Curfew Tide in Chimbers Journal Poem Snippet
A fragment from Chimbers Journal portrays day ending as curfew nears and night unfolds. Vivid woodland imagery and birdsong fade to silence beneath a mild influence described as fragrance and rest.
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1894
Page
6
A fragment from Chimbers Journal portrays day ending as curfew nears and night unfolds. Vivid woodland imagery and birdsong fade to silence beneath a mild influence described as fragrance and rest.
Vaughan, a journalist, faces a dilemma as his Cambridge friend Ensign visits at midnight and hints that Vaughan's fiancée Mabel Lawrence floods him with manuscript copies. Ensign suggests breaking the engagement, while Vaughan grapples with a lover’s literary ambitions and the risk of a failed romance.
A New York merchant recalls how a seven to ten year old shop trainee led a series of mischiefs in his store. The boy and a head porter clashed over pranks, including stealing a shirt and stuffing cheese sandwiches with soap. The porter ate the soap sandwiches and survived, while the prankster and peers faced discipline as the editor ended the tale.
Vaughan and Vinughny scheme to alter Mabel Lawrence’s tale for publication while balancing humor and cynicism. A letter to Vaughan reveals Mabel’s fury at the changes claiming the work was mocked and her engagement ends as she forbids future contact with him.
A New York World report traces three years of poetess Elaine Goodale Eastman's married life with Dr. Eastman. After leaving Pine Ridge Agency, she settled in St Paul Minnesota with their young daughter, continued writing poems and prose, and balanced motherhood with social life while defending her work amid disputes with Indian agents and official duties.
An invitation note notes Miss Dora Renda Goodale, the younger sister of Mrs. Goodale, is engaged to marry Professor Thomas Sanford of the university in Berkeley Cal. The wedding date has not been set yet. Mrs Dastiman’s baby girl was named Dora Reade in honor of her sister.
Nathan Straus denounces tenement housing problems urging the Tenement House Commission to tackle overcrowding and poor sanitary conditions. He cites high rents, extortion, and unsafe plumbing while advocating clean water, air, and rebuilt plumbing to improve living standards for immigrants and children in the city. Additional notes describe harmful insect pests in Australia.
Ciroyale recounts Miss Brecon’s 1200 mile wheeling tour of Great Britain with bicycle dress reform advocacy. She reports favorable notices from critics, notes in the Lake District where women still wear Petticoats, and a trip toward Skiddaw with a party of women advancing in dress reform.
A skilled colored artisan in Torsey constructs a crude wooden horse bicycle from boards, barrel heads, and rope. It features a two inch thick front wheel, a 40 inch rear wheel with hose, and a fibrous frame cut from a tree, held together by nails and rusty hinges. The creator proudly rides down hills and reels it uphill, likened to a king with ten thousand men.
An item describes a walking bean containing two caterpillars that spin a silken web to seal the opening. The piece notes the creature’s torpid state in winter and hints at broader implications, including fear of an Eyopian mob and colonial politics, all in a fragmented Boston Globe style.
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