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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1880
Page
3
In a Cincinnati Enquirer recasting of Jean Ingelow, a cottage scene unfolds with a maid whispering to bees as a large golden bee sits on her nose. The poem then shifts into a frantic, dancing escape with neighbors hearing the commotion from Leeisheba to Dun.
A fragmentary verse evokes twilight on a waveless sea with softened light. It notes a fallen tower and mist crowned tree, lovers and wanderers seeking touch and home as humanity senses chords of an unborn era in the great hereafter.
Sylvia, an American artist, summers at the shore with Dr Kennedy and Professor Arnold. A tangled proposal scene unfolds as Kennedy pushes for marriage to Sylvia for Josie’s sake, while Arnold’s tact and Sylvia’s independence complicate the plan.
Mr Hopkins insists his wife Amanda learn to swim for safety after a mock excur sion and river rescue drill ends with comic bickering. The dialogue recalls a domestic scene from Detroit newspaper clippings and a quip about telegraph wires and funerals.
A column surveys society notes from Cannes to London. It reports a 93 year old ex priest marrying a 33 year old, dire wealth aspirations of nobles, royal tensions between Empress Victoria and Queen Victoria, and a coffee cart serving party staff. It also mentions potential China Russia naval clashes, Greek-named guns, and a basalt paving-stone incident in the Italian Chamber involving tailor Nicolo Bordigliani.
George A. Hanscom recalls a 1869 Suez voyage aboard the Neera and a chance meeting with a Carnatic passenger. He narrates a dramatic dream warning of the Carnatic sinking, then shifts to a Swiss chamois dispatch debunking romantic lore about hunting and skinning, concluding with a candid critique of sentimental myths in travel writing.
The voyage tale recounts a dream foretelling rescue after the Carnatic wreck. A young passenger nicknamed the dreamer inspires optimism as ships near Shaduan Island and Aden. The Carnatic sinks after striking a rock. prisoners and crew are saved by a steamer that happens to reach the scene.
A Rochester woman at Avon Springs suffered a sudden facial discoloration while at a picnic, described as black and white mottling. A physician suspected the powder she used reacted with sulfurous vapor from the springs, while the daughter’s makeup was also mentioned.
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