Poem Fragments on Tomorrow and The Unknown
A terse verse contemplates tomorrow and the future as a power trusted by the individual. It hints at self-reliance and courage in facing what lies ahead.
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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1901
Page
3
A terse verse contemplates tomorrow and the future as a power trusted by the individual. It hints at self-reliance and courage in facing what lies ahead.
Cecil Van Viet abandons city life for a cottage attic and a German neighbor as he rediscovers life’s simple truths. He completes his manuscript then returns to the city with plans to marry the Little Teacher while awaiting news on his novel’s reception.
In September 1776 General Washington sought a daring agent to infiltrate British lines near New York. Captain Nathan Hale, a 21 year old Yale graduate, volunteered with disguise as a Dutch schoolteacher and crossed the East River to Long Island. After gathering information, he was captured, tried, and executed with the famous line I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
Johann Steiner, a 62 year old farmer, and Martha, 25, have 37 children in 19 years. They have seen 12 sets of twins and 3 sets of triplets, plus four single births. Thirty-four children survive, all healthy. Their newest child arrived near Steiner’s 72nd birthday. The mother remains robust.
The text notes fewer contested seats in the Fifty-seventh Congress than in years past and states there are practically no Senate contests. It adds that Delaware, one of the original states, will open the session in December with no representative.
The Sultan of Turkey annually gives away many presents, many crafted in a Constantinople workshop where about fifty men are kept busy. This brief note highlights the prolific gift giving and the skilled workers behind it.
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