The Fleur de Lis wreck tale haunts a painter in exile
A young man in 1880s France narrates his escape from life via a wrecked ship the Fleur de Lis. He meets a nameless French girl Psyche aboard, paints her portrait, and experiences surreal visions as a storm drives the wreck to sea. Years later in 1889 he encounters a girl in Switzerland who resembles Psyche, revealing a haunting inheritance.
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Clourde-dis
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Lhese
Davenport & Co
gir
Estell
England
Psyche
Parebe
may shoree
Ips
Fleur-de-lis
Switzerland
Interlake
Moner
elgar
The Ticket Came Back
A Railway Journal story tells of a ticket blown from a passenger’s window on a north bound Colorado and Southern train. The ticket was drawn by suction from a south bound train passing nearby and blown into the smoking car. The baggage master recovered it for the original passenger.
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Railway Journal
Colorado and Southern road
Lewiston Instructor's Humorous Classroom Pranks
An article recalls a Lewiston Maine teacher who teases pupils by pointing to words in foreign language drills and translating the opening phrases. In a hurry, the instructor’s abrupt hints provoke startled responses such as Take off your boots or You scoundrel, sparking humor in the class.
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Lewiston
langinger
Mr. Brown
Booth von Wheezer recites the Seven Ages
A Cleveland dealer notes Booth von Wheezer reciting the Seven Ages with clever realism. The exchange questions how he handles the line about creeping to school, predicting a dramatic action on stage.
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Booth von Wheezer
Cleveland
Weather Prophet Joke Turns On Auction Line
A Dublin style quip in Loudon Answers reports an old man visiting a meteorological office. He suggests a weather forecast line borrowed from county auction handbills might “wind up weather permit” better explanations, then departs without a goodbye.
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Loudon
Agricultural Brevities on Beet Pulp and Plowing
The Cornell experiment station finds beet pulp a good milk cow feed worth about half silage. Times per acre are rarely used. Ohio station urges fall or winter plowing and subsoiling to prepare for sugar beets and plant as early as March or April.
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Cornell
Ohio
Christmas Welcome Verses From Old Carel
A seasonal quatrain approving Christmas cheer with mince pie plum porridge and festive drink. The poem evokes holly and ivy and the habit of decorating homes, keeping a merry tone in early English verse.
Visiting in China Hostess Etiquette and Furnishings
A vivid account describes Chinese household life with hidden courtyards, mule transportation, and strict family hierarchy. Guests are greeted by the mother in law, suiting attire, and elaborate examinations of dress and jewelry, while servants and daughters maintain formalities before guest departure.
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China
England
Azally
The Bishop’s Witty Reply About Age in the Pulpit
A friend recalls a clergyman tale where a congregation debates a younger pastor. The late Bishop Brooks quips that age brings “the shady side” of 65 and the bishop clarifies with a pun about the “sunny side” of glory, delivering a lighthearted exchange on aging in ministry.
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Brooks
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