Poet Etré Pound Recalls Cremation Tales At Club
In New York at the Authors' club Brielleys cremation is discussed with dark wit. Pound notes that cremation invites ribald jest and recalls a widow and a vase mishap on a blustery March morning.
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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1912
Page
10
In New York at the Authors' club Brielleys cremation is discussed with dark wit. Pound notes that cremation invites ribald jest and recalls a widow and a vase mishap on a blustery March morning.
Fragmentary historical clipping presents a cryptic dialogue about a midnight scare and a burglar in a cellar, mixing wordplay and mishearing. The text centers on a tense moment, suggesting a social anecdote or theatrical joke rather than a clear news event.
In Blair town Mont a copper king’s 2 year old son Dan Blair navigates a tangle of romance wealth and social rivalries. He watches Letty Lane and the Duchess of Breathwater as rival attractions unfold while a Hungarian prince acts as an escort to Letty. Dan aids Miss Lane while confronting a looming engagement and a life shadowed by past secrets and money pressures.
Lord Galorey warns Dan Blair that Lily is not in love with him and that their relationship exists for wealth. Dan rejects manipulation and urges clarity as Gordon pushes a risky match. Blair faces a brutal choice about loyalty, money, and a hoped-for marriage.
The Queensland diver begins at daybreak, clips the lifeline, and sinks to gather pearl sacks. He surfaces to empty the bag and dives again, sometimes working in 25 fathoms. The main peril is paralysis, and divers may demand $1,000 in advance, risking loss to the pearler through their zeal.
The article describes Filipino resistance to automobiles in the Philippines where foreigners dominate driving and locals, unsettled by fast travel, place large boulders in roadways as a curb on reckless speeds. This practice signals street safety concerns amid aging roads and limited regulatory control.
A candidate deflects a query on delivering reel platform speeches next summer, calling it embarrassing if an engineer blows the whistle and pulls out the bell, delaying the grand climax relied on for applause.
Powell claims Cambridge players caught Carlisle Indians in a questionable act. Howell questions Harvard refusal to replay the matchup. The dialogue hints at disputed conduct and ongoing sportsmanship concerns.
A garbled dialogue blends a mother and daughter exchange with misused lines about blood and health. The text shifts to a quip on virtue and wealth, noting pure blood as essential to a good heart and a remark about neighbors. The overall fragment reads like a miscellaneous anecdote page item.
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