19 Jan 1898
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Newspaper
Edgefield Advertiser
Location
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1898
Page
1
A reflective verse fragment contrasts striving for future gains with the present moment. The speaker muses that life is long and time flows like a sunlit stream, urging caution against hurried plans and the illusion that tomorrow always promises more than today.
Poem fragment reflects on wasted youth and unfulfilled dreams as time slips away. The speaker laments hurried adulthood, wonders whether tomorrow will ever bring the happiness sought, and acknowledges life’s brevity despite noble toil.
At breakfast Mr. Clinton learns Major MacPherson, a schoolmate from India days, is visiting. Miss Nabb, once a countryside belle, shows nerves and a fluttering interest as old memories resurface during the Major’s stay and their tense, tepid reunion unfolds.
A set of varied patents covers a ruling machine with an ink reservoir and flexible tubing, a ferret muzzle with tiny spikes to flush rabbits without fatal harm, and a flexible metal band armor shield for horses against barbed wire. Also described is a Michigan air ship with a cigar shaped inflata ble hull and a tilting car, plus a refrigerator with parallel ice bars for air circulation.
The piece extols Hawaii scenery and notes a Scottish resident Charles H. Ewart from Dalbeattie. It describes early sugar mills powered by animals, contrasts with modern processing that makes sugar crystals quickly, and cautions against expecting instant wealth while highlighting the opportunity Hawaii offers.
The article notes rapid English adoption among Hawaii graduates and mothers. It highlights English speaking schools in Honolulu and Hilo, a public high school forming, Oahu College’s prep record, and Kamehameha Schools serving native Hawaiian children with strong endowments. It praises native music, guitar as a favored instrument, and the royal Hawaiian Band’s US tour. It also mentions Rep Fantax and Randolph’s body in an oak's embrace in Virginia.
A London police chief’s book argues atheism stems from divine silence, while his force shows Sunday school traits. The Chicago Chrysanthemum Show features a giant goose flower, and varied notes cover Liberalizing Russia, Hawaiian schools, smuggling, and a Boscombe sheep slaying contest.
A blend of fashion notes and brief biographical updates covers skating costumes in velvet and fur trimmed jackets, a court stenographer Miss Annie White resigning and marrying, Dr. Susan A. Edson’s death and wartime service, Congress honoring her Garfield work, and various recognitions. Also noted are Mrs. Mary Van Vleck sewing carpets, Ray’s philanthropy, Queen Victoria’s age relative to Gladstone, and Phoebe Hearst’s University of California appointment.
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