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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1882
Page
3
A fragmented, archaic poem fragment explores nature and humanity with vivid imagery. The speaker contemplates jealousy and beauty as violets and fragrances mingle with themes of unity, restraint, and the power of light to reveal fraternity and love. Uncertain lines hint at classical allusions and moral reflections.
Minnie Merriman plans to help at the hospital fair with her homemade bread but Jerusha misdelivers the loaf to the Ayton household. Confusion over the bread leads to a visit from Minnie and her father to explained the mixup, revealing Harry Ayton’s proposal and Minnie’s reply that there was no bread and no message, only a mistaken encounter.
A fragment from a domestic scene shows Minnie and Harry Ayton amid tensions with Mr Merriman and Miss Jenkins. A Bible passage is discussed while Blinnie becomes engaged to Harry. Minnie worries over responsibility and care as a simple loaf becomes a symbol of love and hunger in a unclear hospital setting.
The National Farmer piece laments lost Arcadia, contrasting idyllic childhood mornings with the grim modern cities. It recalls barefoot joys, running water, and green mosses, then laments displaced youths, polluted streets, and dreams of a vanished pastoral innocence.
A muddled Georgia tale centers on Marietta Travou Jouse C a famed local liar. On a hot day Bill Hant confronts Jesse Iriding who declares his finale and heads for the coroner, prompting Bill to rush home with his family to Uncle Soll’s where neighbors learn Soll lies buried in a watermelon. Bill later questions Jesse about a big lie, admitting he will never trust him again.
Mrs G W Nye wife of the principal of the Welnat Bill school Cincinnati recalls her old teacher Harriet Beecher Stowe at Lun a s um inary. She describes Stowe as dignified ind y thoughtful, often dreamy with head on hand and elbow on knee. Pupils feared to interrupt her and she rarely spoke unless breaking in with a startling remark.
A speaker insists on standing firm against Waena Mands, claiming wrongdoing. The stance remains unchanged despite repeated accusations and mounting anger.
The Westfield pastor Rev D A De Hughes vanished after boarding the Camden ferry at night on August 30 1880. A note and letters found on the boat linked him to a drowning scheme. Reports later suggested a ruse to desert his wife as neighbors learned he was alive and practicing law at Frankford.
A history of Brave Bear, a Sioux combatant tied to Sitting Bull and the 1875 Lincoln fort events, detailing his medical ruse to escape custody at Yankton and his alleged bloodthirsty actions against settlers. The piece links his jail escape attempt to continued frontier violence and questions commutation hopes.
A fine Easter lily from Bermuda, brought via Jamaica to New York, boasts 145 blooms with a three foot stalk and dense foliage. The bloom cluster displays white and yellow petals in a profuse cloud. Additional items include a note on Mrs Grant and Mrs Logan in a railway car and a man who collected $100,000 seen by mourners.
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