Amond Sees Her Depart From Surf in Despair
A speaker recalls a lover watching a woman leave the shore. He mourns the loss of her hair and faith in women while clinging to the idea that love remains blind and hopeful despite disappointment.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1907
Page
6
A speaker recalls a lover watching a woman leave the shore. He mourns the loss of her hair and faith in women while clinging to the idea that love remains blind and hopeful despite disappointment.
An editor and a circus advance agent haggle over a large circulation and ad rate on a hot day. A romance unfolds as a young man and woman at a summer resort note carved initials and renewed engravings on a teech tree while dodging the pretence of vows and changing initials annually.
A chauffeur explains to a crowd that a collision with an elderly pedestrian was accidental and blames the woman for crossing. He asserts the incident involved his own mother and dismisses calls for lynching as unnecessary in this “free country.”
Uncle Timothy humorously contrasts how sharp observers study anatomy with how the living man studies beliefs and behavior. He pokes at church factions and “good fellows,” noting how people judge others by loyalties, baptism, and meat choices, while stressing true understanding comes from listening to others.
A playful note reports a golf game disrupted when a caddie loses all the balls at a picnic. The writer jokes about needing inspiration and recalls using hard boiled eggs from lunch baskets as a quirky fix.
In a brief chat, Sonakem notes mosquitoes are currently thin but may increase if new boarders arrive, while Cittiman questions the bug abundance. The exchange hints at upcoming housing changes and rural conditions.
A passenger overhears a Long Island farmer chuckling at wartime talk and boasting that his community can withstand an imagined Japanese attack. He says they will defy the invaders, though the tale centers on bravado and local character Joe Kerr.
A narrator describes a carnival of big business power as Uncle Sam tightens his pursuit of the Tobacco Trust, Standard Oil, Sugar King, and railroad interests. The four magnates shift from supreme dominance to uncertainty, each witnessing a decline in clout and status as government scrutiny rises.
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