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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1869
Page
10
A fragmented verse recounts a dreamland castle that cannot be bought or saved. The speaker laments decay threatening the towers and battlements as funds fail and time erodes the home of the spider’s residence.
In Boston a druggist Charley Drake faces a manslaughter case after atropia misdosage killed Miss Selby. A physician narrator uncovers a web of misdeeds linking Dr. Brewster’s bigamy, stolen identities, and a fearsome prescription swap. A twist reveals Brewster’s suicide. Drake is freed and later set up in business. The narrator also recovers seventy-five thousand dollars in a bank robbery case and uses funds to advance Drake and Sanford’s careers.
The excerpt recounts a winter in an unnamed hospitable city with lively social circles, a spring departure, and a long journey through Texas Mexico Arkansas and beyond. It blends memories of old hotel friends, a humorous farewell, and reflections on American history including presidents, ministers to England, and diplomatic events.
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