News of a marriage at Rouen in a French Revolution tale
In a Rouen riverside setting in 1789, valet Justin notes the impending marriage of Mademoiselle Rose to Louis Trudaine while the wedding circle shows underlying tensions. Madame Danville suspects Trudaine’s influence, and Rose fears superstition as Trudaine admits he mocks such beliefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsieur Justin
Mademoiselle Rose
Monsieur Danville
Monsieur Guillaume
Monsieur Louis Trudaine
Reegret
Seine
Rowen
Windo
Mlainly
Rouen
Madame Danville
Monsieur Trudaine
Monsieur Lomaque
Monsieur Trudsine
Lomaque
Pike
Louis Trudaine
Charles
Rose
Monsieur Lemaque
Tradaine
Danville
Trudaine
Knowledge Bits From A Vivid Ledger And Cast
A collage of factoids spans costs of city governance in different nations, a million dollar steamboat with eight thousand horsepower for Hudson river service, and US school statistics with nearly sixteen million students and fourteen million in public schools. It mentions Pekin Gazette editors harmed, Japanese children's labeling, and a note on Justice Field’s long tenure on the Supreme Bench.
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United States
Pekin Gazette
Japan
Modern Cure Ads and Leap Year Wedding Joke
A collage of late 19th century ads touts Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative, with notes on opium and whisky addiction books offered by B M Woolley. It also promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy and mentions gilded silk thread via electro-pasting. A Cadiz man complains about Paderewski, and a leap year wedding ritual remark caps the item.
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California Fig Syrup Company
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Hall’s Family
Forecasters and the lure of weather wisdom
A muddy, fragmentary reminiscence argues that some people can predict storms and others feel anxious, urging early use of St Jacobs Oil to ward off attacks. The text blends musings on luck with vague weather prophecies, ending mid thought about roping in misfortune.
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St. Jacobs
Jacobs
Grains of Gold on Happiness and Government
The piece argues happiness is a constant pursuit of a desirable object with progress toward it. It warns of envy and enemy hatred as dangers. It compares beauty to roses with thorns and says a good man seeks to make others happy when able. It claims a person labors to create a lasting sign of power and that government exists to protect that continuity of self.
Canal Choked Up and Bitter Remedies Promoted
An advertisement extols conditions of the bowels and relief from constipation with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It claims the tonic aids malaria, biliousness, rheumatic and nervous troubles and strengthens the body. The piece ends with a quip about a man seeking fame as a poet laureate.
Salzer Seed offers Golden Pumpkin Watermelon and seeds
A sales pitch touts Salter's Golden Pumpkin Watermelon with bold claims and prices. It promotes novelty melons and seed packages, including 12c postage to John A. Salzer Seed Co. in La Crosse Wisconsin for a free seed package and a 148 page seed catalogue, while noting high yields for oats barley and potatoes and a teaser about a man who failed.
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Salter
John A. Salzer
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Olister Rose
Wilkie
Collins
Ell
Justice Field
Supreme Bench
Cadiz
Nashville
Paderewski
Dern Bushyhead
B. M. Woolley
Atlanta, Ga
Jexs
Hood
Sarsaparilla
Salzer
Iowa
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