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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1892
Page
12
A playful-poetic monologue surveys Valentine’s Day as a mock saint, lampooning Cupid and love commerce. The speaker claims to be the world’s Valentine, calling out gifts, sentiments, and the ritual of pairing, in a satirical blend of ancient and modern imagery.
A Civil War veteran Ike Ball tricks Minnie Dane into a garden wall rendezvous by mail misdirection. The mock siege ends with romantic surrender and a loving kiss, as Minnie and Ike reconcile and plan a betrothal while cousins John Bail and Matilda watch.
An aging veteran Ike, now with a wife and a son, reflects on sharpers tricks learned in service. He warns his son about deception, saying even training in the sharpshooters may not guard the heart from women. The boy notes his mother’s firm house command despite his father’s theatrics.
A humorous exchange between Clara Maud and Maud about Pendash becoming a poet. Clara notes Pendash plans to write a valentine himself while expressing doubt he can earn a living from valentine verses.
Norway will present an exhibit of women’s industries at the World’s Fair led by Julia Nielson as commissioner with Director Whitman of the Pennsylvania fair commission. Architect Lonsdale’s Independence Hall reproduction will also be shown. A Japanese pavilion offer amounts to $100,000 with intent to present it to Chicago.
The article notes a parrot with two movable mandibles, unusual among birds. It reports a wood tick in California that kills cattle and horses by blood loss. It also mentions agricultural data on sparrow offspring and a giant alligator reportedly killed at H. Festus's plantation in Louisiana.
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