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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1896
Page
4
A nostalgic verse extols old friends as unmatched in loyalty and affection. It celebrates meetings across seas or home, and the comfort of familiar smiles or guidance, cherishing longstanding companionship over new ties.
Sergeant Pfeifer, a German-born marine, leads a voyage crew to salute the flag from the wharf after a captain orders a deck salute. The executive officer and admiral corroborate the sergeant, condemning the captain as a fool and a disgrace to the uniform. Pfeifer’s quiet pride masks a regret that victory came through disobedience.
An Indian legend describes Brahma the creator forming the first sapphire when in remorse after a broken vow. He recited mantras and prayers, and in grief shed a tear that touched the earth, giving birth to the gem.
A lyric verse from the St. Louis Republic laments a romantic rift. The speaker pleads for clarification of a vague fault between lovers and asks that no cloud of doubt darken their skies. The poem cushions fear with imagery of clouds and sun across a hopeful, intimate exchange.
Lieutenant Swash declares he found his ideal wife through a faulty telescope at Fortieth Street in Broadway. A wandering astronomer’s rig misdirected light to reveal a distant woman who embodied his lifelong dream, leaving Swash captivated and seeking to locate her in a mystery of fate.
In a tale narrated by Dockboy and Lieutenant Swash, an astronomer’s telescope reveals a woman believed real but vanishes as the instrument falters. The narrator insists a vision of Miss Maxy Mumps appears beyond the glass, while Broadway’s electric signs and a roadside ad canvas mislead their search. The adventure ends with the truth: they only glimpsed an illusion in the city’s luminous reflections.
A young man home from college aims to inspire his sister by pointing to a bright star and saying it is bigger than the world. The sister retorts, asking why it doesn’t keep off the rain, prompting the student’s amused, puzzled reply.
A Walton county burial ground stone reads Mrs. Susanah Malcolm with offspring tallies: children 14, grandchildren 134, great grandchildren 310, great great grandchildren 9, totaling 467 at death per the Savannah News.
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