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Newspaper
Ironwood Times
Location
Ironwood, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1900
Page
1
Fragmented verse recalls a nostalgic duet of love and longing. The poet references broken busts and rickety furniture as symbols while praising a beloved face and a radiant memory. A dreamlike refrain lingers of Maylight days and crimson glows.
An early afternoon scene unfolds as a judge overhears lovers by a lake shelter. He witnesses a confidential break between Ned Grant and Alice, revealing family trouble and a moral dilemma about marriage to the daughter of an embezzler. The judge later contemplates a past case linking Rand to prison.
A judge compels Hooper to reveal a long bank embezzlement scheme involving Rand, Hooper, and others. Hooper admits guilt, signs a full confession, and Rand is promised release with Ned Grant and Alice present. The judge arranges continued business under surveillance for two weeks before final actions.
In Salem, Capt J Chard Entwisle once brought a Chinese hen named Koo-Koo to his home. The hen laid eggs donated to missionary work for seven years, inspiring Mrs Entwisle to write a tale of Koo-Koo used to educate Chinese children. A Chinese boy painted a scene of Koo-Koo and descendants, cut to life-size proportions, and sent from Boston to Mrs Entwisle.
Me Tiot It and Hobbie joke about wish bones at a dinner table as Robbie claims to wish for more chicken. A Chicago Times Herald report notes Michigan opens an "old ladies' home" and that no consent was secured from residents.
A New York Sun report quotes a Missouri graveyard promoter from Vomisour County who built a stone business by low prices. He faced a sales slump as the market shifted when customers did not buy tombstones, prompting the expansion to another nearby town to acquire a graveyard and adjust pricing.
A Washington Star report quotes a famed art connoisseur critiquing a growing collection trend. He argues taste evolves with purchases and that a single strong canvas can educate a buyer, while doubt in judgment suggests poor prospects for future acquisitions.
A fragment describes a graveyard promoter who rapidly marks graves in multiple cemeteries, profiting from the death toll, then moves on to new sites. It cites his notoriety, likening him to a pest upon burial grounds, and echoes a public critique of sensational art and rapid urban legends.
The article mixes a palace scene with a rain soaked monarch and a royal family commission. It also notes Australia’s long gold production, balloon ascent tricks using bamboo frames, and a Wichita seance anecdote about a drowned man.
The page promotes Louisville and Nashville Railroad tourist routes via Cleveland to Florida Cuba Central America and New Orleans with bi daily clean car runs from Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St Louis through Jacksonville to interior Florida Miami and Tampa. It mentions Northern Arkansas mining prospects and a free pamphlet by I L Lockwood Kansas City Mo. Also cites Wisconsin Central trains from Chicago and seed company shipments La Crosse Wis. Various ads for health products and taxative remedies appear alongside miscellaneous notes.
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