So I have this book that I discovered on some trail or another -- yeah, what a surprise -- and it is a translation of work by Felix Feneon. Yes, French. So he perused the headlines, police blotters, etc., and kept track of the headlines. He distilled them. Often to three lines. Not a book to be read in one sitting because it's not as interesting if you do so. However, it is a book to pick up at whim, flip to a page, and let your imagination run. A few samples below:
Page 85 -- Of five mussel eaters, employees of the 2nd Artillery Company in Nice, two are dead, Armand and Geais; the others are ill.
Page 29 -- A farmer of the vicinity of Meaux, Hippolyte Deshayes, married and the father of four, has hanged himself; no one knows why.
Page 150 -- Taken for 15,550 francs by Louise Lepetit, the Turkish merchant Soleiman had her arrested; reimbursed by Fat Jules, he dropped the charge.
Page 4 -- In a cafe on Rue Fontaine, Vautour, Lenoir, and Atanis exchanged a few bullets regarding their wives, who were not present.
Page 143 -- To ensure his place in heaven, Desjeunes of Plainfang, Vosges, had covered with holy pictures the bed where he killed himself with rum.
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