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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1897
Page
6
Constance confesses a doomed marriage to a cold husband who insists on duty over passion. He rejects concealment as ruinous, arguing the open scandal would taint both names. She submits, a broken captive in a gilded cage, as the tale ends.
In 1849 the East India Company ship Star of India sails from Madras to London with 200 passengers including Lord Gisnham Gen Swift and Lady Artwell. A Malay survivor later tells of pirates after the ship. a 1863 account describes two sailors surviving a Swiftsure wreck on a Madagascar island. The Star of India, buried in mud, surfaces after a tidal wave, bearing scant treasure and the mystery of its long disappearance.
A collection of Irish bulls from Household Words is cited as recently published by a contemporary. Notable quips include a politician mocking income tax cuts, a temperance ship marching nationwide, and barbs at landlords capitalists and imperial figures. The tone mocks public figures and political policy.
A painterly poster scene shows a green cat devouring a red mouse beneath a blue rose-bush in the southeast, with a vogue maiden in the upper left and a lavender youth. A purple grass field glows, a distant mauve moon spills light, and a mysterious reflection hints at hidden meanings tied to Browning and Bearsley.
A poor North Carolina farmer discovers a gold nugget on his land and reportedly refuses an offer from lenders. Disjointed text mentions locations in North Carolina and Scotland and a doctor in the Highlands distributing carrier pigeons to patrons for release, but details are unclear.
A historical portrait of Kenmore the Washington family home in Predneteksburg Virginia. It recounts Betty Washington Lewis Mary Washington and Colonel Lewis hospitality elegance and the tomb monument to Mary Washington. It notes Lafayette visit and Kenmore’s Civil War damage and current ownership by William Key Howard.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a scene with characters Charlee Lee in Bt. Micholas and Isbnna Bt Pratt with school days referenced. text includes disjoint phrases about birthdays, travel, and a cryptic description of a Vermont or Brainsen setting.
A plea for Washington's Birthday to be observed as a national history day with school programs, patriotic addresses, music, plays, and communal activities. The piece advocates education on liberty, loyalty, and the Father of the Country, ending with a doxology of praise.
Describes a Philadelphia editor David C. Claypool portrait of Washington by James Peat. Notes Washington’s uniform, serene face, and the work’s acquisition by James Lenox from Claypool’s estate with the original manuscript of Washington’s farewell address. Mentions Linox collection in New York and reflections on light travel time from the sun.
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