The Perfume of the Lady in Black review
A French author features in a detective tale likened to Sherlock Holmes. Rouletabilie faces Lar san, the Yellow Room’s killer, and the Lady in Black amid tales of crime and tragedy. The story explores radical evil and a son torn by fate and duty.
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Sherlock Holmes
Rouletabilie
Giso
Yellow Room
Larsan
Mystery of the Yellow Room continues at St Nicholas church
The event marks the wedding of M. Robert Darzac and Mlle Mathilde Stangerson at St Nicholas du Chardonnet. Joseph Rouletabille is absent from the ceremony as guests recall past intrigues surrounding Frederic Larson and Brignolies while Darzac’s health and trust strain press on.
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Uris
Church of St. Nicholas du Chardonnet
Uanlain
M. Darzac
Professor Stangerson
M. Robert Darate
Mike
Mathilde Stan
Joseph Rouletabille
M. Henri-Robert
M. Ao
Hesse
Versailles
H Robert
Mathilde
Henri-Robert
Frederic Larson
Sor- Rence
la Lordegne
Havre
New York
New World
la Dordegne
Vyeesei
Court of Assizes
M. Henri Robert
Andre Heasse
Mile
Stangerson
Frederic Larean
Sainclair
Salnclair
Geoliewen
Mathilde Stanngerson
Robert Darzac
Mathilde Stangerson
Graudier
Revival Services Advertised With Song
A series of revival meetings was held on western city streets with large notices promoting the event. One card announced a performance by baritone Thomas Jones titled Mother To Be There and asked attendees to join, promising hell it's location and absolute certainty.
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Cis
Thomas Jones
Solvist
Lippipott
Gustave Charged with Jury Duty Past and Present
The Washington Times notes Gustave once served on the jury in a breach of promise case. A curious exchange follows with questions about Gustave's letters and a reply about why.
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Gastave
Washington Times
Fragmented prose on patience and perseverance
A garbled historical text fragment discusses patience and perseverance as core virtues. It references waking, awareness, and fortitude, but the overall context and attributions are unclear due to corrupted wording.
Cookery Notes on Bakeware and Fruit Dishes
A jumbled excerpt offers methods for baked apples with figs and lemon syrup, a strawberry novelty pastry with cream, a cold strawberry cake, and an Indian pudding. Instructions include washing and coring apples, packing figs, baking with syrup, and steaming if needed. The text also covers making a fruit stack dessert and a spiced pudding with milk, rice, and cinnamon.
Dancelion Sancwiches Recipe Note
A fragmented home recipe describes tender leaves and ingredients for sandwiches. It mentions gandelioup leaves, cold coffee meal, buttered bread slices, and a mix used to top with jeates, then cut into squares for service. The text emphasizes keeping the sandwiches moist and fresh.
Digestive Powers From Pickled Greens Suggestion
The piece claims certain people and digestive powers could benefit from a method involving a vessel with salt, oil and strong vinegar. It argues this would reduce gypsy-like complexities and improve assimilation, aiding digestion and comfort.
Whipped Cream Substitute in Sugar Mix
A recipe noting a white of one egg and a large cup of sugar to be stirred twenty minutes with vanilla extract to yield a creamy white topping for pies custards puddings and layer cakes.
Cleaning Enamel With Lemon Juice and Salt
A simple homemade cleaner uses lemon juice and salt to restore enamel. Scrub a damaged surface with the mixture, then rinse thoroughly for a bright finish.
Watercress Sandwiches Described In Simple Terms
A brief recipe style note explains watercress sandwich assembly. Water is shaken and dried, cress seasoned with salt, placed on thin white bread, and eaten with a drink of turn juice or water. An optional tablespoon of elixir is mentioned in connection with enhancing taste.
Juicy Ham Mated With Boiled Tam Illey Recipe Oddities
A curious, poorly phrased fragment mentions boiling tam Illey with juiced ham. The text hints at cooking in water until the mixture firms, suggesting a circa recipe method and a focus on texture.
Inside Baseball: The Art of Working the Pitcher
A classroom style discussion explains the strategy of count manipulation and the idea of “inside pitch” as fans misinterpret the game. It describes how hitters and pitchers interact, including how balls and strikes influence the outcome and crowd reaction during a plate appearance.
Story of the Farmer General and a Voltaire Anecdote
A fragmented recount recounts Voltaire at a Paris salon and a farmer general tale. The narrator notes the French minister’s critique of oppressive taxation and a syndicate of contractors dominating state power, with Voltaire prompting the longer tale about a farmer general.
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WealtOy
Pheir
Versailles
Voltaire
France
Europe
Vistaire
Yao
What is a vain and its strange names explained
The passage muses on a vain or bath ritual with many odd terms and references. It ponders classifications from water and soap to wine baths and northern fables, looping through mythic names and places while questioning the nature of a baton in a tangled, surreal contemplation.
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Auerbcad
Sieum
Amanrdies
Portman
Oxsford Street
The Aimighty Dollar and a Night With Alfred Tennyson
A fragmentary reminiscence mocks Washington Irving and forms of literary reverie. The piece references Epistle and Drolls from Rolland, mentions London notes, and recalls a tea room where Alfred Tennyson was playful. It alludes to smoky parlor scenes and Fitzgerald’s letters as sources of literary magic.
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Washington Irving
Counses
Rolland
Tennyson
Bere
Alfred Jennyson
Alfred
Fitzgerald
Had Misjudged Him in a Witty Exchange
A fragment from a Chicago record column recalls a playful dialogue about family and courage. A lady asks if Wille’s father blesses his mother and a man responds that he does every morning when he goes to the city. The exchange hints at memories of courage and past judgments.
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Kouletabine
Hhis Pillar
Robert Darzac
Sorbonne
Brignolies
Sis
Darzac
Brigpolles
Als
Ugiandier Ard
Court of Assizes
Prignolies
M. Darzac
Gied
Darzacs
The
Midi
Supemo
Paris
Jarzac
Hrngnolles
Hrignolles
Bone
Theaitah
Rouletaville
Larzac
Bng
Brignolles
Wille
Chicago
London
A Woman Sexton Appointed at Crowland Abbey
Miss J. Alll was named sexton at Crowland Abbey for the coming year, extending a family record since 1793 as the Aill family has held the office. The notice appeared in the London Times.
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Crowland
J. Alll
Crowland Abbey
Aill
London Times
Walton’s Drastic Fast Breaks Weight Record
A man known as Plunger Wealloo or Waiten, famed for his rapid fasting, followed a doctor’s advice to stop eating and drink only water for twenty one days. He dropped from 286 pounds to 200, reporting no great hunger and a tolerable period until his wife’s concern prompted him to eat again.
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Theodore Waiten
Waiton
Yueara
Walton
Rou
Agan
Remarkable 100 Year Old Coral Covered Pipe Found
A sailor fishing off Barbados recovered a 4 inch churchwarden pipe that had rested at the sea bottom for a century or more. The coral and vermicelli like growths encrusted the stem and bowl leaving the interior stained yet intact. The pipe’s original material could not be determined due to the coral encrustation.
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Valled States
Barbados
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