Who Named Pont d Arcole and Why
The article traces the unclear origin of the Pont d Arcole name from its early use as a footway through the French Revolution era. It cites legends of insurgents and Bonaparte’s assault on the Austrians at the bridge, noting no surviving record of who ordered the name change or details of the incident.
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Pont de la Greve
Furla
Tulleries
England
Vo Fti
Kotlow Mel
Arenle
Darcole
Darcole. So Rina
Pont d'Arcale
Bonaparte
Pont @Arcale
Mysteres de Maris
Christian Selenca
Concert hall mix up stirs mystery at doors
A door collector in a Scottish hall whispered of trouble as he confronted the caretaker. The caretaker replied in an odd phrase claiming two women and a man posing as relatives were admitted, suggesting a staged disruption or mischief at the event.
Origin of the Grass Widow Term Across History
A concise trace of the phrase grass widow from eleventh century law through Str Thomas More to modern usage. It notes transitions from widows under protection to unmarried mothers and finally wives kept away during gold rushes to help a man establish a home in the West.
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Str .Thomas More
United States
Mystery gunshot in Rumpus Ridge holler
Kansas City Star reports a dawn shooting in Rumpus Ridge Ark where a man was shot in the back and legs as he traveled a shortcut to cross roads. He did not identify the shooter and said he knew nothing more than the vague moment.
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Rumpus Ridge
Ark
Lenny
Kansas City Star
Monkey and Canary Share Tales of Fashionable Ride
A monkey and a canary in Laurie's household recount separate outings. The monkey recalls a ride in a motorcar down the city’s grand avenue with Louise and her mother, amid admiring spectators. The canary describes a flight from its cage into the conservatory, nibbling lettuce and receiving a kiss from Louise’s mother, praising birds’ freedom.
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Monkey
Laurie
Twoulse
Loulse
Louise
Perhans
Louisa
Reapecting Yourself in Work and Self Value
A fragmented admonition stresses self respect for a girl to avoid neglecting duties. It notes she should value her own good opinion as highly as others, and warns that self overlook is a bad sign even if others are unaware.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Missouri
Lydia Binkham
Timothy Graney
Connor Ave
Joplin
Chicago
Illinois
Vanished Fragrance and Canning Time Decline
A reader laments the high cost of living dampening neighborhood cheer and the absence of the familiar canning aromas. The piece notes fewer residents can afford staples like mustard pickles and relish and suggests families may choose coal over jars this winter.
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Almdst
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Alabastine Company
Grand Rapides Michigan
Pont D’arcole
Paris
Pontum Cereg
Compan Bertie Crech
Michigan
Pony
Tary Gralam Boner
Lyons, & Pinkham Medicine Co
MASS
Caetus
Spohn
Menue Facturers
Spohn Medical Co
Hudson
Supply CO
New York
Southeastern
Nebraska
Onhaunt Land Company
ACKER
Goshen
Habla
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