The Footsteps of Decay and The Executioner Tale
A translated Spanish ode on life and death leads into a tale of Victor Marchand in Spain. On a moonlit terrace, treachery, family coercion, and a grim vendetta culminate as Juanito refuses life, Clara dies, and the Marquis bears the burden of a cursed name.
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Menda
Family de Legapes
Victor Marchand
Victor
Joseph
Spain
Phillippe
Clara
Juanite
Juanito
Marquis
Manuel
Philipps
Chateau
Leganes
Mariquital
Marchand
Centreme
General G
Marquis de Lesganes
Beatrice Cenci and the Rome Murder Tale in Italian History
A long feature on Beatrice Cenci tracing Italian history and art. It discusses Guido Reni's portrait, Shelley and Byron, and the trial that made Beatrice a symbol of beauty and fortitude amid parricide. The account details Count Francisco Cenci's crimes, Beatrice's rescue attempts, torture, and eventual execution along with family fate, ending with the Villa Borghese garden legacy.
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Guido
Beatrice
Shelley
Gherrazzi
Byron
de Custine
Beatrice Cenci
Chromus
Guido Reni
Rome
Ghuerrazz
Cenci
Francisco Cenci
Alitis Avi
Wis Sictins
Poviblefe
Ein Graves
Madonna Lucrezia
Giacomo
Bernardo
Naples
Vilage
Mude
Diggaise
Trontier
Neaip
Farinaccio
Lucrezia
St. Croce
Guido Beni
Cardinal Nephew
Hilliard
Villa Borghese
Forest anecdote about Porrest and a colored barber
In a St Louis hotel a colored barber mocks Mr Forrest by recounting a plan to perform Orbelle with an all colored cast. He notes no actresses will join as they consider it degrading, sparking Forrest’s amused indignation at the actresses’ reaction.
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Beatrice
Weise
How to Fix a Clock at Home
Instructions claim removing the face and pendulum, oiling axles with sperm oil, and reassembling will often let a clock run again without a shop visit. For watches with escapement, removal is quick and yields similar results, taking about twenty minutes to clean brass parts and save a dollar.
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Eday
Edinarg Review
Louis de Leon
Balzac
W. H. Davenport
Marquis de Evanes
Hidalo
Paris
Ferdinand VII
Marshal Ney
London
Cictor
Ofcer
Hic
Java
Phillipe
Nevetheless
Traly
Numa Pompitins
Eyeriac
Mine
de Stael
Corinne
Ahd
Italy
Iwo
Guido Guerra
Mie
Lucresia
Marzio
Olimpio
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