The Earl of Herm chapter set in Louche France
In Louche a fashionable but sandy seaside town in the South of France, English guests Earle Herm and Countess arrive with a large suite, alarming hotelkeeper M Noir. A head waiter Grogram schemes amid impostor rumors while the Earl proves to be royal, prompting secrets, rival hotel intrigue, and potential high society redemption.
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Naples
Touche
Louche
France
Legion
Lion of Gold
Lion
Sam Deuced
Earl of Hermand
Monsieur
Mr. Grogram
Sark
Mr. Grogam
M. Noir
Herm
the Grand
Noir
M. Gules
Grand
Earl of Herm
England
Honor the Pigeon thunder storm quip remembered
A witty exchange in the New York Press extols the pigeon as a safeguard for journalism. It notes that without the bird, reports of a thunderstorm with hail could lack vivid phrasing, since hailstones large as pigeons eyes would not be possible to claim.
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Bancroft
Detroit
New York
Machias
Columbia
Boston Transcript
New York Press
Agricultural Building At The Fair Draws Global Showcases
The article surveys the Agricultural Building at the Fair, praising France and British Guinea for thorough, tasteful displays of agricultural products and machinery. It notes deficiencies in most states displays, highlights exotic items such as King Humming Birds and cassava products, and admires the annexed farm implements and global exhibits including Russia Mexico and British colonies.
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Diana
Huntress
New York
Jurgen
Agricultural Department
United States
France
Russia
Mexico
British Guinea
Cape of Good Hope
Louis Napoleon
Eugenie
Ruth
New York Tablet
Morocco Sultan's grand claims and Moorish awe described
A contemporary critique sketches the Moroccan sultan as a divine ruler whose mantle covers sin and power. It notes battlefield piety, loyal worship, and the ritual reverence of soldiers, while mocking the saintly image with tales of excess and a Tangier saint who neutralizes gin to milk.
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Paradise
Morocco
Allah Iberkamer
Medina
Tanglier
Persian Archers and Court Intrigue Highlighted by Payne
James Payne notes in the London Illustrated News on a Persian archer who fired from horseback at full gallop and an exceptional bowman who shot backward into a butt. He contrasts with Domitian’s circus archery and touches on perfumes, especially attar of roses, roses and rosewater, with historic uses and symbolism.
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Tavernier
James Payne
London Illustrated News
Domitian
Attar
Salad N
Jerusalem
Mosque
Omar
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the Earl OF
James Payn
Mars
Mr. Program
London
Earl of
Lark
Noh
John Grogram
Gales
Nollekens
George III
George
Duke of York
Prince of Wales
Chantrey
Horne ‘Tooke
the Earl
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