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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1896
Page
2
Ida Dammond Clark reports a classroom disturbance where Eddie and Tommie clash over a lesson. After being placed in the corner and receiving slaps, the boys are questioned at recess as they each plead their case, Eddie claiming Tom’s mother is prettier.
A couples’ search for a Thames side rental sparks a rooftop romance as a bachelor and a spinster meet at a village station and tour a tiny six room cottage. They share glances and talk of perfection, then lunch together and begin a life that ends with a marriage in the paper.
In a lively exchange Miss Rosebud, at her first race, asks about the gentleman in the checked suit. Mr Straightup, the bookmaker, is introduced as the man she dotes on authors to meet.
A cryptic note from Philadelphia referencing a bronze hat on City Hall inspires curiosity. The phrase Cumso asks what to endure all night to stand guard, while the line aaa baa cold hints at a weather or guard duty motif.
A Scottish lyric recounts farewell to Jean with lines about leaving for the land o the leal where sorrow ends and angels wait. The speaker longs for release, promising reunion in the land of the seal.
A critique defends marrying for wealth amid social judgments. It argues love can justify alliances that spare children from poverty, countering harsh moral sway. The piece quotes Vogue and invokes imagery of freedom and danger, ending with a signature by Marion Couthouy Smith.
An English woman married to a politician plans subtle vengeance during a large dinner. She hosts guests she dislikes and uses colored electric lights to cast rosy glows on her chosen allies while green rays reveal the uncomfortable reaction of a husband supporter. The centerpiece is a clever, concealed scrutiny of social appearances.
In a Narragansett hotel Mrs Yznaga mother of the Duchess of Manchester and Lady Lister Kaye summered with a crowd of children. A game centered on a queen sparked debate as a child argued queens stay in boarding houses contradicting the playful tale.
The term Abigail for ladies' maids derives from Abigail Masham, a waiting maid and later favorite of Queen Anne, who supplanted the Duchess of Marlborough in the queen’s favor.
The passage discusses Danburr's planned marriage to a wealthy Rokse girl noted for being "mostly art" rather than substance. It contrasts romantic remarks with a cynical view from the Indianapolis Journal about waste paper and industrial ink removal, and ends with a quotation on spiritual power from Emerson.
A narrator recounts his failed courtship with Dora Rudgwick after her father, Dr. Gordon Rudgwick, refuses consent. A friend devises a hoax disease to sabotage the match, claiming the narrator has a terminal ailment and urging him to avoid medical advice. The tale unfolds with the absurd scheme and its implications.
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