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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1893
Page
9
A Detroit Free Press poem by Wil Lampton recounts a recklessly intoxicated courtship in Timber City. The speaker laments unrequited affection over months from June to October, confessing drinking and heartbreak while an unnamed woman remains distant.
Courtland and Miss Sally Dows traverse a Southern cemetery on a hot day, where a fresh wreath on Chester Brooks’s grave hints at a past lover. He declares love and seeks acceptance, while Sally warns of sectional pressures and social peril tied to race, loyalty, and property. Champney’s approach stirs doubt about a future union.
The piece traces how the term zero arose from Fahrenheit noting extreme cold in 1709. A Prussian merchant who observed nature as a boy built a thermometer starting at zero. He chose two hundred twelve for boiling and thirty two for freezing, believing mercury contracted to thirty two and expanded to two hundred twelve from freezing to boiling.
A fictional contrast shows Hibbs building a stately home and small barn while Hubbs buys the same land, builds a large barn, and gains political power, then Hibbs tries to sell his modest stable and quit farming. The piece mix includes reflections on society and labor with pithy aphorisms about religion, hypocrisy, and effort.
A Victorian sketch shows Lucy Fleming guiding Rosabelle through reading and spelling lessons. The narrator describes strict methods, with threats of bed, bread, and corner time to enforce alphabet mastery. The piece underscores emphasis on literacy and propriety in childrearing.
A tired mother and boy misplace items all day leading to a dreamlike tale in which Ted discovers his toys and body parts are detachable. On the playground and a train ride he experiences comic head and limb swapping before waking safe in bed, learning to care for his belongings.
Laura Gilbert Gunther suggests creating an Italian Album to preserve views from Venice and Rome, organizing envelopes by city and country, then aging and pasting pictures to trace travel routes. She envisions companion albums of noted people, studying history and literature, with fire side trips and guidebooks.
A garbled portion describes a gentleman receiving a cleaned item from a boy. The text mentions payment, social snobbery, and a brief exchange implying tension. Limited readable names and context prevent a fuller reconstruction of events.
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