Nouvelles des ports

aquarelle marine - marine watercolor

Rafiots et compagnies

aquarelle marine cargo au mouillage - marine watercolor cargo ship at anchor

Nouvelles des escales

aquarelle marine - marine watercolor


La Bignole news

05  July 12, 1925  ..


Le Petit Journal illustré

In the News - A triple crash at the Grand Prix, a color illustration. On page two, our engravings detail the accident that occurred during the Grand Prix race at Longchamp in the Bois de Boulogne.

Also on page two - A tragicomic scene illustrated on the last page. A century later, it would be more likely an attempted femicide following a breakup, and divorce proceedings initiated for domestic violence.

Same page - The weekly recreations of La Bignole with this week chess, checkers, and a single game of wit and curiosity, a riddle, not forgetting the solutions to issues 369 to 374

Page five - History of Trouville, crumbs from the past, the success of fashionable beaches. Trouville, whose "centenary" is celebrated, saw the arrival of the first Parisian, the landscape painter Charles Mozin, whose painting is on display at the Town Hall. Its only inn, "La Mère Oseraie," was visited by Alexandre Dumas for the first time, accompanied by a friend. Follow his description, as some time later, "All of Paris" descended upon it. Deauville, at that time, was still just a farm belonging to Gustave Flaubert's mother. Some curious old illustrations.

Not forgetting - The Five Detectives - 02, the novel with a new chapter released every week.


Le Pêle-Mêle

Page two - The inventions of "Pele-Mêle". Let's take care of our nannies and rock them a little too; it's their turn. We need electricity and electromagnets. Thank you, Mr. Edmond Verve of Saint-Louis (Marseille).


Le Funi

Page One - The Great "Funi" Competition, the Embarrassed Driver, a week late. The idea: a map of Belleville and the shopkeepers to connect.

Page Two - Maurice d'Hartoy, winner of the 1925 Corrard Prize, for his novel "The Blue Man," is the 15-minute literary event at the Funi.

Same page - "Giant's Causeway," the filming of the movie, based on the novel by Pierre Benoît, by director Jean Durand with all the kids from Buttes-Chaumont as extras. The film is scheduled for release this fall.

Page three - Small and Big Facts of the Week, no comments

Same page - Hurricanes and devastation in the United States. Human memory is short. Who remembers November 26, 1703, in the British Isles, the failed trick of American illusionist Carl Hertz, as the centennial of the railway? It's in the "Scissor Cuts" section, along with "The Model Prince," about Ras Taffari, and "The Seven Sages in London," about the misadventure of Tibetan lamas visiting the English capital.


Le Petit Écho de la mode

Page six - The weekly notebook of La Bignole and Grillon du foyer with the following recipes: 161 Vol-au-vent - 162 Snails à la ménagère (housewife's snail) - 163 Leg of lamb Provençal style - 164 Calf's liver in sauce - 165 Asparagus Hollandaise style - 166 Madeira crusts for dessert. On the same page, "A Little Bit of Everything," with a selection of summer drinks, such as the Mint Smasch made with Bordeaux wine, the Mint Julep, and the Bossom Caresser, American drinks made with fine champagne. Excess... etc.


L'Auto-Vélo

Page One - The Great Paris Swim will be held for the 21st year from the Pont National to Auteuil, a 12-kilometer stretch of the Seine through Paris. The Paris Swim, an open-water swimming event.

Page four - Mascart's arrest in New York, to be compared with the actions of Johnny Dundee. Édouard Mascart, a child from Valenciennes, who knew "Escaut-et-Meuse" and who ended his career at the "Boxing-Bar" at Anzin in the North.

Same page - Rowing, the Audax Rameurs. 80 kilometers, including 40 against the current, in less than 12 hours. Departure from the Casino du Viaduc, 1, quai du Port in Nogent, crossing the Marne, crossing the Île des Loups, arrival at the FRI headquarters in Nogent. The Federation of Independent Rowers of Paris (the “FRI” for the Joinvillais) was founded on December 5, 1900. Its goals were to promote rowing and paddling and to study the developments necessary for trips on waterways.

Also - The accounts of the 1924 Olympic Games are unanimously approved and Gaston Vidal is delighted. If permitted, the name of Frantz Reichel would be added to the VIII Olympiad.

Page six - An advertisement for "Industrial Guarantee Corporation", 6 rue de Rome in Paris, a French public limited company founded in 1921: direct credit for the purchase of all cars


La Vie à la Campagne

Cover Page - The portrait of an amusing white Pekingese, and in the following pages, among other things, hunting dogs... the summer treatment of the autumn chrysanthemum... gardens of yesterday and today... how to ensure the cat's diet and much more...

Page twelve - White peacock, common peacock in photos, and advice for raising these animals whose meat is highly valued and whose feathers are of considerable value.


Excelsior

Page two - From Mary Magdalene to Marianne. Who gave this nickname to the Republic? The answer is not clear-cut...

Same page - Chess game No. 241, played between Tartakover and Niemzowits at the 1925 Baden-Baden International Tournament, and problem No. 241 by Frédéric Lazard


L'Intransigeant

Page One - Franco-Spanish negotiations. The signing of the agreement cannot be delayed any longer.

Same - Mr. Painlevé received little but praise for his initiative to regulate government work.


L'Écho de Paris

Page One - The Beijing and Shanghai Controversies: The Powers Disunited Before China.


Paris-Soir

Page One - Reform Project, we could establish, in France, the free flow of ideas and foster a taste for this discussion.

Same page - Mr. White will now hunt only with a bow. He really has, as a psychophysiologist would say, a quick reaction.

Page three - The Chinese draw up an indictment against England. It mentions eight crimes committed by the English in China.


17 mai 1925