On a Spring Evening in a French Country House
Jeanne and Jacques, engaged cousins, share quiet days and moonlit walks as Aunt Lison, a shy, unseen figure, watches from her room. Their joy meets a sobering truth when Lison breaks with a secret longing and reveals a life long denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne
Jacques
Alberte
Ilson
Hin
Lisan
Aunt Lison
Lise
Reranger
France
Lison
Lizon
Louie
Aunt Lisan
Japan's Art Masters Show Unlikely Sculptor's Skill
An uneducated Matsumoto mechanic in Japan astonishes observers by carving wooden figures with Greek-like anatomical accuracy. His self taught method yields flawless observation, inspiring successors though criticized for over realism and lacking understanding of bones or muscles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circus
Lfe
Matsumoto
Meron
Mimoto
Lobe
Etony Althout
Humor of the Day and Quips From Papers
A mosaic of light jokes and exchanges from newspapers. The Washington Star quips about vindications and conscience, Brooklyn Life jokes on nobility prices, a Washington Stuer gag about mottoes, and Indianapolis News notes on lodge installation and a legal joke about a judge.
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James 5
Kirk & Company
Chicago
Studebaker
U. S
Frank Blanch
General
W. 7Th Street
Topeka, Kansas
Conklin & Gustafson
Telephone
East 7Th St
the State Journal
Paris
Lucienne Breval
Mme. le
Waldeck-Rousseau
Mme
Mme. Breval
Japan
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Mr. Porkchops
Io Porkchops
Betson
Saragoosa
Indianapolis News
Haying
New York
THE
Moeser Ice and Cold Storage CO
2Nd and
Polk Streets
Topeks, Kansas
Kansas
Fifth Street
Jackson Street
E. G. Kinley
Grandma’s
Vesper’s Bakery
Grandma's
J. Thomas & Son
Planing Mill
North Topeka
Arthur Massey
J. S. Ball
Kansas Ave
Topeka
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