A False Prophecy Sparks a Dying Comte's Return
Comte Raymond de Villemere awakens from a lethargy believing he will die within hours. He writes farewells and seeks reconciliation with Odette, the Comtesse, before discovering he has been miraculously saved. Their reunion evokes memories of their married life, easing the fear of death as the doctor confirms his prognosis was mistaken.
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Bois de Boulogne
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Echo Des Cliniques Publihed
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Strand Magazine
Doctor Ye z Prescription Sleep Aid
Patient seeks sleep relief from a doctor who prescribes medicine. Next day the patient reports feeling better. The doctor asks how many sleeping powders were taken and the patient reveals he gave a couple to the baby.
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Peterson
Preacher Trims Hair. Barber Demands Silence
A famous preacher visits a barber and asks for a haircut so short that no sermon would be possible. After the cut, he discovers the barber plans no sermon at all, leaving the preacher puzzled by the barber’s silence.
Argyllshire elder recalls kirk declines through divisions
An elder recalls that the kirk once had 400 members, then divisions reduced the number to 200, a disruption left only 10, and a heresy theology left only the speaker and his brother Duncan. The quote ends with a note about Duncan’s orthodoxy.
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Argyllshire
Duncan
Coffee as a fumigant assertion by Professor Epstein
A St Louis Globe Democrat report describes coffee as an excellent fumigant whose pungent odor vanishes quickly. Crushed coffee burned on a hot stove purportedly absorbs and decomposes other odors, leaving only a coffee scent that disappears in minutes.
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Marcus I. Epstein
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Sne Stocked Up on Prayers
A Lowell Courier note tells of a young girl who, ready for bed but not sleepy, begins saying prayers. She plans to say twelve prayers to stay awake, so she can skip prayers for two weeks, prompting her mother to inquire about the surprising behavior.
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Sne
Lowell Courier
A Terrids Predicament
Ile faces a dilemma over whether to feel anger or pleasure as he sits with his companion on the sofa. He weighs seizing the moment against the sting of being called an ill. The mood is intimate yet tense as the exchange drifts and the night tightens.
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Ile
By Way of a Hint in a Scrapbook Conversation
A man who borrows others literature forgets to return it encounters a friend cutting and pasting. The caller mumbles Via hal and asks about keeping a scrapbook. The reply is dry and silent, suggesting everyone keeps a scrapbook, not borrowed items.
Noted Daughter Promises Sisterhood to Officers
A playful scene features a young woman wearing military mementos and asking if she is the daughter of a regiment. She responds that she is not, but has promised to be a sister to all the officers, prompting a restrained remark from the judge about armed duty.
Doubles and Impostors Through History
Paris Cor. London Truth reports on lookalikes of famous figures from the era. A Napoleon II double, a Comte de Paris doppelganger, and others resembling Queen Victoria and Louis Philippe’s Italian double Chiappini are discussed. The piece recalls impostors Sebastian of Portugal legends and multiple Joan of Arc claims, noting reactions and sightings across Europe.
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Comte de Paris
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Frankfort
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Moses Levy
Daily Telegraph
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Smerdis
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Portugal
Morocco
Jane Porter
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Joans of Arc
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Truth
Cure For the Blues Atchison Girl Seeks Comfort
An Atchison girl said goodbye to her beloved who was leaving for two months. Floods fevers and accidents loom as risks. She eats a hearty cold ham fried chicken cake and pie then drinks ginger ale, sleeps, and wakes cheerful enough to write she is wretched without him.
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Atchison
Archieon Globe
Disputed Baby Sparks Feud Between Parents
A petty quarrel between Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson escalates as they trade barbs about their infant. She argues the baby inherits temperament. he fires back about looks. The scene ends with the wife embracing the child and the husband exiting in victory.
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Mrs. Ferguson
Mr. Ferguson
George
Chicago Tribune
Mash the potatoes to share five equal portions
A schoolmaster asks pupils to divide four potatoes among five children. After silence, a boy answers, Mash the potatoes, sir, implying mash them to share equally.
Rich Proposer Praises Marriage Prospects
A young man answers a father’s doubt about his future by saying that marrying the daughter of a rich and influential man guarantees splendid prospects. The exchange railing on wealth and status centers on the would be son in law.
Autocrat of the Table Excerpt from New York Press
A humorous dialogue shows an indulgent father chiding his children for butter overuse. The boy Hopeful quips at home freedoms, contrasting with the father’s childhood scarcity, reflecting a playful domestic scene in a New York Press blurb.
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New York Press
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