Doctor de La Belle's Rouen trap ensnares English clergyman
The Hon. and Rev. Edward Lambert travels with a French doctor named de La Belle who prescribes a cure that backfires. Lambert aids a supposed patient, is accused of poisoning, and is later exonerated as the doctor is unmasked as a killer, leading to a dramatic Paris trial. The tale closes with Lambert haunted yet wiser about police acumen.
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Rouen
Dr. de la Belle
Lambert
de la Belle
Mont St. Catherine
Paris
Mr. Lambert
Sergeant de Ville
Champs Elysees
Mother Hall
Monsieur de Be
Police
Monsieur de Borage
Thanor
Sovenaut
Mademoiselle Bianche Villiers
Ronen
Monsieur de Boerge
Monsieur de Boenge
London
Paris man survives self inflicted stabbing and failed poisoning
A Paris man quarreled with his wife and stabbed himself with a ten centimeter poignard. He failed to die, could not extract the blade, and was moved to a workshop where doctors and two parsons helped remove it. After a week at St Louis Hospital he returned home to ponder better suicide methods.
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Paris
Siedle Medicale
St. Louis Hospital
Muse
Perchanes
Kome
Poignard
Iain
Life for the Blind Aims at Home Life Freedom
Henry Fawcutt, the blind Postmaster General of England, urged the College for the Blind at Upper Norwood to allow blind people to live as normally as possible. He said true service is enabling home life and keeping them integrated with friends, not confinement in institutions. He noted some hesitated to speak to the blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College For the Blind
Upper Norwood
Henry Fawcutt
England
Describe and assist the blind through better organization
The speaker urged clear description of surroundings when with the blind, noting happiness comes from sharing observations. He remarked that while many goodwill efforts exist, effective aid requires improved organization and coordinated actions.
Handy Tips From Old Papers on Craft and Dress
A stitched miscellany offering home remedies and craft advice. It describes transferring letters with heated iron, removing freckles with sour milk and horseradish, cleaning irons with wax and salt, washing ink stains from fabric, purifying vessels with charcoal powder, and making rosewater by distilling attar of roses. It also includes patterns for decorative fabrics, scales, and seed- beaded jewelry with wire work and pearls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisa
A Tramp Requests North Pole Drink in Saloon
A dilapidated tramp with patched clothes and a patched eye enters a saloon in Ogden and orders a soda-water cocktail “with the North pole in it.” The bartender uses pepper on a pinel to retaliate, causing a riot as patrons flee. The saloonkeeper faces potential liability amid broken heads and damaged property.
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Ogden
North Pole
Mint
Xaga
Mr. Gould
Salt Lake Liidune
A Moral Agent and the Sunshine of Prosperity
The text argues virtue and happiness are linked and suggests prosperity brightens character. Mr Lancaster notes turning mischievous boys into monitors as a curing method. Sidney Smith is referenced, implying a broader moral observation about youth and social esteem.
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Mr. Lancaster
Epoe
Sidney Smith
Inventions and Facts From An Old Almanac
A miscellany notes weight comparisons among metals, city populations from 1201 to 1964, nutrition proportions for various foods, and historic salary details for UK and US lawmakers. It also describes Suez canal length and cost, European cathedral capacities, a butter baking method, and a description of an Avlian harp with catgut strings.
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Whiia
United States
Uni
London
Washington
Edinburgh
Burnet
Suez Canal
Europe
East Indies
St Peter's Church
Rome
T Paul's
J. Sophia's
Coast
Florence
St. Petranins
Bologna
St. Pauly
John Lawron
Notre Dame
Var
Pika
Stephen's
Vienna
Domdnico
Bulagas
Peter's
Vienu
Mark
Venice
Milan
Swashbuckling Tales of Strong Men from a River Steamer
In a rough harbor talk a crowd recalls two vivid figures. Captain Judkins thunders aboard a Yazoo river steamer lifting heavy wood as if it weighed nothing, a display of brute strength. Nearby Budford county stories recount Pete Jennings lifting a tar filled knot from a wheel axle with a mighty grip, a brag of raw power and vigor.
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Billbarker
Yazoo
Judkins
Budford County
Tipper
Pete Jennings
United States
Bill Barker
Sam Williams
Tua Hotel Mail Interview With Veteran Waiter
The column quotes an old hotel waiter describing aging in the trade. He notes waiters rarely grow old, with playful observations on youth, appetite, and fashion trends such as perfume gloves. The piece blends humor with life in service and a peek at late career weariness.
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Tua Hotel Mail
Seldow
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Sunny Hemdal
Edward Lambert
Church of England
France
Monsier
Tustineé
Bfr
Ant
Paria
Cleregnant
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Fortuavn
Youxadieu
Rue Antoine
Docteur de la Belle
Mr. Wambert
Mademoisella
le Fond
Hepe
Ble
Rouens
Monsieur de Boonge
Blanche Villiers
M. de
Air
Lan
Sald M. de Bocage
Omaha
Huckleberry
Adonis
Trastus
Matilda
Olu
Boliver Mason
Cauliflower
Susan
Qmaha Devanerat
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