Fragmentary Verse on Stones and Divided House
A fragmentary poem image speaks of setting stones back in a wall to mend a divided house. It notes that peace departs from men and a childlike heart hopes for reconciliation.
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1901
Page
7
A fragmentary poem image speaks of setting stones back in a wall to mend a divided house. It notes that peace departs from men and a childlike heart hopes for reconciliation.
Lottie wishes to help the ill winter boy across the way. She gathers friends to build a snowman for the boy to view from his window, sharing warmth and care from neighbors in a hard city life.
A fragment notes a woman calling him her No name valentine and dreaming of meeting him somewhere in the world and growing truly acquainted as if in a story book. The Evangelist reports the sentiment.
Mary Gaughan, a former Lincoln household servant in Springfield, recalls the president’s regular hours, love of reading and music, and playful family life with Tad. She notes Mrs. Lincoln’s baking for a church fair, Lincoln milking a cow in cold weather, and Mary’s own cooking and laundry.
A visitor viewed an autograph letter signed boldly by A Lincoln bearing his famed wisdom, sparking interest in the public for its historical value and the insight it offers into the president's thinking and character.
A girl named Lottie buys a grand valentine to cheer a sick boy she has never met. She sends it with a label “for the boy who is ill,” and the gift brings visible happiness to the child and his mother. Later the house is vacated and the family moves away, leaving no name for the giver.
Gen. Clark B. Carr recalls Lincoln's tact in the Lincoln Douglas debates. He notes Douglas opened and closed with one strong shot and Lincoln spoke to each audience with a single set speech. Douglas confessed he could not predict Lincoln's exact replies.
A speaker dismisses courtship by Mary Jane and insists he will not be her valentine. He recalls past prospects, notes marriages of others, and laughs at age and fortune while praising Widow Black who may value him despite the years. He contemplates sending a billet doux to reveal wealth and win her affection.
A light hearted note turns to a postal joke as a promised romantic token lands with a postage due stamp. The exchange humor highlights a missing gift and the playful fault line between sentiment and payment.
In a sermon on Isaiah Say ye to the righteous that it shall be well with him the preacher argues moral bankruptcy is cured by Christ and believers receive a robe of righteousness. He warns against excess wealth and urges trust in God while highlighting heaven as a vast, hopeful destination.
Mrs. August Pfalzgraf of South Byron Wisconsin consults Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts about her daughter's two year struggle with irregular menstruation headaches side pain and swelling of the feet. Mrs. Pinkham prescribes Vegetable Compound and reports a full recovery by March 1899. The advertisement touts Mrs. Pinkham's remedy as unique in regulating women's monthly troubles.
A domestic guide argues parents should furnish a boys room that feels like a castle where boys can choose their own harmless play without nagging. It warns nagging drives youths to the streets and urges parental respect for boys freedom to entertain friends and be themselves.
Mrs Mary E Poole of Whiting Indiana is elected president of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic Presidents Association. She endorses Dodd s Kidney Pills for Bright st Kidney disorders and offers price 50 cents a box or two for 2 50 from Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo NY.
A literary fragment from the Indianapolis Journal depicts Harry and Marie in a domestic scene debating a postponed action. The exchange hints at a delay in formal proceedings while a dinner helps calm tempers before a satisfactory explanation is offered.
A doctor asserts child growth occurs entirely during sleep. An ad promotes Mrs Austin's pancakes ready in a jiffy, claiming irresistible taste. A woman prefers two men to be unhappy when asked to make him happy.
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