Fragmentary verse reflects wartime mood and turmoil
A garbled poem fragment portrays a speaker amid confusion and fear. Vague references to prayer, darkness, and longing hint at disrupted life and inner doubt during unsettled times.
01 Oct 1873
Page 1
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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1873
Page
1
A garbled poem fragment portrays a speaker amid confusion and fear. Vague references to prayer, darkness, and longing hint at disrupted life and inner doubt during unsettled times.
In New York society circles Ralph Van Twiller, descendant of Dutch governors, becomes enmeshed with Mademoiselle Olympe Zabriski, a famed trapeze artist. Rumors swirl as he alternates between club intrigue, theater trysts, and eventual gifts to win favor, before departing for Europe.
A Newark Register correspondent describes Miss Clara Louise Kellogg’s Cold Spring Hudson home. The chaste picturesque house sits on a rugged mountain with unmatched river views. Wide lawns gate the house, with piazzas balconies hammocks and bird cages creating a quiet refined retreat. The interior favors comfort over show with parlor library dining and bedrooms filled with simple rich furnishings. The prima donna spends much time in the cosy library amid well chosen books.
The memoir sketches Mia Shelley daughter of Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, widow of Percy Bysshe Shelley, as gentle, liberal, and sought after for her own merits. The writer records her charm, sympathy, and intellect, noting a surprising blend of refinement and playful warmth despite adverse circumstances.
A Parisian street urchin offered to show an English party the king to win his favor. He gathered a crowd under the Tuileries, the king appeared on the balcony, the crowd cheered Vive le Roi, and the gamin led a chorus of the Marseillaise with the monarch joining in.
A Brasdal youth, buoyed by indulgent friends, values his work highly after his patrons praise him. He mistakes a framed painting in a shop for a genuine saleable piece and asks the price, only to learn the frame inflates the value. In London literary circles, Defoe’s unfinished manuscript sells for 2500 dollars to an American collector, revealing fascination with death and the soul. A Utica girl lesson ends with her niece offering a chewed gum to her aunt as a joke about a man.
A three year old daughter humorously questions a minister about prayer at table prompting her mother to explain the blessing. The child’s quip exposes a playful family moment as the reverend guest bonds with them, while an historical note highlights Jacque Loret and his Muse Historique.
An estimable lady shares methods for preparing apples. Choose uniform apples wipe and core them, insert sugar, then bake slowly with water until soft. Carved with cream they make a fine dessert. Another method stews apples with molasses and water then finishes in the oven for a baked apple with rich flavor.
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