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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1905
Page
7
A London Graphic correspondent reports in Orel province the agrarian uprising has escalated to open revolution with peasants besieging estates and demanding bread and corn. Landlords and managers resist with force, resulting in arson, looting, and numerous killings as mobs seize grain and attack estates.
A lyrical poem extols evening as a haven for the weary and wandering. It speaks of twilight, peace, and a hoped afterlife, with verses about home, love, and reunion beyond the gates. The piece ends crediting the New York Tribune.
Sir Giles a recluse near an estate wall witnesses a young couple Jack and Joan courting nearby. A letter hidden in the wall reveals a plot twist as Jack buys Dr Rutherford’s practice for £2000 and the lovers prosper, with the old man mollified by years of companionship and a growing family.
The poem celebrates summer dawn and twilight as the best hour. Vivid imagery of rose skies, dew, birds, blossoms, and a lullaby tone honors a parent's calm, loving moment with a baby. The piece ends with a serene, comforting refrain that all hours of summer are best.
In a London Tattler excerpt, Lady Margaret and Celia quarrel over Geoffrey Pelham and Sidney Rendle as their morning moods collide with romance. Misunderstandings flare about fair or dark, proposals, and who should wed whom in a witty drawing-room exchange.
Poem weaving between memories of the old house at home and the promise of a heavenly home. It recalls a mother’s guidance, forefathers’ dwelling, and the shift to a home prepared in heaven with eternal rewards. The speaker treasures ancestral roots yet looks forward to a divine mansion beyond.
A Housekeeper writer recalls Mrs Caroline Harrison directing renovations with odd methods. In the red parlor a basement search reveals dirt and water bugs, then two sponges with ants marching to sweetened water. Ants are boiled and rewashed four times, touted as a patient, hopeful remedy. The article also notes dangers of patent medicine samples left at doors.
A Brooklyn department head relates a curious encounter where a shopper admires a basket of shamrocks on sale and asks what they are. The saleswoman explains they are shamrocks, prompting a light exchange about magazines and truth in daily life.
Indiana legislator recounts a cadet day tale from the military school during which a silver dollar dropped from his pocket, leading to a humorous misunderstanding with a roommate who later revealed the coin belonged to him. The anecdote, sourced to the Indianapolis Star, highlights luck and mistaken ownership.
A nostalgic reflection contrasts old lighting costs with modern electric illumination and the lower prices for faster transport. The piece notes past high gas prices per unit of light, the absence of electric light, and the evolving convenience of communications and transit, closing with a light quip about a boy and his mother.
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