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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1900
Page
6
Richard Burton’s Atlantic Monthly verse portrays estranged individuals drawn from the fold by a baleful star and shepherd’s call. It contrasts free wanderers with quiet longing for familiar brothers, ending with a refrain of “Black sheep.”
Avery, his daughter, and five companions uncover a concealed cave behind a rock arch, revealing a vast gold camp. They haul valuables inside and prepare a fortified basing while wary pursuers close in on their hidden operation. The crew contemplates threats and a possible confrontation as dawn reveals strangers nearby.
The writer details London fashion under war strain noting black mourning dominates due to South Africa casualties. She recalls a witty English fashion column on bargain counter battles, describes theater costumes in black velvet and white lace, royal blue and sea green gowns with lace and elaborate trims, and the persistent pull of couture amid conflict. SADIE MERRITT.
Joe Tarbox deserts the mate and sets off with Rider toward Dyea. They press on four days to a white cliff from a letter, decipher the clue to keep left, and scuffle through a tough route. Night falls as Hank Bowe spots smoke to the south signaling contact or danger along the trail.
In a spring rain a York shire fisherman returns after 15 years to confront his deserted wife. He enters quietly, greets her with feigned concern, then interrupts her scolding as she peels and mutters at his arrival. The scene hints at a strained domestic upheaval from Stray Stories.
A brief exchange shows Mrs Mover asserting her father never swore in her presence while Mr Mover protests. The quarrel shifts to whether he ever burned his hand on a red iron, with indignation on each side.
Mrs Mulligan decries a grocer’s charge of eight thirty a pound for a staple as excessive. A man contends half a dozen orders will not cover the money due, prompting a judge to weigh the matter.
A brief item notes a person asking to buy a parrot and discussing payment terms. The exchange hints at avoidant language and a choice item, with a light, humorous tone characteristic of a local column. No explicit menace or violence, just a quirky buyer and a proposed price constraint.
A brief comic exchange cited from the Chicago Post questions how one knows a man’s marital status. The speaker claims the man has no children, based on five years of frequent meetings and the absence of any mention of offspring.
An Irish painter explains to a spectator that he hurries painting his barn because he wants to finish before his paint runs out. The Utica Observer captures the punchline as a humorous cue about thrift and urgency.
A detective retrieves a crumpled letter torn from a pocket. The exchange questions the letter’s owner, a man or a woman, with the chief noting it was found in a woman’s pocket and damaged by hairpins. The fragment echoes Chicago Daily News style.
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