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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1901
Page
6
In a Gothic scene, a banker named Mr Cowley confronts a masked woman bearing a crimson robe and a mysterious paper. He is drawn into a haunted house tale as a ghostly visitation escalates, revealing old secrets and perilous motives amid a bitter family drama.
A writer in India recounts a tense encounter with a tiger while alone on a jungle trail. He faced the animal with bold moves, wheeling the pony, shouting, and advancing on foot to frighten the tiger away. The beast retreated after a dramatic standoff, leaving him to press on along the jungle path.
A rustic speaker recalls Mirandy’s aging voice yet cherishes old tunes. He longs for thirty year old melodies like Hard Times Come Again No More and Bonnie Doon over modern hits, praising the cracked sweetness of Mirandy’s singing. He compares her voice to Patti and Melba and finds comfort in the old songs.
In a strained social scene, a mistress to a perfunctory marriage and her aloof husband stage a public facade. A narrator recounts the boy hero who loved a girl deeply, revealing selfishness, growth, and the turning point toward a nobler life amid the looming European departure.
A narrative traces a doomed romance between a young, undisciplined boy and a girl he loves. He leaves to spare her, but returns, now a man, suffering a private agony. Mrs. Lessing reflects on the Young Couple as others dined, while the girl pleads for a second chance.
A dining room with water-facing windows at Ella Wheeler Wilcox's residence serves as a gallery of memories and portraits. The walls display autographs from guests including Eewin Markham, with epitaphs about resting passing souls.
A New York Post correspondent notes tolls on the proposed canal are complex. He cites “marginal traffic” and argues South American west coast traffic could cover about a third of canal traffic if opened in 1915. Cargoesmight bear $3 to $4 per ton in some cases.
Mr Hoshi Toru, minister of communications, is presented as a remarkable modern Japanese figure. He studied law in England, became a barrister, and began his career in the judicial department. His bellicose temperament led to clashes with conservative colleagues and a shift to the Yokohama customs. He entered politics with the liberals, was twice arrested for political offenses, and is now the leader of the Moneralists, or Jiyuta, in Japan.
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