Old Martin the Cobbler in a Monotone Village Portrait
Jean Aicard portrays Martin, a cobbler in a village square, whose life repeats like a pendulum. He toils from dawn to night, dreams a cottage and rest, but changes erupt as a Sunday drink and a violent outburst unravel his steady craft and threaten his world.
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Martin
Cburé
Tao
Old Martin
Monsieur le Cure
Tia
Pere Martin
Fio
Tighing
Mike
Yiell
Pan
Martinj
Aries
Jean Aicard
Figaro
Timer Deen
Shakespeare and Bacon debated by Bill Nye in New York World
Bill Nye discusses Shakespeare and Francis Bacon with mock grandeur, recounting London life, stage legends, and a playful anecdote about Shakespeare missing a press. He notes Shakespeare’s era, hints at authenticity, and jests about an engrained legend while situating the author in a humorous column tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shakespeare
Stratford
London
Horace Greeley
Sir Francis Bacon
Business College
Shakespeare
Francis Bacon
Ponteste
Bacon
Senate
Capitol
Treasury
Inttelligence
Beas
Giriends
Hotold
Herald's College
Bcd Wal Chaeallers Hl
Aa William
William
Bardan
Childs
England
Don Pally
Ekpurgator
Detter
America
Bill Nye
New York World
Wildcat hunting and a curious dog tale from Mendocino
An anecdotal collage of hunting lore, foreign mishearings, and comic exchanges. A man recounts a California wildcat hunt gone awry with a joiner dog, detailing a fatal clash between a setter bred dog and a bull terrier mix. The piece blends regional hunting lore with humorous vignettes and dialect humor from American life.
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Mendocino County
Cal
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Cobbler
Kenpeare
Dbucor
Clara
Ethel
Saramels
Abiateur
Campy
Thebeld
Cyrus Field
Jay Gould
Hleary Guy Carleton
New York
Orld
de Bigges
Chile
Digges
Arkansaw Traveler
Omaha
Jane
de Hunter
Mr. Wabash
Big City
Omalis
Eastern Railway
Mamma
Philadelphia
George
Cochise Hardware and Trading Co
General Merchandise
Iron and Steel
Shelf
Allen Street
Studebaker
the People's Store
Cor. Fourth and
Fremont Sts
Summerfield Bros
Bea
Summerfields
Sala Schein, Proprietor
Territory OF
Arizona
Iseal
Wixneas
William C. Drake
4Th Cavalry
Springs
Wilcos
Rccaenoran
Meyer Zlick
Arona
Prescott
Hare & Page
Occidental Hotel
Elite Restaurant
Fed Parker
Fifth
Willows Saloon
Atherton
Dean
Old Cadwell Building
Barrow
Auction House
Sam M. Barrow
Allen St
WATT
Tarbell
Watt & Tarbell
Undertakers
Livary Stable
F.N. ? Tr Tr
Eady For Walaces
Otis
Fremont Street
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