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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1900
Page
6
A reflective verse about a young child, recalling the boy’s innocence and the tenderness of family memories. The speaker imagines the child’s pure joy and wonders what might change as time passes, ending with a resigned note on parental love.
Frank Harland recovers from a football injury and develops a romance with Isola Ray across a sunlit street near a flower-filled house. Grand gesture and unseen support transform a convalescence into a lasting engagement, with a glittering engagement ring as a quiet testament to happiness.
A Washington Post tale recounts a Westerner who faked sickness to linger away from work. He skipped hours for recreation and river trips to a track shed, aided by a buxom wife who supposedly needed him. The chief, amused by the wife’s visit, hints at relocating there.
A Maine man fishing for perch near a dam found an old molasses barrel submerged in several feet of water. He bored through the bung hole with his hook and hauled out a three pound trout said to have grown up inside the barrel since small. The tale blends curiosity with a remarkable riverine burial of a fish.
India rubber nails serve as corrosion resistant alternatives in Germany. A verse about a shattered i dot resonates with married women. A courteous bachelor yields his seat in a crowded car to a widow of long standing.
A sermon-like narration of Joshua leading Israel through Jordan and Jericho, then Ai and Gibeon, with exhortations to steadfast advance. The discourse links divine promises to steadfast courage, cites Rahab’s mercy, and marvels at sun and moon behaving at prayer. It ends with examples of Summerfield and McCheyne, implying enduring influence beyond life.
A Zurich canton parish seeks a 7500 loan but offers only the village cemetery and a morgue as security. With both pledged assets in use, negotiations stall as the bank rejects such morbid collateral. The tale also recalls Mou Len, a maiden who led imperial forces in disguise.
An Italian rumor claims Mrs. Van Rensselaer Cruger will marry a wealthy Bostonian named Gardner. The author, known as Julian Gordon, rose to fame with society sketches and novels, lived in Oyster Bay and New York, then resided in Italy to recover from a family estate loss. The engagement may lead to a final ambitious work soon to be published by a major house.
Dr. Louis Robinson surveys animal slumber habits noting chimps sleep on their sides like children, bears curl up or lie in varied poses, horses lie with legs folded, elephants and rhinos sleep on their sides due to limb structure, kangaroos sleep in varied positions, with warmth and space key to comfort.
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