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Newspaper
Fort Macleod Gazette
Location
Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 20, 1901
Page
2
Poem fragment in which the speaker imagines welcoming a loved one with tender devotion. The narrator recalls past shyness and the ache of longing, imagining perfume, room, tears, and a fresh embrace upon return.
A veteran fireman recalls a perilous midnight freight run on a rugged Colorado line. Engineer Matt Irwin and the crew fight a released freight, a looming derailment, and a rockfall that rips apart the track. Detectives later uncover saboteurs who cut the runaway cars loose to steal gold hidden in a staged heist.
The article cites poets and authors who gained fame in youth. Keats died at 25, Shelley wrote major works by 26, Byron found fame at 24, Campbell at 22, Chatterton failed young, Shakespeare and Hugo were known young, Goethe in his mid twenties, while Scott delayed until after 30 and Thackeray near 40 before Vanity Fair boosted him.
Dialogue at a Strix garden party features Mme de Pompadour and Mme de Stat observing a diverse crowd. Duthely and Mme de Stacl respond with affirmations about all shades of society present.
A poem praising liberty as an eternal natural law that transcends storms, wars, and human fear. It speaks of sea imagery, storms, and the will of liberty guiding civilizations, concluding with unwavering trust in liberty even amid peril.
In the Colorado desert a fierce Apache named Coyote That Bites robs a Mexican wagon, slaughters Jose Sanchez and his wife, and harms their children before sinking into mescal sleep. Two young siblings Dubs and Gay discover his demijohn and rifle, play with the loot, and momentarily steal away. The Apache awakens, pursues the trail, but reaches the station too late as the mother consoles a weary Gay and cherishes desert beauty.
In this excerpt from George Moore's Sister Teresa, the interplay of sex and art is explored. The speaker argues that human life centers on sexual drives, with arts arising from courtship. Physical intimacy fades, while spiritual connection endures, forming a lasting part of eternal life beyond stars.
A St. Louis Republic quotation urges readers to close past chapters and embrace today. It counsels leaving yesterday’s woes behind, noting life holds both pathos and cheer and that hours drift away as troubles from last week fade.
A pale stranger recounts his harrowing seven days in a Paris region dungeon during the French Revolution. He recalls the swift executions of relatives, imprisonment of his Swiss-uncle, and a motherly aunt's fate, then a miraculous five days of forgotten confinement ending with rescue as the city shifts power. He credits verses of scripture for hope and vows gratitude for night, food, and mercy in a city with gates never shut.
The piece argues that objects gain value through use and time, comparing a poem to a meerschaum pipe and violins. A poem absorbs human essence as it wears with use, becoming porous yet richer, a conduit for tenderness, heroism, regrets, and aspirations.
A Philadelphia Press item quotes a politician's friend arguing papers spread lies about him while the politician jokes that stopping the false stories would force the truth to come out. The exchange highlights media influence and political risk.
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