An Old Hero's Story of a French Locomotive Engineer
An old French veteran recalls guiding a critical locomotive mission to delay Prussia during the Franco Prussian War. He steers a damaged train at high speed, evading obstructions and bullets, earning a captaincy before Paris falls. He reflects on lost provinces and personal aging.
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America
California
Paris
le Fevre
France
Prussia
Columbus
Specter
Alsace
Lorraine
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy Impresses NC Reader
E T Wade of Williston North Carolina found quick relief from stomach disorders after using Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy. He praised the remedy in a letter and ordered more, noting its prompt effect and urging readers to ask Pickens Drug Co. or contact Geo H Mayr for information and free literature.
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North Carolina
Mr. Wade
Mayr
E. T. Wade
Williston
N. C
Mayr’s
Pickens Drug Co
Geo. H. Mayr
Mfg
Whiting St
Chicago
Ill
Adv
Pickens County
Pickens Sentinel
Pickens
The
Sentinel
South Carolina
A Dainty Souffle and Corn Timbales Recipe
A cream sauce is prepared with butter flour and hot milk. Yolks of three eggs and grated raw corn are folded in with seasonings. Whites are folded in and baked in buttered molds about twenty minutes. Timbales use corn milk eggs and a half hour bake serve with tomato or Spanish sauce.
Costly British Sport Analysis Labels Football Expense
An expert estimates British football costs about seven million pounds annually, counting amateur and professional costs, winter interest on shares, and gate money from spectators. The source adds a quirky aside about replacing glue with candle stubs to avoid spills.
Lamp of Courtesy Revered in Old Fashioned Radiance
The quote from Lady Battersea extols a “Lamp of Courtesy” as a beautiful, perhaps old-fashioned lamp whose soft radiance inspires affection and reflection. It presents courtesy as a gentle, guiding light in daily life.
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Daily Thought
Lady Battersea
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