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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1907
Page
2
A gathering of short observations and witty takes on politicians bankers and cultural topics. Notable names appear including Platt Depew Spooner Harriman Rockefeller Beott Key and Roosevelt with reflections on criticism and public leadership. The piece cites satire on education philanthropy and national songs while debating future U.S. cultural and political directions.
The article notes average lifespans by occupation, listing Rural laborers to Clerks with figures, then claims musical composers live longer, citing Cherubini and Handel among others to suggest an average composer age about 7 years above the biblical allowance. It ends with a Blondin rope-walking anecdote in Paris and a quip about a caricaturist Cham.
A long account contrasts two desert caravans crossing the American Southwest one chasing gold the other seeking health from white plague both moving from Pecos to Yuma over 1000 miles. Some reach return home while others perish in canyon bones and skeleton hands.
A collage of quoted verses from Shelley and Tennyson, pairing dreams of beloveds with sea voyage reflections. The fragment includes lines about dreams of thee through night and stars, the nightingale, and a voyage with a farewell as the bar is crossed. Each excerpt features famed poets and motifs of love, longing, and departure.
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