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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1894
Page
8
A solitary figure stands in dim evening light, homeless and alone, with dew on her hair and tears in her eyes while she wanders from Dover to Dloor begging for daily bread under violet scented air and summer promises.
In a Southern town a trio of schoolgirls recalls Roxie Scales, an outcast with literary aspirations and a steady hymn of Sweet Bomby. Her quiet home, pride, and care for homeless children define a life marked by dignity amid hardship.
Roxie Scales recounts a long past life in Tennessee and Mississippi. She describes a failed marriage to Jake, a child called Tump, hardship after Miss Sallie and Mawse Aleck, and a letter or paper that brought back memories. She hints at a man she believed to be her former partner returning.
In a rural reunion Roxie recognizes Jake Scales, long rumored to be back from slavery and hiding. He seeks to return, shares Tump’s death and Roxie’s past, and agrees to stay. They plan supper and repair the home as Beck watches from a distance with a lighthouse under her arm.
The poem laments a fisher family and winter death while praising resilience of winter roses. Maurice Francis Egan notes Siam’s palace wealth contrasts with women’s harsh lives. the king’s harem cages women in misery amid opulence, with the Ex aminer's commentary contrasting luxury and suffering.
A dialogue notes a protest against a neighbor named Hin and his flute practice. The Hustler quotes a plan to persuade him to quit, with a cynical suggestion that some might be tempted to kill him, reflecting a hostile attitude in a Chicago Inter Ocean extraction.
An old suggestion describes placing a handkerchief over the eyes to induce sleep. The compress allegedly diverts blood from the eyes and calms the heavy eyelids, briefly easing the insomnia of those who fear darkness.
A chronological sketch outlines key events from 1812 to 1854 including registration of labor unions, formation of societies, and notable strikes. It notes the London weavers riot, seamen strikes at Yarmouth, and widespread unrest in Lancashire and Preston with factory closures and job losses.
A condensed timeline noting Avancua’s reported cantharides use in a Roman Senate case, Ceutas surgical directions, Amar smachus Nero’s physician, Dioscorides rivaling Galen, Galen’s noted dissectors, Coplius on diseases, and the rise of hospitals and dedicated physicians in antiquity and medieval times. It traces early medical authorities, hospital origins, and key texts shaping ancient and medieval medicine.
A compact chronology of English history noting events from 1485 to 1600s including the first standing army, Star Chamber, Newfoundland discovery, Dutch gardening influence, first shilling, Lords journals, Lilly’s map, Wolsey’s fall, FitzGeralds rebellion, Rome authority end, monasteries suppression, Bible printing, Henry VIII titles, lunatic asylum, Mary Tudor, Elizabethan church reestablishment, Knox’s Scotland, Frobisher voyage, tobacco introduction, first English newspaper, Spanish Armada defeat, St Helena conquest.
A fragment shows a child misnaming himself on his first day at public school. The boy corrects that his name is Bill, not Willie, reflecting a humorous reaction to education and new experiences.
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