Longing for Corrymieda and a Paris connection
Fragmentary dialogue and scenes shift between Corrymieda nostalgia and Paris society. A man notes the blue sky over Corrymieda while a river flows, then moves to a tale of M. de Lesney and Avette in Paris, where kisses, art, and romance reveal love, class, and ambition, ending with Avette confessing love for Varnet.
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Corrymieda
England
Livia
Neko Ioral
Goa
Colleen Dhes
Nico
Andy Feolan
Molly
A Kiss That Failed In The Studio
In a Paris studio Ayette models for Varnet as a masked guest recalls a kiss sent from the garden to a noblewoman. M. le Lesney arrives to demand explanation about a balcony kiss seen by his daughter Mile. De Lesney. The painter laughs at the mistaken culprit and Ayette admits she kissed the lady from the window.
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Avette
M. de Lesney
Monsieur
Varnet
Boulevard St. Michel
Varner
N. ¥. Journal
Ayette
Regency
Convige
Reid
Sopa Ana
Louis Fifteenth
Yvette
M. Varnet
M. le Lesney
de Lesney
Anyette
Easy-Going Siam and the River Peoples
This Vallejo Chronicle fragment surveys Siamese people in the Menam valley as hardy, waterborne, and climate adapted. It contrasts Siamese with Mongolian, notes cropped hair and open-air life, and recounts a cockroach incident aboard the Ellen where a Chinese man’s umbrella hosted a roach swarm during a storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ngolian
Irvin
Menam
Ellen
Mareid
Vallejo
Georgia Street Wharf
Vallejo Chronicle
How We Walk The Muscles Behind the Gait Described
The article explains walking mechanics focusing on calf and back muscles. It details how calf contraction lifts the body, forward leg advancement, and the role of thigh front muscles hamstrings and shin muscles. It notes alternating weight, hip rotation, trunk rocking, center of gravity shifts, and spinal curvature during gait.
Politician Embraces Comfort In Neglige Garb Gone Wrong
A Pittsburgh Dispatch item recalls a town politician who abandons starched linen for a neglige shirt and leather belt to welcome a comfort era. His wife sends him to the dressmaker, who denies service and directs him to the back door, leaving him crestfallen yet determined to appear respectable as he heads to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Pittsburg Dispatch
The British commercial traveler and woolen fashions noted
A 19th century piece surveys the British commercial traveler’s rooms and dining protocol, woolen underwear trends for wise and wealthy women, and practical tips for washing, drying, and shrinking woolens, including soap recipes and wringing methods. It also touches New York business tactics and exotic trees with remarkable properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Para
California
N. Y. World
New York
Baxter Street
Sixth Avenue
Passon
Post Mortems Claim Nerve Cells Resemble Brain Tissue
A writer in Arena notes post mortem studies of blind bodies show nerve ends contain stony cells identical to brain gray matter. The piece argues brain and nerves are essentially alike and suggests sensation could be felt through touch anywhere on the body. It envisions thinking spanning from head to feet and emphasizes emotional life guiding sensation.
No False Pride and Whisker Debate Cartoon
A comic note from Indianapolis Journal features Dick and Harry discussing propriety with a joke about nervous prostration and rain in London. The gag centers on Dick’s knee breeches and shaving, highlighting a playful clash over public image and vanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cholly
London
Harry
Herald
The Prudent Italian and the Roman Indolence Scene
An entry from Mrs Jteme son’s Diary of an Enunyee describes the Prudent Italian and a Roman indolence scene. It cites Jaquais Camillo avoiding work, preferring hunger in the streets to burdens, and prioritizing his health over duties to his master Onoratissimo padrone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaquais Camillo
Jtemeson
Enunyee
Witnessed apparition and train farewell at station
A narrator and friend in a churchyard claim to have seen a man identified as Mr Tate, though he was then miles away in flesh. The scene shifts to a Chicago train where a groom publicly bids farewell to Miss Blank, the bride blushing as the groom retreats to the smoking compartment, amid amused passengers.
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Miss B
Newcastle
Eng
Mr. Tate
Nein Peri
Peak
Steortell
Chicago
Miss Blank
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J. H. Oakley
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John Kelly
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Mademoiselle
M.de Rothschild
Siam
She 1
Lena Poreene Se Meustina
Pol ‘Gettin
Securin
Great Britain
Ireland
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China
Lewchen
Thibet
Geooe
Ian Eucalyp
Indianapolis Journal
Dr. Price
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