The Stolen Kiss
Fragmentary lines reveal a poetic scene of a maiden in a wooded setting with a kiss implied. Names and clear narrative details are missing, leaving a vague, lyric image open to interpretation.
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1899
Page
3
Fragmentary lines reveal a poetic scene of a maiden in a wooded setting with a kiss implied. Names and clear narrative details are missing, leaving a vague, lyric image open to interpretation.
A garbled narrative blends dialogue from a domestic scene with stray observations of a swanlike snake and a coach in motion. The text shifts to distant references to New Orleans politics, Dowd and Lady Dowd, and a remark on marriage and kin.
A brief exchange reveals a teasing remark about hero status as the couple share a kiss. Mr. Sheldon did not attend the wedding. New York Mail and Express.
North China tale recounts a kingly father and two sons who threaten the family with ruin through theft and opium use. To protect parents and kin, relatives execute a ruthless ritual, binding a rope around the son's neck and pulling to end his life, seen by a crowd of neighbors.
A young apprentice at Whitehead's torpedo factory in England, Mr Newtiah, is shown with a seven pound model of a noiseless electric gun. The device reportedly fires accurately at five mile range and with high muzzle velocity, and the inventor has reportedly declined a large offer for his invention while keeping details secret.
Fragmentary note describes Signal Corps efforts in the Philippines with signal men near the firing line and telephones to connect center and wings. It notes gathering and transmitting information as troops work to extend communication lines under fire.
The sermon recalls Civil War and Spanish American War valor, praising Admiral Dewey and ships like the Olympia. It honors sailors of Manila, Santiago, and 1800s fleets, urging continued faith, service, and patriotic devotion to the nation.
Rev. Dr. Patton of Princeton argues that religious discussions have shifted from biblical belief to ethics, stating that under modern views there is nothing left but ethics to preach. He notes disputes over Christ's divinity now hinge on interpretive methods.
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