The Madonna of a Homely Wife
Jules Ferrand, a gifted painter, marries Clotilde Desmours whom he idealizes as homely beauty. After her death he paints a Madonna and Child using his wife and their son as models, achieving fame and wealth, yet realizing the illusion of beauty was a projection and not reality. He later discovers the truth when he views his earlier portrait and hides it away.
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Mme Gauliadet
Jules Ferrand
Ciouide Demours
Mme. Tournier
Bomely
Cupid
Clotilde Desmours
Nothce
Thos
Jules
Jesus
Madonna
Clotilde
Virgin Mary
von Julies
Paria Thes
Jose
Joules
Mother of
Christ
Ferrand
Maria
Paris
Ior
United States
Julies
Browning described as louder and more persistent than Lord Houghton
In Lady St Heller's Memories the author recalls meeting Browning after her marriage. She notes his constant presence at her house, frequent Sunday visits, agreeable and kind conduct, and a divide in devotion between men who feared him and women who adored him as a poet.
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Mr. Browning
Lady St. Heller
Forget His Own Tongue Fails In Arctic Return
A Siberian gold hunter named Van derlip recounts his return to civilization after months in the Arctic. He explains that several ship officers came to find him, and he briefly could not speak his own language, mixing English Russian and Koran as his health faltered. It took a week to regain fluency.
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Arctic
Siberia
Vanderlip
Civilization
Fin
Potato Scones Bake Rocker
A Suburbanite recipe for potato scones instructs sifting sour cream with salt and baking powder, rubbing in shortening, adding mashed potatoes and egg, then binding with milk to a soft dough. Roll to half an inch, cut, and bake on a hot griddle or oven, served hot with butter.
Gustav in a breach of promise case referenced
A Washington Star note recalls Gustav once served on the fine in a breach of promise case. A fair girl remarks the fetters were dull and commonplace, and an order questions why, replying only with a no.
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Gustav
Washington Star
Stern Necessity Excerpt From Louisville Note
A brief quoted exchange reveals a dramatic line about extending life without a loved one. The speaker mentions a landlord’s fix, implying a time limit or ultimatum in a domestic or social scene reported by the Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Duke
Louisville Courier-Journal
Sure Winners Quote in St Louis Dispatch Cartoon
The St Louis Post Dispatch quotes a reader asking if it was wise to make a woman a bank cashier and replies that women obtain money by any view. The exchange reflects contemporary attitudes on women in finance.
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St Louis Post-Dispatch
General Eyes New Card System For War Business
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note quotes a general on monetizing conflict. Asked when he would double or twist enemies, he replies that timing depends on his new card system shaping wartime commerce.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Do You Blame Him Towne Browne Dialogue Snippet
A humorous dialogue exchange features Towne and Browne joking about speaking in sleep and the pleasure of hearing one’s own voice. The quip highlights Towne’s love of his own talk and Browne’s annoyance at not hearing himself.
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Towne
Browne
The Commuter and the 7 45 Morning Communion
After a Sunday sermon the rector greets a young German parishioner. The rector asks if he is a regular communicant and the man confirms attending at 7 45 every morning.
The Lyons Mail Case and the Double Execution
A historic tale recounts the wrongful execution of Lesurques for the Lyons Mail murder. A later witness claimed mistaken identity, yet conviction stood until Duboscq’s capture years later revealed a striking resemblance. The prime offender, twice escaping imprisonment, was finally guillotined, the two men suffering for one crime.
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Lesurqgues
Lyons
Lyons Mail
Lesurques
Dubosey
Duboscq
Hamis
Bven
How Rocks Preserve Prehistoric Animal Remains
London Strand Magazine explains fossil preservation where soft mud or drifting sand encloses carcasses. Over ages the surrounding rock hardens and can reveal an animal’s age by the stratum’s position, as geologists read the rock’s date to infer when the creature flourished.
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London Strand Magazine
Bending of Great Guns Causes Muzzle Droop
Navy and army engineers study long guns and find wire wound twelve inch tubes fifty feet long droop about four and a half minutes of arc at the muzzle while solid built up tubes of the same size droop about two and a half minutes. Temperature gradients within the gun also bend barrels, altering muzzle drop and potentially causing wobble beyond five hundred yards.
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Army
Navy
Frightened Player Wins Candid Reply At Bridge Party
A Philadelphia Times excerpt describes a fashionable bridge party where a nervous young player, afraid of her partner dubbed the bridge fiend, finally answers a challenge about a discard. Her brief admission, From fright, sparks a sharp, witty exchange highlighting tension at the table.
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Philadelphia Times
A Hint For the Flatterer
She rejected him and he had praised her beauty yet she fell in love with herself. She was unmoved by his flattery and cared for nobody else.
The Wife's Work and the Auto Averted by Push
A husband who earned money to buy an automobile stalls on a hill and is told to push by his wife Fannie. He must stay with the engine to guide it, illustrating domestic labor and perseverance in the humorous anecdote from Lippincott's.
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Fannie
Gown for Musicale Shows Black White Stripe Fashions
The article describes a versatile gown suitable for daytime and evening wear with new striped effects. It features satin banded bodice and tunic, fringe trim, and horizontal side panel stripes. Black and white satin gowns with black chiffon or marquisette, lace shoulders, and matching hats complete the look.
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Goring
Deel & Boid
Traveler wife of Moneybags keeps transatlantic line busy
A Baltimore American quote portrays the young wife of a wealthy man as a tireless traveler, crossing the ocean and keeping the transatlantic line busy. It notes she was once a telephone operator.
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Baltimore
Awful manners in shops judged by readers
In Brooklyn Life readers lament crowded counters and garments touched by shoppers. Mrs Willis and Mrs Gillis describe marks left on every item at the waist counter, expressing shock at the careless handling in stores.
Wonderful Fountain of Coulomp in France
The Coulomp is a remarkable natural spring in the Basses Alpes region of France. Water erupts from a 4600 foot limestone wall at about 300 gallons per second, creating a small river with a 100 foot descent. Subterranean channels possibly extend at least a mile beneath the mountain.
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France
Coulomp
Basses-Alpes
Warlike Peace in Territorial Camp Lessons
In peace time Territorials train to be ready for actual war conditions. The article notes their camp routines, stressing preparation and discipline as essential for future conflict, with emphasis on national service and the role of soldiers in times of peace.
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Lesuraques
L Wons Mail
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