Verse fragments on youth and misery in fleeting life
A short verse contrasts misery and youth with a carefree present. It warns that trouble ages a person and urges enjoying life now as the fashionable world does.
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1890
Page
4
Dust Storm Confirms Saumarez Love Triangle at Lahore
In a May dust storm near Lahore a man named Saumarez reveals to a narrator his choice between Edith and Maud Copleigh. After mishap during the Great Pop Picnic, he proposes to the elder sister, while a midnight pursuit tests loyalties and ends with Edith's distress and Saumarez's betrothal calm restored by dawn.
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Saumarez
Miss See
Marez
Miss Copleigh
Mimen Disregardh
Behar
Aeard
Uerek
Copleigh
Jay
Lahore
Hil
Wah’s Ark
Saumarez Woul
Mr. Saumarez
Heppleigh
Prini
Miss Arins
Edith
Edith Copleigh
Maud Copleigh
George
Red
Topleigh
Saumaregz
Eev
Rudyard Kippling
Prodigy This Jokes About Three Baseball Seasons
A quirky exchange plays on seasons with a pun about pepper salt and the baseball season. The line credits Epach as the source of the joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
A Footman’s Love Ends in Farewell to Miss Bessie
In Clara Belle’s New York Letter a Scotch footman Donald confesses to loving Miss Bessie, the employer’s daughter. He leaves after a valiant plea, heartbroken, sending a heather and ring by way of farewell, then sails home aboard the Caledonia with his pride wounded but dutiful.
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Donald
Maister
Miss Bessie
Bessie
Rascal
Dannat
Scotland
Caledonia
Clara Belle
New York
A Pair of Wolverines at the Philadelphia Zoo
The Philadelphia Zoological garden hosts a rare pair of wolverines, the only known living duo, integrating into exhibits as Head Keeper Byrnes details the animals gulo luscus ferocity and shy nature. Superintendent Brown narrates the acquisition story from Idaho and Chicago routes, noting the predators’ appetite and bold behavior toward keepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Zoological Garden
Byrnes
Philadelphia Zoological Garden
Olaf Maginus
Linneus
Zoo
Idaho
Chicago
Superintendent Brown
Philadelphia Times
Navy talk in a roughing it era
Foreign visitor asks about a great US navy to match other powers' battleships. The reply argues the nation faces floods, cyclones, and upheaval, implying naval strength is less pressing amid domestic disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York Weekly
Woman Faints After Inquiry Into Pianist's Deep Feeling
Kate Field's Washington notes a woman fainting after asking pianist Schlam about the last selection. He explains it was variations on Down McGinty arranged by Minesellas, prompting the dramatic reaction as she mopped perspiration and expressed awe at the depth of feeling.
Witness Box Exchange Over Living Arrangements In Court
A courtroom dialogue shows a judge asking a witness about living together with his brother. The witness confirms they reside together, clarifying their shared residence in the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euleuspiegel
Seedy Foreigner Claims Artistry in Pittsburgh Bulletin
A quotation highlights a labor representative debating with a self described artist and vocalist. The seedy foreigner asserts he makes bellows as the basis of his craft. The exchange reflects immigrant street theater and labor dialogue in early Pittsburgh press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor
Pitteburg Bulletin
The Fitfulness of Life in a Minneapolis Tale
A New York Evening Sun anecdote recalls a man traveling from the west who with a friend hears of a companion falling ill and dying. After the burial plans are made, the friend selects a casket matching his own preference but fears the choice reflects a hidden fate. The tale ends with a chilling moment when the narrator returns to the undertaker and feels an eerie premonition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Undertaker
New York Evening Sun
How to Distinguish It in Speech and Spelling
A brief observation on pronunciation and transcription. The dialogue contrasts liking or not liking music with how a name is spoken and spelled. It notes that the reason given is the way someone pronounces or writes a name as Wag ner rather than Wagner.
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Wagner
U. S
Washington
Snow& CO
Wasnineron
D. c
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