Sunshine at Home Poem Fragment Amid Stanzas
A fragmented verse laments the sunshine of home and tender presence. The lines evoke warmth, love, and a sought homeland. The text reads as a poetic drift with archaic phrasing and irregular spelling.
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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1885
Page
3
A fragmented verse laments the sunshine of home and tender presence. The lines evoke warmth, love, and a sought homeland. The text reads as a poetic drift with archaic phrasing and irregular spelling.
A nostalgic 19th century tale follows Miss Olney on a sunlit February day as memories of a past love with Jack Brown stir her. A violent shock arrives when a stranger seeks shelter and reveals Jack survived prison and returns as her true valentine, altering the quiet life she has kept for years.
A long, meandering excerpt describes Askabad aka Ashkabad, its Persian and Parcoman links, the Tekkes and Goklan people trading with Persians, and the Russian military occupation after Geok-Tepe. It covers population shifts, settlement, railways, local customs, drinking habits, and a father's moral letter. It reflects imperial competition, cultural changes, and social anecdotes.
Lucy H. Hooper profiles Jules Simon a Breton born thinker and reformer who shed his Suisse name, rose at the Sorbonne, opposed empire, shaped education policy, led ministries, and endured political rifts to become a Sénateur and respected elder statesman with a noted Thursday salon at Place de la Madeleine attended by Renan Dumas and Gounod.
A 1737 writ of privy seal for Massachusetts and New Hampshire has been found in an old Portsmouth chest. The document marks early steps toward separate provincial government and governance of both colonies. Engraved parchment measures 34 by 26 inches with lions, prey, serpents, crowns, roses, thistles, and a harp of Ireland.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss trends in whisky drinking and social influence. It references a hare, a tuk tow, and a convict-related theme about popularity. The text is garbled with many misspellings and unclear connections.
A jumble of immigrant era snippets recounts mothers distressed by noisy households, a scene with a kitchen and garden, and a banter between a housekeeper and her son. It shifts to a French actress Rachel at a St Petersburg banquet before Crimea and ends with a note on wartime gifts to William Jesemial, Hubert Green, and Lew Hunmuo from the Wolland government.
Will Carleton in Harper's Weekly recounts a young Corporal Anexo of the Cole regiment who, badly wounded, insists he still serves with a calibre fifty four rifle. The General urges retreat, but the boy insists he cannot fall back as his unit is not near the rear. He longs to return to battle, asking for one last cartridge and ride into the fight with resolve.
The article surveys extraordinary rain events worldwide with figures from China, Joyeuse, Gibraltar, London, and Monmouthshire. It notes extreme seasonal totals, compares inches to tons per acre, and highlights Cherraponga and Mahabulashme in the Western Ghats as among the wettest regions, suggesting August will be remembered for exceptional rainfall.
Two colored barbers in Foxboro recall profligate days at a gin mill next door and the elder jokes about a drink while the younger plans to drink. A vivid dialect tale recalls thrift and temptations in old shop life.
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