The Deserted House Poem Seeks Hidden Light
Boston Evening Transcript reports on a desolate scene of an old house by the bay with lilacs, vines and a rain stained wall. A dancing light flickers at dusk, raising questions if it is a firefly or a ghost candle. The piece frames the house as a faithful sentinel watching over harvests and memories.
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Faithful Sentinel
Boston Evening Transcript
Lake Odessa
George Hopcraft
New York
Franklinst
Duel at the ball over a hat with Monsieur Sherbette
A midnight scene at Hotel de Ville outlets Victor Hugo and Madame Houssaye witness a pistol duel threat after deputy Sherbette demands his hat be replaced on the chair. Arsene Houssaye, witnesses including the Marquis de Bejloy, arrange seconds and a verbal ceasefire ends the affair with a hat tip salute.
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Hotel de Ville
Madame Victor Hugo
Monsieur Hugo
Madame Housaye
Madame Hugo
Monsieur Sherbette
Soissons
Victor Hugo
Monsieur
Madame Houssaye
Monsieur Sherbetta
Monsieur Arsene Houssays
Monsieur Sherpette
Marquis de Bejloy
Bois de Boulogne
Sharbette
Arsene Froussaye
Monsieur Ansene Houssaye
Witty maxims on honesty and human behavior
A collection of pithy sayings about thieves, love, courage, honesty, loneliness, gossip, and moral judgments. The quotes link personal faults to social sympathy, noting irony in reputations and private opinions becoming public quickly.
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Amano
Hitchen Recipes Burnt Cream and Almond Cakes
Burn two ounces sugar to a golden brown then whisk half a pint cream and add the sugar. Whisk in five yolks and another pint cream then whisk five minutes add 134 ounces dissolved gelatine and mold. Also almond cakes with hot water butter sugar flour almond essence and baked walnut sized drops with egg white brush and almonds.
Quirky anecdotes and notes on notable people
A mosaic of brief items from papers and columns recounts humorous mischief at home including a cross eyed needle remark and a pea scratch, social trivia about Queen Elizabeth and Countess Lovatelli, a Georgia teen building a bicycle, Minnie Palmer’s Europe plan, and a comparison of American and German student learning.
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Elizabeth
German Archeological Society
Minnie Palmer
Europe
Miss Palmer
Great Britain
John R. Rogers
Fires and Disasters Dominate Northern Michigan News
A collage of incidents spans Michigan, Minnesota, and Illinois with forest fires, a prison fire at Stillwater, an Oswego freight engine explosion killing the engineer and injuring the fireman, a fatal family shooting in Burl ington Iowa, immigration troubles in Dakota, a chinch bug extermination plan in Kansas, and a Troy Alabama theater collapse that killed two. Also noted are a suicide in Baltimore, a lawsuit involving tea merchants in New York, and travel notes to Chicago with rail timings amid local ads and medical notices.
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Michigan
Stillwater
Minn
Oswego
N. Y
Burlington
George
Noah
H. Hagerty
Dakota
Aberdeen
Kansas
Frank Millington
Denver
William Avery
Millington
Opera House
Troy
Ala
San Francisco
Sarah Bernhardt
Public Works Seeks Bids for City Streets and Sewers
The Board of Public Works in Indianapolis Indiana invites sealed proposals by 10 a m Friday May for two projects cement sidewalk grading on Mississippi Street from Market to Ohio and brick sewer construction along Pennsylvania Street from Pratt to south of Second including catch basins mains and house connections plans and specifications are on file and the board reserves the right to reject any bid.
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Department OF Public Wore
Indianapolis
Ind
Board of Public Works
Mississippi Street
Market Street
Ohio Street
Pennsylvania Street
Pratt Street
Second Street
Buard
Department OF Public Works
Gatling and
Sanford Streets
W. Conduitt
Justice OF Street Improvement
Wiley
Louisianad Street
Alahama Street
New Jersey Street
Fie
Gueernment of Public Works
A.W. Coxpurr
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Hitchen
Mamma
Ethel
Washington Post
Ninth Ward
Phil
New Haven
Barnum
Mamuuia
Georgia
Germany
California
Cal
Louisville
Washington
Hearsey & Co’s
Chicago
Pullan
Unicon
Wood
Carl Moller
Dr. Brown
N. ¥. S. Dental Co
Las Ap
Circle St
Hall Building
O. Clemmer
M. D
Ohio St
Boston
Clemmer
A. W. Connourrr
Bellefontaine Avenus
Rome Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
Slein
A. W. Concuier
Greensburg
Livestone Corpary Consolidated Coal & Lime LC
Virginia Avenue
Superior
Coeppers & Co
Virginia ,Ve
Amusetien
Joseph Arthur
Life
Park Theater
Bobby
Taylor
Nson Hall
Viieay Evenhig
Lactaura
Frei
Dan de Leon
Law York
Sasigion
Propyleom Hall
Indianapolis Art Association
Derringer & Memier
Afta
East
Georgia Street
Evans Chemical CO
Cincinnati
J.stoner
M.D
Decatur
Ile
Brugrisia
Price
Ilinois
Illinois Street
Kenwood Avenue
Tennessee Street
Graceland Avenue
Kenwood
Fall Creek
Illinois Electric Line
S. Wildl
Pantzer
Washington Street
Davi’l Stewart
A. Kseydr
M.bbett
Tirginia Evc
Erie Medical GO
Buffalo
the Gentleman's Friend
Malydor Mfq
Lancaster, C
Ward Bros
Washington St. C
H.bchad & Co
Washington& Nobletts
Division St
Browning
Es Rao Uboo
Chichester
Tampa
Nate Paper
Chichester Chemical Co
Eadison Square
Philadaw Pas
Thorpe Block
Dr, Brubaker
Fedinovaetta Eeaeael Yate
Bellevue Phoapital
St. Vites
Gefice Bours
Sad Jackson Place
Dr. Story
Wee Peg
Cere
Bossttox
Cleveland
de Senda
Willits
W. Wash. St
State Houge
S Will Pantara
Emre
Gregory
Gerry Sear
Ferge
Woced Montele
Slafs Mentele
Grates
Wentel Fixtures
Vira Piacas
Biases Geede
Testatook
Massachusetts Avenue
Indianayenis
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