Pleasant Visit to Vernon and Madison Inspires Gratitude
A reader recalls an hour's stop in Vernon, admiring the glens and cascades of the peninsula town and the surrounding Madison vistas. The note praises Major John D. Simpson's hospitality, the river views, and the friendly welcome, while mentioning fellow travelers and the mail boat bound for Louisville.
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Vernon
Brother Wagner
Madison
John D. Simpson
Jones
The
Herald
Brandt
Hanover
Charlie Wiebeat
Major Simpson
Louise
Kentucky
Talleyrand's wit tested royal patience in Paris intrigues
A portrait of Talleyrand navigating Louis XVIII and later rulers. He thwarted royal schemes by quips about residence, bravery, and loyalty, including remarks about leaving Paris and following the monarch to Fontainebleau. His sharp wit drew the king’s ire and shaped political pressure.
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Talleyrand
Louis XVIII
England
France
Madame de Talleyrand
Louis
Tuileries
Elbe
Chamber of Peers
Paris
Ueking
Fountainebleau
Valepcay
Ghent
Charles X
M. de Talleyran
DeHase Denies Palestinian Railroad and Missionary Claims
Ex consul at Jerusalem replies with a series of denials about rail links to Palestine and missionary presence. He asserts only three Protestant churches exist in and around Jerusalem and Nazareth, notes Jewish population trends, and claims Jews have no plan to reclaim land or cultivate ground.
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DeHase
Jerusalem
Palestine
Holy Land
Walls
Nazareth
Derussiem
Europe
America
Ayer
Ordin
Helen
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