Fragmentary Verses From a Summer Night
Readable lines evoke a moonlit wood scene with singing and music. The fragment hints at nocturnal imagery and a communal musical mood, though many words are garbled.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1909
Page
3
Readable lines evoke a moonlit wood scene with singing and music. The fragment hints at nocturnal imagery and a communal musical mood, though many words are garbled.
A group of women in a sewing circle banters about fame fashion and moral judgments. Janet longs for notoriety while Margaret teases with glasses and cigarette papers. Martha and the Bees spar over appearances as the Little Bird ends the debate with news of travel plans and a practical punchline about grooming and propriety.
Frank Riddle, manager of the Tula Tee and Cold Storage company, was elected president of the Western Ice Manufacturers association at a Kansas meeting. The organization spans Kansas Nebraska Iowa New Mexico Colorado. Riddle’s honor reflects the association’s broad territory and strong regional membership. DeWitt pills and salve ads appear in the same column.
Sheriff Bollinger says after taking office he grew to believe half the people could be secret service officers. A Valeda resident asks for a permit to act as a detective to ferret out robberies around Tulsa. The remarks include a digression on dyspepsia remedy Kodol and a note on Providence and wealth.
Washington Letter in the New York Evening Post notes the Taft administration will end the White House noon luncheon tradition begun under Roosevelt. Taft, famed for skipping meals, is said to prefer a simple apple at lunch, with alligator steak and possum anticipated as fare, and a note on indigestion remedies from J. H. Walker of Sunbury, Ohio.
Readers note buds bursting into leaf and dandelions in meadowlands while residents claim winter ends. Worms emerge from dormancy as hens show early nesting, bluebirds and robins spotted, sap rising in fruit trees and grape growers pruning a month ahead of Easter.
A whimsical scene unfolds with the Irrepressible, the President, and the Youngest One debating a tuxedo purchase. Their banter touches on manners, economics, and youth, ending with a playful flourish about DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
An Arctic explorer E B Baldwin features a warm reunion with Lukatz at Lehigh Crown hall Bethlehem Pa. Lukatz, a former Baldwin party member and Bethlehem Steel worker, recalls resourcefulness aiding the pole search. Baldwin teases Lukatz for joining the next expedition, amid other era items and notices.
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