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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1892
Page
4
The lines reference a native land with praise for its freshness and fairness. Redacted context suggests a patriotic or nationalistic lyric by Thomas Davis, noted for celebrating homeland qualities.
An anecdote about the famed Dean Swift and his Irish servant Wae-All recounts a journey misadventure. The servant's wit turns a potential meals problem into a breakfast stop after a humorous exchange with a passing gentleman.
A fragmentary piece traces the legend of Saint Patrick driving poisons from Croagh Patrick in Mayo and Ireland’s supposed snake ban. It links Solinus and other early writers to the myth and touches on Ireland’s exemption from snakes. It closes with a Swift quip about tax on snakes.
Nine year old George Elzy faced arrest after placing cartridges on a street car track causing a bullet to strike a woman. Ernest Cook and Joseph Riley also involved in dangerous car and rifle pranks leading to Cook being shot in the head. Riley’s gun accident and the fatal outcome haunt him as authorities note the dangers of youth with firearms.
The Philadelphia Record reports a bizarre creature from Australia called the Pude miuck meantie or many legs. It describes a grotesque Amphibian bloodsucker with a frog nose hog mouth eight feet and a tail sting. Also noted are swindling schemes in London and New York with officers breaking up rings. A hawk attacks a turkey flock while a hen protects the young and leads a united defense.
A simple science lesson describes making a barometer from a pickling jar water and an inverted Venetian glass flask. Fill two thirds with water, seal with the flask, and observe rising water for fair weather and falling water for rain per Golden Days guidance.
The Bridge of Sighs connects the Doge's Palace and the prison in Venice and served as the route for condemned prisoners to hear death sentences. A London waterloo bridge nickname also hints at sorrowful fates.
A nostalgic note on taking medicine with a Browning anecdote showing courage. It then tours California’s giant redwood forests and a Dutch royal child’s early domestic lessons at Het Loo with plants and crafts described in quaint detail.
A whimsical scene shows a duck and drake strolling in bright meadow sun. The drake wears a necktie and carries a cane while the duck holds a bonnet for rain. Little ducks follow, cackling with joy as they amble along.
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