11 Mar 1874
Page 1
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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1874
Page
1
A Civil War era poem depicts a dying soldier urging his mother to rest his head on her breast as visions of angels and a triumphal afterlife comfort him. He speaks of aging, fading breath, and a final benediction before his peaceful sleep at Susquehanna Depot in April 1863.
In a Belgravian annual scene from the last century the famed actress Dorothy Fanshawe prepares for her final performance as Silvia in The Recruiting Officer at Covent Garden. The green room buzzes with actors and memory as she confronts an admirer’s marriage proposal, then collapses amid stageyard drama. Her old friend Medlicott consoles, and the company spirals into a tragic finish as Dolly dies after a life of beauty and fame.
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