Century of Napoleon Seen Through the Life of a Paris Teacher
Paris marked Napoleon Bonaparte’s death with ceremonies while a somber woman teacher near Boulevard Saint Michel stood out. She is Charlotte Leon, granddaughter of Napoleon I, daughter of Count Leon, born 1806 and died 1881, whose turbulent life included gambling duels and love affairs. Now living in a small Paris apartment with scant means, she contemplates her grandfather’s fate and her son’s sacrifice for France at Rheims.
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Paris
Napoleon Bonaparte
Europe
Boulevard St. Michel
Napoleon I
Napoleon
Eleonore de la Plaigne
Caroline Murat
Count Leon
Charlotte Leon
Algeria
M. Mesnard
Mme. Mesnard-Leoner
Nand
France
Rheims
Alcohol From the Jungle Could Fuel Economy
Professor Whitford of Yale forestry argues tropical forest vegetation can economically produce alcohol. He cites tropical sun energy stored in cellulose, nipa plant outputs in the Philippines, and a Philippine distillery achieving 93 percent alcohol at about two cents per gallon, potentially 15 cents at full capacity.
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Whitford
Yale School of Forestry
Professor Whitford
Tropics
Philippines
Scientific American
Reversing Speech Invented by Poulsen Curiosity
The Christian Science Monitor describes Poulsen's phonographic device that reverses spoken words. A steel wire records sounds magnetically as it moves, and reversing the wire’s motion makes words heard backward. To align reversed sounds with ear order, letters must be reversed left to right as in a mirror.
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Poulsen
Christian Science Monitor
Remarkable Calculation by Lewis Carroll
Charles L Dodgson professor at Christ Church Oxford known as Lewis Carroll and author of Alice in Wonderland presents a peculiar arithmetic: compute using counts of living brothers and sisters, including dead relatives, then subtract 160 to reveal a three digit result with each digit representing deaths living sisters and living brothers respectively.
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Charles L. Dodgson
Christ Church, Oxford
Lewis Carroll
Lodgings or Lollypops and German Blind Soldiers Increase
A Boston Transcript note links cottage shortages to lumber for lollypop handles and cheap suites. The New York Evening Post reports 8,822 German blind soldiers from World War I with 100 dead, plus 4,128 with “bad eyes” from war service since the armistice.
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Boston Transcript
Germany
New York Evening Post
Notice of tax levies for Ferdinand Township 1921
Taxpayers of Ferdinand Township Dubois County Indiana are notified that on September 6 1921 at their regular meeting place officials will consider budgets for Township Road Special School and Tuition funds. Totals include Township Fund 2470 Road Fund 2400 Special School Fund 780 Tuition Fund 5472 with total proposed levies and amount to be raised by taxation. Names of levy amounts by fund: Township 18 1480 Road 1.00 21 1881 Special School 0.06 493 Tuition 30 2468.00. Hearing rights noted. appeal process to State Board of Tax Commissioners described. Bernard A Weyer chairman Ferdinand Demuth secretary Michel Jochem attest.
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Ferdinand Township
Dubois County
Indiana
State Board of Tax Commissioners
State Board
Bernard A. Weyer
Ferdinand Demuth
Michel Jochem
Academy OF TE Immaculate Conception
Ferdinand
Sisters of St. Benedict
Board of Education
State of
Academy of the Immaculate Conception
Personal items from Louisville visitors and locals
Mrs F J Schroeder and children of Louisville and Mrs H Fritch of Washington Ind spent last Thursday with Mrs J H Beekmann. George Stigger and family returned to Louisville last Sunday. Matt Olinger of Evansville was in town Monday. With Raymond Olinger they drove to Pike County. John Herr of Dale was in town last Saturday. James Mills of Bristow was in town Monday.
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F. J. Schroeder
Louisville
H. Fritch
Washington, Ind
J. H. Beekmann
George Stigger
Matt Olinger
Evansville
Raymond Olinger
Pike County
John Herr
Dale
James Mills
Bristow
Social Round of Local Residents and Visitors
Mrs Frank Hoge and daughter spent last Sunday at Leo Schipp home. Miss Ida Hoge left for Louisville. Susanna Kinkle and Margaret Evers visiting relatives in Ferdinand for two weeks. Mr and Mrs Henry Hoing of Huntingburg spent last Sunday with Louis Hoing. Mrs A Angel of Evansville visiting her parents. Miss Louisa Knapp and sister Mrs John Sehwerie of Louisville visiting Leonard Goepfrich family for two weeks. Father Odile left for Tell City UK for two weeks visit with his mother. Father Columban and Father Alexander are here during his absence. Mrs Ed Schulte left for Indianapolis to visit sister Mrs Aug Krieg. Mr and Mrs W A Wollenmann and Mrs John Lindauer and children motored to Tell City. Mrs John Bartley returned home from Louisville Monday. Mrs Adam Stratmann of Florida and Mrs Joz Kerdes of Huntingburg were in town Sunday.
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Frank Hoge
Leo Schipp
Ida Hoge
Louisville
Susanna Kinkle
Margaret Evers
Ferdinand
Henry Hoing
Huntingburg
Louis Hoing
Louisa Knapp
John Sehwerie
Leonard Goepfrich
Fath R Odile
Telleville
Columban
Alexander
Ed Schulte
Indianapolis
Aug. Krieg
W. A. Wollenmann
John Lindauer
Tell City
John Bartley
Adam Stratmann
Florida
Joz Kerdes
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Boonville
Huhlein
Crack Military Band
Hollander
J. A. Bennett
L. A. Folsom
Ed Hollinden
Liccerr & Myers Tobacco Co
Boonville Fair
Boonville, Mnd
Southern Railway System
Mrs. A. Angel of
Mrs
Andy Lindauer
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