Because the rose must fade poem fragment
Fragments of a lyrical meditation on love and beauty fading with time. The speaker questions whether love should endure as beauty withers and memory tries to hold the fleeting music of youth.
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1892
Page
3
Fragments of a lyrical meditation on love and beauty fading with time. The speaker questions whether love should endure as beauty withers and memory tries to hold the fleeting music of youth.
At dawn a group of hunters finds a attacked wagon family killed by Indians. A dying mother clings to her four year old son Jack, saved by Old Comfort, who becomes his guardian in a rough mining camp. The men bond, offer aid, and a lot is drawn to keep Jack with Old Comfort, who raises him through hardship until his illness and death.
The scene at Strawberry Hill follows a funeral where a father’s prayer reveals his grief. As dawn breaks, Kid Comfort lies dead beside his boy, our boy, leaving a quiet camp and a single, empty hill. The group buries him without a trace of celebration, mourning in silence.
Reports list several deaths and incidents including Judge 8. D. Haterbaugh of Peoria and Sir William Ritchie of Canada. Gen John Pope buried with military honors in St Louis. Fire damages hit Howards 8. D. and Eclipse Park grandstand in Louisville. A London officer Heron murdered Ruby Russell then killed himself. Dora Steward sails over submerged volcano off Washington coast. Dennis Keho and an unknown man die in Thompson SD gambling den. four injured. Rosedale collides with yacht Una near Bridgeport CT. one killed, two hurt. Wm Snail of Springfield admits stealing church carpet.
A collage of humorous snippets and wry observations from Life and other papers. It includes quips about water on the brain and stomach danger, a Lancashire gas tale, a Dundie Weekly News remark, and a child’s mischief after overhearing nerves discussed.
A home kitchen guide details fig pudding made from dried figs crushed with bread crumba butter sugar and eggs boiled in a mold for an hour with cloth boiling as an alternative. A sherry sauce with butter brown sugar egg yolk and nutmeg accompanies, serving six, plus moral maxims about love and deception toward women.
Groceries and prices steady over the past week with firm demand. Items listed include meats, dairy, produce, seeds, and miscellaneous goods with Indiana origin and various state brands. Readers see monthly and weekly prices for flour, lard, pork, and canned fruits with trader names and pricing notes across sections.
An advertisement claims Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy can cure catarrh with symptoms like headaches nose discharge impaired smell and taste and general debility. It promises $500 cash if the medicine fails to cure, asserting certainty by offering the reward.
Notice the bargains offered in Tam Sons real estate sale on the second page. Real estate items, prices, and terms are highlighted for readers seeking bargains in property transactions.
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