The Marquise of Faouet and the Loyal Commissaire
In a Vannes department Chateau a proud Marquise battles political danger as Commissaire Felicien Ravaud arrives with a warrant. He calmly reveals the warrant and burns it, earning the Marquise’s respect and later dramatic remorse when she learns he was arrested. The tale blends aristocratic arrogance with personal sacrifice.
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Marquise du Faouet
Sans Culottes
Brooks
Citoyen Felicien Ravaud
Vannes
Chateau
Madame du Faouet
Ravaud
Marquise
Comite de Salut
Chateau du Faouet
Municipalite
Suisse
la Marquise du Faouet
Felicien Ravaud
Pre J
Monsieur Ravaud
Monsieur
Madame
Salon
Commissaire Ravaud
Paris
Ravand
Cassells
Ads That Bring Results Time Devoted to Their Construction
A Philadelphia Record piece explains how big department stores treat advertising as deliberate, staff driven work. The advertising manager guides stock familiarity, edits assistants copy, and aims for imperishable effect.
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Philadelphia Record
Wise Words and Quick Wit Across a Century
A collection of aphorisms from Socrates to Sterne, plus notes on postal machines and a humorous newsroom exchange. Includes Cherished lines about self-respect, temper, charity, and social behavior, followed by a New York postal machine milestone and a witty newspaper vendor quip.
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Socrates
John Herschel
Carlyle
Shelley
Shakespeare
Milton
Steele
de Quincey
Chesterfield
Thackeray
Fielding
Fontaine
General Post Office
New York
N. Y
New York Herald
Farm Topics and Winter Sheep Care From Old Rural Guide
Farm Topics covers keeping green bone for fowls in cold and warm weather, winter care of sheep emphasizing shelter and sound judgment, and notes on subsoiling experiments and soil moisture. Milk pasteurization guidance discusses temperatures to kill tubercle bacillus and safety limits for flavor retention.
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Department of Sheep
Efficient milk production and soil care for profits
A teaching on lowering milk cost per 100 pounds through better cow care, soil management, and feeding. The farmer should focus on cost and quality rather than market prices, aiming for large yield of the best feed. The cheese factory and creamery are consequences of improved production.
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Boston
N. G Somerville
New England
The Great Divine's Eloquence on Rejuvenation and Life
Dr. Talmage argues that body and soul renew through simple living and faith. He cites Thomas Parr and other figures, praising health advances and urging release from fretfulness to regain youth, then paints heaven as perfect home and rest after life’s trials.
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Wasninetown
D. C
Talmage
Jean le Blanc
David
Jehoshanhat
Mount Olivet
Thomas Parr
Shropshire
England
London
Harvey
Hippocrates
Darwin
Gall
Boerhaave
Jenner
Ruysch
Plato
Franklin
Carlyle
Goethe
Buffon
Halley
Sophocles
Gar II
Hungary
Aydn
Humboldt
William Cullen Bryant
Isocrates
Liontinus Gorgias
Herschel
Masinissa
Numidia
Titian
Moses
Ivy
China
Edward VII
America
Gibbon
Mohammed
Barak
Pos
Leighton
Heaven
Christ
John Foster
Southey
Chaucer
God
Iere
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James B. Carrington
Dora Moore
Jones
Dr. Talmage
Miessage
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