Valley of the Meuse A Long Corridor of Conflict and Beauty
The Meuse valley spans France Belgium and Holland and has seen 2000 years of warfare. The river rises in France flows north through Belgium crosses into the Netherlands and reaches the North Sea. The valley, 580 miles long with 460 navigable, has shaped armies from Caesar to Charlemagne and beyond, with industrial towns along its banks and famed tales of catastrophe and beauty.
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Meuse
France
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Holland
National Geographic Society
North Sea
Rome
Europe
Ardennes
Namur
Liege
Rhine
Emmpi
To One in Paradise Poem by Edgar Allan Poe
A line from Edgar Allan Poe laments a lost love. The speaker recalls a green isle, fountain, and shrine of shared beauty while expressing grief as life fades. The poem contrasts bright dreams with a harsh future and echoes the beloved’s gaze and footsteps in memory.
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Edgar Allan Poe
Reading and the Gift of Genius in Literature
A reflection on reading emphasizes preferring new science works and modern classic literature. It lauds a writer of great genius who guides readers through rich landscapes of thought, inviting broad, admiring vision of life and beauty across scenes and ideas.
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Bee Ridge
Sarasota Bay
Bulwer-Lytton
Mann
The Wind and the Rose by Bulwer-Lytton
A short lyric meditation on wind, beam, and rose and the impossible proof of love. The speaker questions whether light or presence can reveal true affection as the wind sighs and eventually dies.
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Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Woman's Rights and the Ballot by William Jennings Bryan
Bryan argues for a mother centered role in shaping the home environment and endorses women's suffrage. He asserts politics will improve with women, says women can be trusted with the ballot, and urges women to vote as a civic duty.
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Willam Jennings Bryan
Grandma's Prayer Poem From Poems of Childhood
A short verse by Eugene Field expresses gratitude for a life of sewing and prayer. The speaker hopes for glory beyond death but accepts mending the little angels' breeches as a humble calling.
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Eugene Field
Two Cockneys Fish Bank Holiday River Trick
Two Cockneys river fishing on a bank holiday rent tackle from a mill owner who warns they must cover any damage. One asks what the floating thing is and admits the float sunk, triggering a joke about paying for the damaged gear.
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Thames
Garge
Saturday Evening Post
Vest in part payment denied by tailor
A Swedish foreman describes unsuccessfully trying to repair a ragged vest across the street. He asks the tailor to mend it, learns the price is two dollars, and the tailor refuses to accept the vest as partial payment. The boss agrees to wait, and the vest remains unrepaired.
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Bayonne
John
Everybody’s Magazine
One Laughing Wife and Wary Husband at Funeral
A London Mail quip imagines a husband plotting to cry rich tears at his uncle's funeral to secure £10,000. The wife counters by asking what if the will leaves nothing. He replies to weep all the same, suggesting staged sorrow as a hedge against fate.
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London Mail
Why He Was Single
A playful remark from Sir John Tenniel explains his bachelor status. He joked that marrying a young woman would demand travel and activity he disliked while an elderly wife in a shawl would be intolerable to him.
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John Tenniel
Moving Picture Gag Turns Comic as Fruit Painting Drops
A humorous reminiscence recalls a painting of fruit that toppled onto a man’s head, provoking tears and laughter. The exchange ends with the wit noting the painted subject’s unexpected impact rather than the scene itself.
Presbyterian Church Services and Schedule
H C Hardin is pastor with regular Sabbath services at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p m Mid week Poneto service Wednesday 730 p m Fraser Cocks minister Sunday morning 11 a m evening by Sat School 930 a m Visitors are invited S G Mullins pastor.
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Fraser Cocks
Ane
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S. G. Mullins
Church Services Schedule on Adelia Street
The notice lists Catholic services held on Adelia street with services every fourth Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. and at 9:00 a.m. on specific dates marked by unclear markings. It mentions exceptions for certain days indicated by unclear symbols.
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Adelia Street
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President United States Wileen and Florida aides win support
President United States Wileen and Vice President T. R. ie from Florida support from First Congressional District figures D. A. Metcher and N. active amid party dynamics.
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United States
Woodrow Wileen
Ice
Fragmentary Nomination List Refers To State Officials
Readable fragments show names tied to state offices and commissions including attorney general treasurer and clerk roles. Associates named include Thos. Shackleford and H Mabry with references to the sixth judicial circuit.
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H. nOnry Craford
T. ¥. West
A. McRae
J.C
Wea —— of Public Instruction
William P Aance Voro
Det Supreme Thos
H. Mabry
Mianzond
R. Hudson .Burr
C. Dun Tadeo Sixth Judicial Circuit
O. K
Sixth Judicial Circle
A. McMullen
State Board of Health Representative for Manatee County
Dr. Jozeph Halton serves as the State Board of Health representative for Manatee County, overseeing public health matters and county compliance with state health regulations.
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State Board of Health
Manatee County
Jozeph Halton
City Officials and Meeting Schedule Listed
Mayoral and council seats named including A B Edwards J W Baxter T W Yarbrough G L Thacker L D Hodges head of Fire Department Henry Behrens City Aescue De F Burkett Public Works Fitch P Wright City Physician. Council meets first and third Mondays at 7 30 p m in the chambers. Frank Hight.
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Clledne
L.D. Hodges
Henry Behrens
City Aescue
de F. Burkett
Public Works
Fitch P. Wright
Postal hours update for general delivery and order department
General delivery opens 7 a m closes 6 p m Sunday general delivery opens 8 closes 9 a m and order department opens 7 a m closes 5 p m Mail closes 30 minutes before train leaves.
Train Timetable Notes From Sarasota to Tampa and Jacksonville
Timetable reads multiple Sarasota routes with departure and arrival times to Tampa, Jacksonville, Venice, and Venice returns. Round trips shown with prices 2.45, 13.90, and 1.20 dollars. Services depart early mornings and afternoons with end times in the evening.
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Tampa
Sarasota
Jax
Clever Woman Puts Hairpin To Work For Pencil
The Golden City Tribune notes the average woman can do almost anything with a hairpin, except sharpen a pencil, and she can even do that with her teeth.
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The
Golden City Tribune
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