Vision and Vengeance in a Haunted Marseilles Tale
A Parisian visonhaunted tale follows M Valette who seeks Le Bruns aid for money. The phantom promises a warning of his death within twenty four hours. He travels to Marseilles where the murder of Le Brun is found to be true and Valette is slain by robbers at a midnight hour as fate completes its grim design.
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Br. Valette
le Brun
Valette
M. Valette
Marseilles
Madame Valette
Paris
M. Danville
M. Valetio
Marie
Waverly Magazine
The Marseilles Clock Prank Legend Revealed
A tale recounts M Valette and his family after moving to Paris when a terrorized factor Le Brun haunts him in a vision. The ghost demands Valette visit Marseilles to bury Le Brun and place his wife’s possessions in the ancestors’ grave, a legend linked to clocks being moved forward one hour in the city.
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Marseilles
M. Valette
Marie Danville
Paris
Madame Valette
M. le Brun
Bia
le Brun
Valette
Bis
Spelling Lesson Ends With Quirky Gem Definition
During a rural spelling drill a teacher asked what a gem looks like and what it is. A girl answered with gusto that a gem is “a little cake baked in a gem pan,” prompting puzzled chuckles from the class and the visitor.
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Wang
Frost Affects Produce in Cold Snap Report
The article notes eggs crack when frozen while apples shrink drastically in freezing conditions. Gradual frost removal helps some apple varieties avoid injury. Apples store in refrigerator cars at 20 degrees below zero, while potatoes, rich in water, freeze and bruise easily once frost touches them.
Railroads Profit From Scraps of Old Iron and Rails
Railroads save and sell scrap iron to junk dealers, with the Pennsylvania lines notably vigilant. Rails wear out after about nine to eleven years and are replaced, then gathered monthly and sold for scrap at about 12 dollars a ton, while usable rails fetch 18 dollars for factory use. Barbed wire, machinery parts, and even building foundations like the Masonic Temple in Chicago use old rail material.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Lines
Pittsburg Post
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania
Masonic Temple
Chicago
Lover Sacrifices Life to Save Beloved at Wedding Riot
Amid the Paris crowd at a fireworks celebration for Louis XVI, a young man shielding his fiancée carried her on his shoulders through a crush in the Rue Royale. Reaching the edge he collapsed dead, only to discover another man had saved himself and left the beloved dead, a tragic turn of fate.
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Louis XVI
Rue Royale
New Alarm Letter Box Delivers Weight Trigger Alert
A novel alarm letter box signals residents when mail is dropped by releasing a catch as weight drops and vibrating to ring a bell. The system targets doors with the device and is described amid era innovations.
Expert Begging Letter Writers' Toil
The article exposes professional beggars who flood houses with solicitations for memorial gifts and life events. It highlights a skilled yet criminal letter writer who preys on grief and hardship, amassing funds through fake promises and widespread appeals. One notable case details a woman convicted of vagrancy in 1884, later released, who used begging letters to finance lavish living while claiming need for aid.
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My Lady
New York Herald
House of Mourning
Lazarus
Garden of Eden
Marquis of Waterford Detects Robber at Curraghmore House
The Marquis of Waterford pursued a robber who broke into Curraghmore, Ireland. He followed the suspect to a public house four miles away where the robber sat among drinkers and locals, pretending normalcy while the Marquis pressed the truth. The great county figure used his influence to uncover the escapee.
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Waterford
Sku
Curraghmore
Ireland
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