Beauty of the Beadon and the Frilly Ruse
A fragment of verse laments the power of charm and wit in romance. The speaker notes a witching influence that leaves hearts spinning and fate uncertain as passion defies rhyme or reason.
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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1890
Page
6
A fragment of verse laments the power of charm and wit in romance. The speaker notes a witching influence that leaves hearts spinning and fate uncertain as passion defies rhyme or reason.
Earnest Tune and Willard Rollerton, two New York sportsmen, follow a spectral maiden of the cliffs who guides them toward a hidden peril. The ghostly figure reveals an emigrant daughter Olive Glissom, captive of robbers led by white and mixed-blood outlaws, and uncovers a plan to rescue her prisoner father Abner Glissom in Ohio.
In a dark mountain escape, Olive leads Oliver and allies to a cave where a guard is gagged. Almet Glia, freed after long confinement, learns his rescuer is his estranged sister’s son. The chief and gang are captured, and the group reaches New York for a joyous Christmas double wedding.
A humorous notice extols female prowess with a tongue in cheek list of capabilities. It claims women excel at petty tasks from wearing a petticoat gracefully to calming a temper, sparking a baby, bargaining in shops, and managing domestic chores. The piece ends by praising women as the better sex and their indispensable role, interwoven with a lighter aside on ballet shoe myths.
A reflective summary of a Sunday school lesson titled What the Lesson Teaches with focus on Zacharias and John the Baptist, the Holy Spirit’s work, and the prophecy of salvation. It discusses the Benedictus, divine visitation, and the rise of a new dispensation leading to proclaiming forgiveness through the Lamb of God.
Report from a river accident describes a caisson failure leaving William Hayes and Thomas Smith among the dead. Victims include local residents and several outsiders. a heroic rescue attempt failed as sand and water filled the river bed. Jacqueline Adams and Nay from Philadelphia are noted among the dead. The incident ends with a flooded site and a large-scale search in progress.
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