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Baraboo News

Location

Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1905

Page

2

Song of the Violet by Thackeray

A lyric poem speaks of a humble violet pining on a plain until a passerby gathers it to rest on a gentle breast. The flower finds solace from storms and loneliness yet speaks of an imminent death drawn from its nectar and breath in devotion to Caroline.

Caroline William Makepeace Thackeray

The Awakening Night of the Burdened Lovers

Gwen wakes to a night-time burglary in her country house. Graham confesses debt pressures and temptation, revealing diamonds and pearls in his hands. He refuses to take the jewels or Gwen, then leaves, heartbroken, as she clings to the riches and their ruined trust.

Gwen Lily Marsh Lily Graham

Thrifty New York teacher left fortune of 750000

Alpheus D. DuBois, a New York school teacher who earned no more than 3000 a year, amassed 750000. He was described as systematic and thrifty, keeping a book of student literary styles. A colleague recalled an entry debating Caesar versus Hannibal with a pompous paragraph about their times and reigns.

Alpheus D. DuBois New York Dubois Hilalutin Caesar Hannibal

None of Your Business Sparks Clash at Station

An Illinois reporter persistently questions a woman about her destination. She retorts that it is none of his business, prompting reflections on journalism, manners, and the perceived power of the press. The scene evokes humor and critique of intrusive reporting.

Illinois Buttinski

Faulty Diction book offered to correct English usage

Webster's editor in chief Thomas H. Russell has published Faulty Diction or Errors in the Use of the English Language. The small West-Pocket edition in Russia leather will be postpaid for 50c, cloth binding for 25c, from Geo. W. Ogilvie & Co., Chicago.

Tam Thomas H. Russell Russia Geo. W. Ogilvie & Co., Publishers E. Randolph St Chicago Ill

Taste Dishes of Royalty and Royal Tasters Through History

The Onlooker recalls dining with an Archbishop and a royal taster from Tudor times when John Cook was boiled for poisoning his lord. It notes the Shah’s continued use of a taster and cites a Centreville anecdote where a Worcester sauce bottle led a taster to swallow a half tumbler to test the sauce.

John Cook Rochester Europe Centrexville Persia

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