Le Petit Journal
Le Petit Journal, a Paris daily newspaper (1863-1944), enjoyed close to a million copies in circulation at the height of its popularity in the 1890s. Here are a selection of covers from 1891–1893.
Le Petit Journal, a Paris daily newspaper (1863-1944), enjoyed close to a million copies in circulation at the height of its popularity in the 1890s. Here are a selection of covers from 1891–1893.
When my mother says I was her kit
taken from her too early,
I think not of cats but a wolverine
The tea should be strong. For a pot holding a quart, if you are going to fill it nearly to the brim, six heaped teaspoons would be about right...
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The thing about new blooms is that they tend to bleed— / Those petals birthed / hugging close / that come warmer weather are tricked into jumping away...
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I spent a good part of my childhood at home staring outside my bedroom window, following the trail of planes approaching the nearby Paris airport in the sky from my banlieue. I envied the passengers...
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