Won Her General Le Verrier’s drum major ruse
Le Verrier recounts enlisting in 1870 and vying for his love Clochette against rival Francois Duval. He rises from infantry to general through bold actions, then stages a masquerade as drum major to parade past Fontainebleau, winning her admiration by display and bravado, while his wife calls it folly.
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le Verrier
Ginuerion
M. Chauveteau
Fontainebleau
Francois Duval
Clochette
Francois
Lancers
Jupiter
Duval
Uravelotte
Prusshins
Geclair
Deld
Ounce
Fawcetts
Paris
Pss
Fontainubleau
Berrien
Eighteenth Corps
Thad
France
Son
M. Clan Vetera
The Nine In the Calendar Sees Century Run of 9
The calendar shows the figure 9 has persisted from January 1, 1880 and will continue for 121 years until December 31, 1995. Only once before did 9 stay in a date range longer, from January 1, 889 to December 31, 999, a 111 year span. 8 and 7 never exceed a century in continuous use.
Nation With No Language Sparked Swiss Patriotism
The Swiss, unique among nations, largely speak German and four other languages. About 75 percent speak German while the rest use French Italian and other tongues. Public notices appear in French and German and parliament speeches are given in these two languages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Willing to Demonstrate in Chlengo Post
A distressed mother questions Tommy’s dirtiness and he replies he will show how dirty he can get. The brief exchange appears in the Chlengo Post.
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Tommy
Chlengo Post
Never let your energies stagnate says Adam Clark
A conciseQuotation notes the philosophy that happiness comes from preserving active energy and purposeful effort rather than letting talents lie idle. it emphasizes personal vigor as a key to contentment.
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Adam Clark
Pliny the Younger and His Luxurious Country Homes
Yale Review essay by Gamaliel Bradford Jr. portrays Pliny the Younger’s villas in Como Tuscany and Laurentum. It details rooms baths libraries and views designed for day or night use and the tranquil secluded chambers. The article notes Pliny’s network of friends including Emperor Trajan and discusses humane treatment of Christians through his letters.
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Tuscany
Laurenium
Pinny
Piny
Themperor Trajan
Pilay
Bithynia
Pontica
Gamaliel Bradford, Jr
Yale Review
Origin of a French Dish and the Epigramms Story
The piece recounts how a French marquise misunderstood epigrams as culinary delights, ordering her cook Michelet to prepare epigrams for dinner. He braised and breaded meat, then plated it with the braised breast, naming the dish epigramimes in a tale linked to the Orleans region and historic Lagerlois traditions.
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Ada Michelet
Ada Toulouse
Michelet
Choiseul-Davidette
Tie
Linder
The Balkans Babel and Its Many Languages
A traveler notes the Balkans’ linguistic diversity with Turkish Bulgarian Serbo Croatian Romanian Hungarian Greek Albanian and many others. He cites Arabic Persian Syrian and various regional dialects spoken around Constantinople Hallan Russhm and Austro Hungarian areas, concluding none is common.
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Balkans
Balkan
Constantinople
Hallan
Adria
Russhm
Raunimaning
Bosnian
Wergerovina
Small South American fish feuds with rivals in rivers
In South America a small river fish attacks its fellows and is hunted by ratches during Sertan seasons. The fish bites flesh with sharp teeth and is said to be a seven-gers eater, preying on animals floating downstream whether dead or alive.
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South America
Beginning of It All in a Silent House
A fragment depicts a conversation between Lena and a mysterious man about sight and numbers, hinting at the start of a pivotal moment. The lines suggest a personal, intimate exchange that marks a narrative beginning.
Diner Quarrel Over Round Table Service
A diner complains to the manager about unequal service after a man at the round table receives better treatment. Walter points to the man at the round table, in a brief exchange from Fifegende Blatter.
Fragmentary remark on gasly and rake tooth
A cryptic line likening gasly to a chip of the old block and a tooth of the old rake, with dialect and clipped phrasing suggesting a character-driven aside rather than a full narrative. The fragment hints at inherited traits or lineage but lacks context or clear event.
