Comtesse du Barry's Turbulent Rise to Power
The tale follows Jeanne Vaudernier from a Paris street dream of court life to a secret romance with the executioner Sanson and her ascent to France’s elite as Comtesse du Barry. Squelching virtue and wealth, she becomes Louis XV’s favored ruler, until the Revolution ends with her execution by Sanson’s blade.
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Place de Grave
Paris
Amy Child
Sanson
Jeanne
Suzette
M. Mathurin
Rue St. Jean
Satan
Vaubernier
Rue de Rac
Gomart
Jeanne Vaudernier
Comtesse du Barry
Louis XV
France
Marly
Versailles
Jeanne du Barry
Pont-aux-dames
Inciennes
Forest of
Saint Germain
Duc de Cosse-Brissac
Centgardes du Roi
de Brissac
Laciennes
Etill
Gar
Loina
du Barry
Place de Revolution
Comtesse
Penny Pictorial Magazine
Three Ends of a Rope Wordplay Tale
An Irishman seeks work aboard a harbor ship and is given a rope. He identifies one end and then the other, then, holding both ends, declares there is an end to the rope and secures employment. The joke hinges on a pun about ends and the rope.
An Expensive Luxury and the Turkey Debacle
A creditor confronts a debtor busy carving a turkey. The debtor pleads ruin and lack of funds, while the creditor insists a man who cannot pay has no business eating such a luxury. The debtor laments he cannot afford its keep.
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Albamia
Sorry I spoke and the parrot’s comic interruption
An imported anecdote recounts a clergy man’s parrot causing a disturbance during a lager gathering as it unexpectedly cries Cheer, boys, cheer while the butler tries to remove it. The tale ends with the parrot apologizing in chorus, Sorry I spoke.
The Roses of Old in Chaucer and History
Roses figure prominently in medieval Westminster records 1276 as quit rent. The article traces rose varieties from Gallica Provence damask to teas and perpetuals, noting Chaucer praised red roses and the enduring appeal of the flower across English poetry and garden history.
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Royal Garden
Westminster
Chaucer
Hedee
Lancaster
York
Gentleman’s Magazine
Great Aqueduct Builders
The article notes the ancient City of Mexico had a purer water supply under past rulers. Cortes found a splendid aqueduct built by Montezuma carried across the lake. It also recalls Peruvians extending works for hundreds of miles from mountains to drier lowlands.
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Mexico
Cortes
Montezuma
The Cry of The Innocent and Other Local Snippets
A fragmented clipping blends a boy Wesey Wilbefore Wilkins voice with family scenes about buckwheat cakes and a plea for kinder parenting. It quotes William J. Lampton on child rights, and mixes stray notices from Greenville Headlight and Marietta Monitor about a bank closing, stabbings of headlines, and local curiosities.
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Wesley
Sciasora
The New York World Thrice-a-Week Offer Ad
The Thrice-a-Week World brings first news with impartial columns. Subscriptions available at $1.65 for one year together with the Graham Leader, a combined offer for $1.65. The two papers cost $2.00 separately.
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New York World
First News
Graham Leader
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Charlies Sanson
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Japan
Graham
Loggins, M. D
Beckham National Bank
Bigham Place
Charles B. Gant
Tur
Graham Devo Co
Gramiam, Texas
Legrand
Physicians and Surgeons
Texas
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P A. Mariin
Young County Fund
Young
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Morris
M. H. Chilm
Peontisy
West Sde
Pohlman
Graham, Texas
W. L. Lawler
Barber
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England
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Contractor& Builder
J. J. Wood
Wesey Wilbefore
Teneld Wilkins
William J. Lampton
Weimar Mercury
Blaze Face
T. & Smith
Finis
First National Bank of Austin
Bank Examiner
Jm, Logan
Ihis
Greenville
Monitor
Cherokee Nation
Dave Muskrat
Charly Gettingdown
Peter Doublehead
Jobh Corntassel
George Pumkin
Marietta Monitor
Bryan
Crmina's
Greenville Observer
Chicago
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Swuport
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Danny Line
PAM
Arkansas
Arizona
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California
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Turner
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Wii Lis
Prras
R. Dorion
Wit & Co
Hein
Philadelphia
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South
Weatherford
Mineral Wells and North- Western Railway
Rogta
Texas and Pacific
Santa Fe
L. M. Foots
State OF
Sherifady
Young mm
Swimmer F. C. Russet
Annie Russell
Russell
Paintiff
Denison
Dendant
Plaintif
Geo, McLaney
Clerk
Young County
Tex
R. C. McPhaill
Chas
Meartt
I. OG
Mot Phaill
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Aguinet
Defyndant
Caid
R. F. Arovid
Thervon
Cate
R. F. Arnoll
R. OU. McPhadl
Mike
Justice’s Court
Starrett
Young Co
Une
Maror
Wite Ford Press
New Haven
Cowal
Cuvecu
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