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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1894
Page
12
A reflective verse fragment discusses the haunting image of a newborn baby as a path between darkness and dawn. The speaker contrasts the sorrow of a soul adrift on a grim voyage with the stark image of infant hands unknowingly grasping both night and light.
Captain Meyers plots an undertakers' trust to fund his daughter Mattie's birthday gift and burial costs, aligning with Judge Blair to back a policy scheme. He schemes amid debts from Riggs and Morse while the post office crowd and town politics frame his ambition and second thoughts.
In a Kansas City Star serial scene, Captain Meyers racks his funds to buy an onyx pin for his daughter Mattie on her birthday. He frets over a seven day bill from Riggs and contemplates an undertaker’s trust while scheming to keep the family cared for amid local cronyism and stalled ambitions.
Detroit Free Press reports a drummer describing how a black eye exposes him to speculation and jokes. He recounts practicing with clubs, injuries from a bedpost, and the social pressure of onlookers, while planning travel to Grand Rapids and noting random inquiries from observers.
An Indianapolis Journal quip recalls a woman confessing a childish error wearing her husband’s vest with cigars visible. A Detroit Tribune remark notes a man meeting his fate with a faint murmur and a polite, ironic response about the day.
The exchange shows a valet asking if the boots were paid for and the errand boy confirming cash payment. A “Bitch For Alle” remark and a child Fannie proposes keeping neighbors out of their yard, voiced in a Chicago Inter Ocean fragment.
A fragment from Fliegende Blatter quotes a young solicitor urging patience and diligent effort, promising to make the successful management of the case a life task while addressing a gentleman.
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