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Poem speaks of a force bound by man yet unbound by sea or space. It describes wind storms and radiant speed moving around the globe to serve human needs and wield a radiant sword against thundering resistance.
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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1896
Page
2
Poem speaks of a force bound by man yet unbound by sea or space. It describes wind storms and radiant speed moving around the globe to serve human needs and wield a radiant sword against thundering resistance.
A man fakes a deadly illness to win Dora Rudgwick’s consent to marriage but its ruse backfires when Dora learns she has already married Captain Ainsworth. The doctor father’s plan collapses as Dora reveals her prior engagement and the couple parts with humor.
A Cuban pastime described as cruel includes hanging a duck and riders attempting to decapitate it. The report compares it with a chicken head-cutting game and bull baiting where multiple dogs contest a bull in small pens. The piece notes rural entertainments and class leisure in Cuba.
In a Pearson's Weekly vignette a railway engine driver and a passenger debate heat levels. The driver downplays current warmth while recalling a South American line so hot they opened the furnace door to seek relief. The exchange ends with a casual farewell as the driver returns to work.
Dialogue shows Millie engaged to Herbert Montague who runs a livery stable and keeps several carriages. Clara probes wealth and status as a costly bouquet and credit jokes highlight social pretensions across magazines Strand and Fliegende Blatter.
John Adams of Joietown Pa recalls a childhood escape after an attack by Indians and a pursuing wolf pack. A lone large wolf guarded him, guiding him toward safety and he credits Providence for his survival. He states this experience explains why he never harmed a wolf and even protected his flock.
In Michigan a man fought another after hearing that a man told a woman that the referenced man was "a handsome dog." The incident parallels a Georgia riot sparked by a man at a baseball game calling a player "stole a buse."
In Panama and Rich Hill Missouri the long crippled Mark M Woodson postmaster of Panama claims a cure after years of rheumatism paralysis and crutches. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People and swore an affidavit March 8 1804. The pills are sold by druggists or sent by mail from Schenectady New York at 50 cents per box or six boxes for 2950.
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