Kaiser and God Fusion in a Poem of War Sparks
A historical 1897 poem by A M R Gordon of the Montreal Herald lampoons the divine right of kings promoting Wilhelm I and Bismarck with mock German phrases. Recited at a 1899 Union League banquet in New York, it drew diplomatic reaction for its bold imperial mockery.
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A. M. R. Gordon
Montreal Herald
William I
Germany
Union League Club
New York City
Kaiser & Co
Dissolution of a Partnership in a Baltic Style Rant
A satirical monologue proclaims the speaker’s global arrogance and claims to dissolve a partnership, interspersed with references to Canada, the Russian Czar, and antipodal power plays. The passage shifts to promotional copy for Red and Gun Magazine noting September wild duck openings in Canada and listing article titles and authors.
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Red and Gun Magazine
Canada
Bonnycastle Dale
H. Mortimer Batten
R.d. Fraser
Woodcock
Sharbot Lake
Montreal
W. J. Taylor, Limited
Woodstock, Ont
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