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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1881
Page
3
A lyrical scene follows the bonnie birds through spring time. Parents toil to feed their nestlings hour by hour from dawn to night, while the thrushes, robins, and other birds tend the nests. The fledglings hatch, grow, and finally fly away as the season closes.
Katrine Van Elten loves Hermann Schoonmaker while scheming to thwart Tjerck Solpaugh by fanning ghost legends on the Kaaterskill path. Hans Van Elten hints at a clash of money and marriage then helps arrange a reunion and plot to drive away the suitor. The plan leads to Tjerck’s frightful flight and presumed disappearance, and Katrine and Hermann wed.
Ex marshal Bazaine, blamed for Metz betrayal, spends days in a Madrid coffee house playing billiards. The Prince of Naples is frail and unlikely to ascend the throne. Napoleonic battlefield sites, ornate cloaks, Dublin’s brilliant season, Paris fire insurance, Beatrice fan in Paris, and reflections on the late Russian emperor's courtesy and private amusements are recounted.
A 1873 visit to Abyssinia recounts King John’s court at Axum with the monolith, royal gifts, and a banquet of bread, meat, and tedge. The account details the king’s attire, staff, guards, and a day of psalms, judgments, and athletic prowess.
Guests describe a Hindoo magician’s act featuring knives, flaming brands, and a ball that becomes snakes before returning to its form. The performer also does a basket sit-upon illusion and a tree of figs growing from a flower pot, leaving spectators impressed.
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