Paris Sights and Versailles Echoes in a Tour of France
The article surveys Paris landmarks from the Bourse de Commerce to the Palais Royal gardens and the Opera House, noting flowers, markets, and architectural splendor. It contrasts Versailles as oppressive yet alluring after imagination of its past rulers, then traces a rail journey toward Rouen, Vernon, and Dieppe with Jeanne d Arc at Bon-Secours and a Channel crossing ending at Merry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Palais Royal
Eurydice
Madeleine
Place de la Republique
Quai Aux Fleurs
Avenue de l’Opera
Rue Royale
Rue de la Vax
Paquin
Avenue Des Champs Elysees
Italy
Spain
Scotland
Sweden
Finland
Algeia
Eifel Tower
Washington
Versailles
Louis XIV
Malatenon
Dubarry
Marie Antoinette
Rouen
Clichy
Colombes
Maisons la
Tiants
Paissy
St. Louis
Seine
Vernon
Philip Augustus
Fiagty
Bon-Secours
Jeanne d’Arc
Trumpet Call Essay on Faith and Salvation
A sermon style piece questions how to reach Abraham's bosom, urging action over talk. It argues no life is cheap, salvation requires sacrifice, and true faith shows in just living. It critiques shallow summer religion and calls for humility, mercy, and responsible speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Betty Gives the Mitt to Me The Ring of Winter Skaters
In a winter scene from the Yellow Book a speaker recalls Betty giving the mitten to him during a skating party under sunset. The verse blends playful romance with vivid imagery of lips like rose leaves and hair like ripened wheat as they linger past nightfall.
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Dan Cupid
Betty
Mel
Fortissimo
Lennoy
Modern Venus of Milo Fame Adorns England's Beauty
A newspaper note extols Lady Beatrice Pole-Carew as the most beautiful woman in England likening her to the Venus of Milo. It praises her classical features and serene brow, claiming she embodies youth beauty and womanliness. The piece frames the Venus likeness as the ultimate compliment. A separate Cleveland anecdote describes office elevators drawing women to mirrors, as wind disturbs them and they seek reflections inside elevators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Pole-Carew
Grecian
Melos
Venus of Milo
England
Lady Pole-Carew
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Foolish Question Teader Quotation Note
A Cleveland Teader quotation about a man’s ultimatum prompts the question of whether he kissed or died. The exchange hints at a fatal outcome but provides no further context or names. The piece reads as a clipped, punchy editorial aside with sharp wit.
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Gay
Cleveland Teader
Beautiful Cass Lake Star Island Campers Paradise
Beautiful Cass Lake hosts Star Island a 1200 acre wooded isle within a 6400 acre forest reserve. Star Island features giant Norway and white pines, a circular Lake Helen Windigo inside, clear springs and high bluffs ideal for camping. The area remains largely undiscovered with minimal tourist use and requires government permits and fire care.
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Cass Lake
Star Island
St. I'nul Pioneer Press
Lake Helen
Lake Windigo
Ten Seaons
Uncle Sam
The Housewife and the Nighttime Burglar
Mrs Laughton, a timid householder, hides from a burglar seeking Tom’s money. She cooperates to delay him, claiming no knowledge of funds while sparing her husband’s fortune. The thief escapes after a tense exchange. Tom returns to find his wife fainted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RS. Laughton
Mr. Laughton
Tom
Mrs. Laughton
Ben-Sparrer
Tve
Jules
Little One
Red Dan
The Value of Competence Against Speculation
A Cent per Cent writer argues that true competency shapes leaders from common beginnings. He says speculation, a vice among merchants, fuels failures in panics and market downturns, while competent individuals rise or fall by the strength of character and willingness to dig in.
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Eallson
Marconi
Adam
Honeymooning and a Landlady’s Reminder
The comic exchange shows a boarder promising soon marriage while a landlady reminds him of owed money. The dialogue reflects playful social banter about honeymoon plans and finances in a satirical frame.
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Nouen
Dieppe
Merry
Ram
Abraham
N. J. Cugnot
Cugnot
George Stephenson
Louvre
Tom’s
Rose Laughton
Ter
Mr. Hardup
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