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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1906
Page
17
By James J. Montague the piece pokes fun at extreme cold headlines and polar exploration. It sketches animals braving ice and peary yearlies while lampooning bitter winds and subzero tones described with wit and irony.
Readable verse recounts a toy battlefield scene where General Dick, mounted on a fiery stick, is scolded by his mother who grabs his sword. The incident leads to a comic parade moment as the family resolves the mishap before the troops. The tale blends children’s play with a playful spin on military imagery and a lighthearted panoply of tin soldiers.
A short verse titled Hot Weather Ballad notes a playful mood under sunlit heat. The author Worda signs the piece, presenting light verse with simple imagery and a breezy turn of phrase.
In a humid four room flat a loving couple enact a comic tragedy. The husband, a heavy drinker, lies dead after a heat soaked scene with talcum powder and thin pajamas. The coroner notes the warmest flat he has seen, hinting at a farcical ending.
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