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Udge
Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate
The line presents a reflective musing on fate and divine control, attributing cosmic secrecy to a higher power. It echoes themes of destiny beyond earthly knowledge and human understanding.
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Heaven
Dr Bull's Cough Syrup Ad Claims Cure All Coughs
For coughs colds hoarseness bronchitis croup influenza whooping cough measles cough and asthmatic and consumptive coughs in all stages of the disease Good for man woman and child Nothing better Price 26 ets Thada coughisty etc for four weeks with no result but after two bottles the cough was all gone James W Byrd 2626 S 1st St Phila Pa.
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Price
Thada
Dr. Bull
James W. Byrd
St. Phila., Pa
Public Sale Of Valued Farm At Hooper Ross Farm
The undersigned decides to discontinue farming and will hold a public sale at his residence the Hooper Ross farm located on the road from Melvin's Cross Roads to Harrington one mile west of Brownsville. Sale details and timings to be announced. Proceeds to be used to settle affairs and settle outstanding obligations. Sale includes farm equipment livestock and personal property typical of a working farm.
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Hooper Ross
Melvin
Salisbury
Denton
Greensboro
James I. Barrow
Mary G. Barrow
T. Alan Goldsborough
Caroline County
Court House
Maryland
Samuel H. Stewart
Mary Stewart
Harvey L. Cooper
Liber J. K.S
NORSES AND MULES AUCTION LISTING FOR Harrington area
December auction includes mules horses wagons and harness with cattle gear and farm implements. Items encompass two year old to ten year old stock, multiple plows, cultivators, harrows, wheelbarrow seed sower and more along with household goods and furniture. Purchases under ten dollars cash. over ten dollars terms include 12 month credit with approved notes at Peoples Bank of Harrington Delaware. Auctioneers I P Covey and W T Bullock.
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Dearborn
Pee
Peoples Bank of
Harrington
Del
W. T. Bullock
I. P. Covey
E. L. Bullock
York
Auction Notice For Household and Farm Equipment Sale
A sale lists a heavy farm wagon, wagon harness, plows, cultivators, cart components, wind mill, mowers, traps, furniture including a walnut sideboard and stove, beds, chairs, books, and other small items. All items priced at ten dollars or less cash, over ten dollars on credit with notes payable at Denton National Bank. B. F. Somers and James Temple Auctioneer, C. MW. Whitby, Clerk.
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South Bend
Denton National Bank
B. F. Somers
James Temple
C. MW. Whitby
T. Alan Goldsborough
Real Estate Opportunity 1912 in Preston Maryland
For sale between 2 and 6 pm on a date in 1912, a 30 by 60 foot warehouse 20 by 60 feet in rear, and an 18 by 20 foot office adjoining a store building. Store has a double bay window onto Railroad Avenue, galvanized iron roof, first floor with seven large and four small windows, three outside doors, two large and two small rooms, upper floor a single well lit room. Warehouse and office in first-class condition. Details from Chiles Harrison, Preston, Md. or the undersigned.
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Railroad Avenue
Chiles
Harrison, Preston, Md
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Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
Pliny
Ting
Como
Tig
Sun
Chichelet
Prih
Sample SE
Meyer & CO
Baltimore, MD
Happy William
Brownie J
A. A. Cooper
Ned
Nisi
Calista
Harvey I. Cooper
Kemp Stevens
J. Kemp Stevens
Amanss May Willis
Preston
Andersontown
Henry D. Hinman
Willard H. Hinman
T. W. Smith CO
Jewelry
Mide and
Isaae Thomas
Wyatt
Saulsbury
Thomas
Our Post Card Department
Denton Bridge
Choptank
William H. Anderson
P. A
Father
the Peoples National Bank
Albert C. Towers
Prest
T. FP. Johnson
The
Hentonational Bank
Savings Bank
T. C. West
Cashier
F. J. Wright
Couton
I. J. Wright
Cooper, Wright & Cooper
Dhnton
Frantz Bros
M. K. Frantz
Produce Commission
Reading Terminal
Philadelphia
Fpf
Stockholders’ Meeting
Thak Ploplees National Bank
Penpes National Bank
T. F. Johnson
Lincoln City
II. Smith
Ak Ridgely
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