Lake Charles Week Past Highlights And Oddities
The Lake Charles column reviews a mix of international dignitaries, royal estates, and social issues. It cites Counts Danner and a Danish orphanage plan, notes lunacy trends in France, and reports on Jewish missions in New York. Additional items mock centennial statues, Vienna demonstrations of electricity in death, and legal actions against George Francis Train in Omaha.
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Gweenax P. Brewis
George Francis Train
Omaha
Bemis
Train
Marevilles
France
Aes i Sa
NEE Diors
Harry Hart's Second Chance in Tulipgrove
In this tale a handsome lady killer, Harry Hart, pursues Diana, then forgets her for heiress Mim, ends single and penniless until a rich uncle's fortune rescues him. He returns to Tulipgrove to propose, only to discover Diana has married Caleb Bloom and raised a son, with a baby daughter on the way.
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Diana
Harry Hart
Caleb Bloom
Harry
Tulipgrove
Todny
Fibs
Guineagold
Mim Guineagold
Miersioas Beas
Brighton
Ture
Ual
Mr. Hart
Ting
Caleb
Mr. Mart
The Grand Turk Exhibit at Centennial Fair Captivates
The Philadelphia crowd views an Oriental shop exhibit staffed by five Turkish carpenters and Syrians, led by David James. They craft a 14 by 8 foot structure resembling Jerusalem market stalls, selling Jerusalem wood wares. James, educated in Bishop Gobat’s school, presents a regal look with a gold embroidered cloak. Observers note their attire, English skills, and plans to finish before machinery hall opens. Meerschaum shavings and Vienna’s pipe trade are also discussed, with women employed in processing waste for imitation pipes.
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Philadelphia
Jeruslem
Jerusalem
Hebron
Mount of Olivet
Nazareth
Lake
Tiberias
David James
Samuel Gobat
Mount Zion
James
Nebuchadnezzar
Vienna
An assortment of quirky quotes spark playful commentary
A jumble of anecdotes and wry observations from various figures and eras. It features jokes about doctors fortunes, aging readers, ventriloquy rumors, and seances. Included are reflections on memory, fame, and public petitions, plus spring sports imagery and a light satirical tone.
Fragmented text card from unknown source
The readable lines reference people will talk and remittance in a garbled narrative. It mentions Farjoce and Pot as potential names, with unclear events or locations and no definite outcome or dates. The text remains too damaged to support a coherent news item.
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Charles Heko
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Danner
Frederick VII
Denmark
Jagerspris
Zealand
Tas
New York Herald
Potter
Nauthans
Capitol
New York World
Washington
Winthrop
John the Baptist
Ethan Allen
Vinnie Ream
Lincoln
Cen
Rosentha
Wilmington
North Carolina
THE
Fental Kinah
Johnny
Esquimaux
Anj
Minnesota
Jones
Main Street
George Washington
Indiana
Hatcheter
Hans Ich Am
Lord Macaulay
Annie Besant
Norides
Pepe
Galet
Mode Speer
Dom Earpetty
Aoe
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