23 May 1885
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1885
Page
1
A Baltimore American quote reflects on enduring pain and concealed grief within hearts. It contrasts burdensome feelings with outward calm and uses ocean imagery to express hidden storms beneath tranquil surfaces. The verse contemplates lasting sorrow and unseen inner motion.
Mrs Petts, worn by years of harsh control from her husband, pleads for a new dress but is refused. Her sister Mrs Eastham arrives after eight years, questions truth about the marriage, and urges resistance, urging Mrs Petts to confront the tyranny with firm action.
Mrs. Eastham devises a practical homeopathy to end years of tyranny by her husband, Appidones Petts. After she performs a dramatic demonstration with a vase and a clock, he surrenders, promising never another fit of passion, while she gains dinner control and a new dress.
A collection of wartime vignettes and jokes from battles around Richmond and Gettysburg. Soldiers trade quips about charging batteries and near misses while Gen Lee watches Pickett’s Charge, ending with a quip about biting off more than one can chew. A closing line mentions a marriage ingredient, cupidity.
A short verse imagines buttercups singing a tinging tune and daisies piping a strain like falling rain, a silvery chime, evoking summer moments through nature’s music.
A Civil War camp tale follows a young recruit mocked for piety who endures ridicule, earns respect, and dies at Richmond. One soldier guards his grave, declaring he stood by his flag and fought bravely. The piece ends with quips and light verse from other clippings.
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