Pont d Arcole Named After Legendary Soldier
The piece questions who named Pont d Arcole and notes a legend from 1830 Les Trois Glorieuses about a young insurgent shouting Arcole as he led troops across the bridge. It cites no historical record of who ordered the name change or details of the incident, labeling it a Paris mystery.
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Pont de la Greve
Paris
Pont d’Arcole
Pont de Ian Grove
Tunis
Christian Science Monitor
Conductor’s Ruse at Scottish Hall Sparks Confusion
A ticket collector at a Scottish hall misinterprets a whispered warning and admits two women claiming to be the caretaker’s wife. He is surprised when a third person demands entry, creating a tense moment at the door of a concert.
Origin of the Grass Widow Term Through History
A historical note traces the term grass widow to canon law requiring a widow to live under grace for a year after bereavement, later linked to unmarried mothers in Sir Thomas More era, to wives of absent men, and to gold rush practice of keeping wives away while men earned funds.
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Thomas More
United States
Mystery Shooting in the Holler Near Rimmons Ridge
A man recalls being shot with fine shot while traveling a shortcut to the cross roids stove area near Gap John in Rimmons Ridge Ark. He was struck in the back and leg with lingering shot as he yelled, unsure who fired and noting the assailant mistook him for someone else in the moonlight, per Kansas City Star report.
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Relsted
Rimmons Ridge
Ark
Kankas City
Iowa News items highlight local deaths and civic notes
Jasper County Savings Bank president J M Woodrow of Newton dies. Louis C Rogers named commander of the first American Legion post in Chickasaw county. Judge J W Keller of Indianola marks his 21st birthday at his daughter's home. Julia A Shaw wills 11800 to religious and charitable institutions. An arrest in Des Moines murder probe faces robbery charge. Corngrown records and sorghum sales target markets. fall plowing and land prices cited. Salvation Army campaign shows progress. Pikes Peak auto club honor for Ed Granther. Burlington Casket plant opens with 15 workers. Craston widow dies leaving three children. Iowa poultry show committees formed. premium list work underway for January event.
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J.,.w. Keller
Indianola
C. A
Clift
Bistrim
Stratford
Imbridge
Polk City
Supreme Court
G. G. Rise
Council Bluffs
Marshall Miller
Trades and Labor Assembly
Wellington
Ded Moines
Des Moines
Valley Junction
Port Des Moines
Urbandale
Worth County
Ezra Roland
R. McGirr
H. M. Stafford
West Union
Roland
Salvation Army Home Service
Towa
Pikes Peak
Auto Club
Corning
Ed Granther
E. H. Sands
First Elnys
Burlington Caset Company
William Peck
Craston
Poultry Men of
Iowa
A Vanished Fragrance in Frugal Times
The piece notes rising costs and scarce staples changing local habits. It mentions fewer gifts and favors as neighbors adjust to a costly winter, while residents contemplate simple preserves and shared treats. A short dialogue alludes to envy and luck amid tight finances.
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Avery
Alabastine Company
Grana Rapids
Michigan
HEC
Teutone
Postum Cereal Company
Battle Crack
Iowa News
J. M. Woodrow
Jasper County Savings Bank
Newton
Louis C. Rogers
Hampton
First American Legion
Chickasaw County
Lydia E. Pinkham
Missouri
Lydia Binkham
Timothy Graney
Connor Ave
Joplin
Chicago
Illinois
J. Owenstein
Marshfield Avenue
Ill
Mothora
Caetus Joe
Devk
Spohn
Dent Express
Spohn Medical Co
Hudson Supply CO
Pine St
New York
Nebraska
Klein
Ladysmith
Goshen
Ind
U. S
Wileb
Monyana
Sui Pradern
W. On. U
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