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Newspaper
Fort Macleod Gazette
Location
Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 22, 1900
Page
7
A narrator recalls a past love at a late table as a memory returns with haunting intensity. The poem pivots on a single observance of a beloved’s throat and a buried emotion that resurfaces, provoking awe and turmoil.
Rose Terry clashes with Georgie over wardrobe as she travels to visit Mrs. Wharton. A mixup with a nephew leads to mistaken escort, a dining surprise, and a compelling confession. Rose and the charming, earnest suitor share a hopeful connection by evening.
A narrator recalls rapid affection and gratitude as a brown merino garment sparks happiness. He notes Miss Annie Rose's brown suit as far superior to his own, comparing quality and value. The lover promises future indulgence while praising the dress that embodies Rose in its fabric and fit.
The piece notes how many people unknowingly quote Shakespeare in daily life. It cites lines like a woman's reason and a trick worth two, and mentions Goldsmiths line Ask me no questions as widely known.
Building World explains a troopship water system using a condensing apparatus to produce about 225 tons daily. Iron pipes feed horses troughs and soldiers quarters with six pints per person daily, rising to a gallon in the tropics. Portable 400 gallon tanks and pumps provide backup water in lower holds.
In Chile’s Atacama Tarapaca and Tecna provinces a rare rainfall after 16 to 24 years produced green tinges on bare hills beside the coast. The dry winds from the Andes lose moisture on their way to the sea, making the region healthy despite its desolate appearance and cold sea baths.
A traveler reports Japan trains singing insects and keeps a rare singing frog at court. The creature, in training seven years, sings for strangers and hibernates in winter, resting in a jar of small stones covered by straw rope. These delicate frogs show affection to kind handlers.
The clipping contrasts changing attitudes toward punishment with increasing tenderness, notes on historic post offices in France England and America, and odd European police meddling. It cites Berlin police power over color schemes and mentions deserts and eroded sands. The piece blends varied curiosities with dated remarks.
The Detroit Journal ponders a quip about wives and husbands asking what a husband is when a wife is the better half. The joke suggests the husband may be the merged tenth.
A miscellany notes Afghans arming themselves and wearing weapons, Yosemite and Sequoia parks described, Dublin mortality alarm rising to 50 per 1000, a German remark on gender roles in the U S, bootblacking stand rights in New York offices, a Kansas City blacksmith selling tomahawks to Indians, and a Turkish fatalist outlook with the phrase Kismet as fate.
The Rev. Francis Edward Carter is appointed dean of Grahamtown South Africa. President Faunce lectures at Johns Hopkins on The Use and Abuse of the Bible. Rev. Dr. Orello Cone named professor of Biblical theology at St Lawrence University Canton NY. Rev. Dr. F A Noble retires after 21 years at Union Park Church Chicago due to ill health. Bishop Samuel Fallows to dedicate Simmons soldiers monument at Kenosha Wisconsin Memorial Day. Anton Niklas Sundberg archbishop of Sweden dies. descendant of Norse line. In 1565 a major fire at Karlstadt saw a bishop active in fighting flames earning admiration.
A Rotherham reservist W Weinecke of the Northumberland Fusiliers fought at Stormberg under heavy Boer fire. After retreat orders, he escaped a 14 foot drop and a wire fence, with several men shot at the fence. Sergt Medland Newsham recounts Irish cooks at the front fighting fiercely in Colenso and Ta lana, where shells destroyed their makeshift coffee setup.
A scientist argues that chemically pure water harms the stomach by lacking salts removed during distillation. He contends distilled water draws salts from animal tissues when swallowed, acting as a protoplasmic poison and upending established views.
A gallery of brief anecdotes includes Grant regret over pallbearer duties, Thomas Darragh claiming to be the oldest Republican voter at 95, Walter Rothschild challenging unwritten dress codes, and President Loubet planning retirement to a farm. Also noted are congressmen Needham and Sprague, Lord and Boer figures, and Tillman’s shift from offhand to prepared speeches.
A short religious verse expresses closeness to death and heavenly rest. The speaker longs for the Father’s house and the crystal sea while confronting the unknown stream between life and afterlife. The poem asks for perfect trust and steadfast faith at the final moment.
Bonhoed tells Baroness Herzig he will draw what she wants for the next charity bazaar. The countess asks for a drawing of a check for 20 ruldep, and the artist agrees it flatters his personality and art.
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