Lasty Wedding Ends With Narrow Escape From Guillotine
During the Reign of Terror a teenaged Marquis Jean de Lefevre and Artinse Rivonnette wed in a chateau near the Loire. When soldiers seized him for safety, Artinse orchestrated a daring escape plan using a wax pellet containing a coded note and a rope. The pair fled by night to a border, disguising themselves as peasants and reaching safety in a foreign land.
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France
Loire
Jean de Lefevre
Retinse Rivonnette
Jean
Artinse
Citizen Lefevre
Committee of Safety
Hin
Adelaide Ruth Hill
Penance For Discourtesy by a Czar in St Petersburg
Nicholas II, ruler of Russia, rebukes a household officer for rough treatment of an old beggar woman. In full imperial audience he orders the man to walk the corridor all night, proclaiming repeatedly that he is a puppy.
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Nicholas L
Massa
Nicholas
St. Petersburg
Thrifty Paganini at Vauxhall Gardens
A tale from the St. Louis Republic recounts Paganini negotiating a concert at Vauxhall Gardens. He asks how many could attend the open space, learns up to 20,000, and proposes a single concert fee of £3,000 while the venue keeps £1,000 from 4 shillings per head potential totals.
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Paganini
Vauxhall Gardens
St. Louis Republic
Earthquakes as Warnings in Historical Thought
A fragment notes that earthquakes were seen as divine warnings with biblical ties to famines and pestilences. It cites examples where quakes influenced social reforms, taxation, theater closing, and even fashion, mentioning a 1727 New England paper describing women abandoning hoop petticoats after a quake.
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New England
Lean hours and spare moments in a manuscript
The editor questions the use of the phrase lean hours while reading a manuscript. The author argues there can be such a thing as a spare moment, provoking a brief exchange on word choice in writing.
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Chicago Tribune
Themis To Clocles Advice Rewritten On Titles
A New York Press retells an ancient maxim about marriage and wealth by swapping money with title. The quip notes that a daughter should marry a man with a title rather than a title without a man.
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Themistocles
New York Press
Willing to Help on the Road Fodder for a Household Tale
A playful exchange shows a traveler seeking aid from a lady while she refuses but offers a humorous alternative. She hints at unchaining a dog who will gladly assist on the road, reflecting a domestic vignette with light humor.
Contest Notice for Homestead Entry in Dickinson North Dakota
A contested homestead entry in Dickinson North Dakota records a notice that a claimant's absence from the southwest quarter of section 5 township 12 range 1 is challenged. The contest seeks proof of occupancy and residency, with hearings before the Register and Receiver, and publication for public notice.
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Apartment of the Interior
United States and Office
Dickinson
N. D
Ole T Pshina Viisol
Sane Lestimt
Amist
Dante de Tate
Yonne
Jol Hy Bayens
Conteston
Karl Olson
Navy
Reneh
Dlekinson
Dean Peepee
Northern Pacific Time Card Details and Schedule
Local freight and passenger services listed for Northern Pacific and Milwaukee Road. Includes numbers for trains such as No 64 local freight and various passenger cars. Timings indicate arrivals around 1:15 PM and departure patterns at Terry.
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Milwaukee Road
Terry
Public Land Notices From Dickinson Interpreted 1908 filings
Several public notices of five year homestead proofs and land entries in Dickinson North Dakota appear. Names include Ernest Ky Preh Herman Fy Plots Ivory S Blodnetter Beach Abraham Belcroft and Abraham Belcroft with witnesses listed for continuous residence and cultivation across townships near Sentinel Butte.
Public Land Claim Notice for Foreston Enthy No 21981
The interior land office at N D June 24 1908 lists William ST Middleton of Sentinel Butte N J with a notice of intention to make five year proof to support his claim Foreston Enthy No 21981 for the SE 4 of Section 4 Township N Range 105 W. He will prove residence and cultivation before the supervisor and receiver at Dickinson on ABUSE 1 19KIN. Witnesses named: W J Beir Harrison John LN Hand Mary Hentine Butte SN S M Frac teg.
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Dickinson
X. Dak
Ernest Ky Preh
Ibs
Homry
Ais
Hewister
AU Mekinsone
Ithehardson
C.K. Barbersii
Nekinba
Geo. Hiehardson
Wilae
Department of the Interior
Dekinsa Tak
Miven
Herman Fy
Bench
Yenry Schulte
Ma Telford
Sentinel Butte
Tak
W.H. Midleton
Beneh
A.W. Belrs
Rentinel Butte
S. M. FeeRgs
N. D
Mekngon
Ton
Cu Vion
Hind
Ernest Walker
W. Tl. Middleton
S. Deaid Chirenee Shere
Ole Holvor
Henet
Hegister
mirLinc
Burne Interior
Abraham Belcroft
Butte
Vizi
B. Middleton
W. H. Middleton
Ant 1
Nelson
Henry Schultebetu
N.d
B.M. Fees
Rogixter
Soticor Fork
Lae of the Interior
Willian ST
Middleton
Mentinel Butte
N. J
Forneston Enthy
W. J. Beir
Harrison John LN Hand
Mary Hentine
S.M. Frac
Summons in North Dakota Court Case
The State of North Dakota sends greeting to Robert Kinkaid in Billings County. He is summoned to appear July 30, 1908 in Beach to answer a complaint by DuPont DuNemours Powder Co seeking 200 dollars plus interest at 7 percent from July 1, 1907. The notice warns judgment by default if he fails to appear.
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Tate
North Dakota
Billings
Justice Court
William TL. Mc Kibbin
Justice of the Peace
T. DuPont DuNemours Powder Go
Corporation
Plaintiy
Robert Kinks
Robert Kinkaid
Beach
Said
B. I. DuPont DuNemours Powder Co
McKibrin, Tee, Billings Co
Vino
Hy Pe Srohark
Phiintit
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale Announced for Beach Lot Beach Beach
Notice of foreclosure on the Geor Reynolds and Join Reynolds mortgage to Henest K. Prehn. Sale set for August at the Medora courthouse to satisfy $2404 default on Lot Four Gi in Block One Ht Beach No.1, Billings County North Dakota. Independent candidate Teinie George MH announces county commissioner bid in District 2.
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Jonmick
Mortiie
Geor Reynolds
Reynolds
Henest K. Prehn
Office of Register of Deeds
Billings
North Dakota
Medora
North
Beach
Norv Dakota
Tereby
West Ki
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Captain Hookey
Pat
M Pee Ase
Hose
Fey
Mek
Recoiver
Gino
Ihe Atte
Mmekinnon
Charles Be Roe
Dekison
Stites Land Office
Mary Wes
Pier
Dickinson, N. Dy
Northern Pacific
Hougan
KRESO
George MH
Purchase
Attorney
M Rar. Benediith Dakota
CON Mission Kil
Tam
Joux Joneston
Write OR Telephone Co
H. Moulton
A. E. Kastien
K. D. Logan
Hocking Valley
Western and Blacksmith Coal
Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company
Dacotah Lumber Co
N. P. Nobin
Buffalo Pitts
H. J. Blongett
Opera House
Knutson
The
Harnessmaker
Sherwin-Williams
W. P
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