October Rhyme Fragments From a Poet’s Dilemma
A fragmentary verse meditation on October and the elusive rhyme for the month. The speaker muses about windy days and seasonal imagery, noting the struggle to capture October’s mood in verse.
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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1884
Page
3
A fragmentary verse meditation on October and the elusive rhyme for the month. The speaker muses about windy days and seasonal imagery, noting the struggle to capture October’s mood in verse.
Felix narrates a romance at Mrs. Anstruther’s Grove where Lucy Bassett toys with him while Ay, a looming diamond scandal unfolds. After a jealous confrontation and a staged theft, diamonds resurface on Count Leopold Kiesert, revealed by detective Clemens. Lucy forgives Felix as the pair reconcile, with Mrs. Anstruther resuming support and Lucy returning to his side.
A New York Times report recalls a tale of a twenty three year old woman whose hearing malfunctions were caused by a brass button stuck in her ear since childhood. After a physician removed it her hearing improved though she feared the world’s sounds at first.
Labouchere reports from St Pauls London that during Canon TAdden's address a chair was asleep and another soon followed. Boys at the rear caused chaos with antics from pretend playing to candy sucking and paper creations, while some remained devout observers amid the uproar.
Queen Victoria's obstinate daughter Victoria is profiled as a literate, independent thinker who manages her household with iron rigor. The essay contrasts her traits with French gender norms and notes other domestic and cultural observations from the era, including farming tips, horticulture, and fashion trends.
Col Albert G Browne Jr declares Chili a rising power able to command the Pacific, boasting ironclads that could destroy wooden fleets while contrasting American naval weakness. The piece notes new England night visibility paint and cites vast coal and iron deposits across Appalachia. It mentions hereditary longevity in Scotland, a long-lived family, and a glimpse of Renfrew Paisley railway founder, with roles in Renfrew leadership and the French Revolution.
Friday last Dr Thorpaike and house surgeons performed a rare operation on Edward T. Waite after cancer invaded the month and neck area. They removed the lower jaw and tongue, floor of the mouth, neck glands and skin over the jaw. The doctors then drew up the skin to close wounds and expected a successful recovery if Waite continues to do well. The procedure is claimed to be the first of its kind in the area to be performed with apparent success.
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