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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1897
Page
3
A narrator recalls a tense Christmas mood as he travels to a Naples area convent to confront his wife Nina Romani. Inside, he meets Mere Marguerite and encounters Nina among devout nuns, reflecting on marriage, temptation, and a harsh critique of male chivalry while contemplating Nina’s past and the consequences of their broken vows.
In a tense scene a woman fears discovery of treachery as a mysterious man declares he has silenced her adopted brother Guido Ferrari. He presents a dead husband’s diamond ring, unsettling her further as she seeks reassurance and a gentler reveal of bad news. The chapter ends with a promise kept and a grim note.
The Seattle chamber of commerce bureau reports rising interest among women nationwide to join the Klondike rush. Letters from Chicago, California, and the East show plans to prospect, work in winter, and seek grubstake opportunities. A Yukon company plans steam and rail routes from Seattle via St Michael to Five Fingers, aiming to open a Yukon network with major capital and projected vessels and tugs.
The late John Sartain of Philadelphia published Poe’s poem The Bells in his magazine in 1848 after rejecting two earlier drafts. Sartain recounts three versions, the first a jumble of jingling words and faulty lines, with edits shaping the final cadence and imagery.
A newspaper recounts the author’s insistence on publishing a second, more elaborate version of a poem about bells after the initial rejection. The editor explains initial doubts about merit and notes eventual acceptance of the altered version titled The Bells We Now Today, amid explanations and indignation.
Miss Mattie McQuaid of Cleveland rejects marriage proposed by J. J. Denemark chief stockholder of Cleveland Electric Enlarging Company. Denemark, unmarried, pressed marriage. she fled, returned, and again declined. After days of unrest she declared she would become a nun and went to an Ursuline convent.
Rebecca Shotakoff, a young Jewish woman in New York City known as the Jewish quarter, leads a strike of 10 cigarrette factory workers for living wages. At Hammonia hall on Ludlow Street she and secretary Youner rally the unionists as they endure long idle hours while hoping manufacturers will yield. The action began against Manufacturer Scherucker of 43 Easex Street with belief others may follow if he concedes.
Chicago has 14000 phones, St Louis 7000, San Francisco 10000, the three largest systems in the west. A table from 1895 shows communications per subscriber and instrument counts by country, revealing surprising rankings with Great Britain notably included. Germany leads in instruments, followed by Sweden, France, Switzerland, and Austria.
A beggar appeals for a quarter to buy food for his ailing wife who lacks appetite. A woman offers to help but asks what he will use the money for. The beggar answers he will advertise and seek her a job, noting work is scarce for a woman with appetite.
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