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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1905
Page
3
A reflective verse laments aging and memory as the old soldier’s life blends from blue to gray. It contrasts sunset, bugle calls, and graveyard imagery with roses and tears guiding future hope. The poem mourns yesterday and honors the fallen.
On Decoration Day a Mr Hardy returns home after a patriotic observance and a Gen Carter speech. A misadventure with a singing barrel in the cellar leads to Hardy being rolled outside in a comical escape, while Peggy and Sarah Ann scramble to manage the chaotic scene and a frightened household.
A solicitor asked a London judge to appear without robes but was refused. The judge offered a legal distinction—no permission granted, yet if peers prevent it, consent may be given. The incident underscores the enduring value placed on professional attire and individuality in the legal profession.
In 1894 on New Ireland a German giant and a beleaguered Englishman hear a confession about land loss, murder, and a hidden box of papers. David Leighan recounts years of debt, flight to Canada and the sea, haunted nights by his murdered uncle, and a final pledge to return to England to face justice. The German witnesses Leighan sign the confession, then hints at escape by a passing ship as dusk falls.
An African king gifts a Spanish king an orange tree whose blossoms amaze a court. An ambassador seeks to obtain a branch via a dowry, aided by a gardener’s daughter. She decorates the wedding with blossoms, spawning a legend about orange blossom as a bride’s adornment. The tale endures as a note on richness and desire.
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