Unclear Fragment Signals Shift in Affection
A fragment suggests a woman faced pressure from friends to end a painful romance and seek a less fortunate lover, hinting at social maneuvering over personal relationships.
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1895
Page
4
A fragment suggests a woman faced pressure from friends to end a painful romance and seek a less fortunate lover, hinting at social maneuvering over personal relationships.
A 19 year old narrator and Lois Tanner aged 16 fall for each other during a seaside summer. Despite objections from Lois’s father and jealous rivals, the couple declares their love, reconciles, and after a twilight confrontation vows to wed, later becoming parents to four children.
A departing drummer tells the landlord he should have known better to visit a one horse town. The exchange ends with a placid reply as the drummer pauses to offer sympathy for a distant event or person.
A poem by F. L. Stanton in the Southern Tobacco Journal depicts winter scenes and memory sparked by pipe smoke. The speaker finds happiness in a pipe amid December winds, recalling old friends, love, and rural Virginia imagery as smoke curls through blue hills and May meadows.
A veteran raconteur recounts Buck Pomeroy and a strange will o the wisp sighting near Kern County. The tale links a failed railroad venture to a series of backers dying or disappearing, ending with Buck’s mysterious 1889 disappearance in Baghdad Colorado.
The article describes twelfth dynasty Egypt with vivid detail of courtly service. It notes roles such as superintendent of the provision house and scribe of the sideboard. It highlights beliefs in afterlife nourishment and lists offerings including cooked meats, bread, wines, beers, and fruits.
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