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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1896
Page
7
Roger Vanbrugh debates visiting his estranged wife Venetia as Frances urges him to forgive and reunite. A telegram from Lancelot signals hope while Venetia reveals long hidden truths about Despard and Leon, leading to a fragile reconciliation and a vow of secrecy between husband wife and son.
Col Vanbrugh and Venetia reconcile after years of estrangement as their son Lance investigates a planned jewel theft tied to Despard and De Marsac. Lance travels at night toward Hurst to warn the Ester household, but delays and a late-night encounter with Rene de Marsac unfold, setting up a risky confrontation to be continued.
A fragmentary humor column presents a mix of quips and sketches. It includes wordplay on wit and folly, stage and literary riffs, playful exchanges about manners, and brief gags about public schooling and Shakespeare. The piece notes Florence staging The Tamed Screw and spoofs a Scottish persona.
A Boston Post correspondent relays a shipboard discussion on England and Dutch aims in Sumatra. A veteran traveler claims Dutch interests in Java and Sumatra persist as a permanent state, with officials profiting from war supplies and troop transport. The tale notes the difficulty of probing Dutch campaigns from Acheen to the front and cites bureaucratic endurance of conflict.
A collage of humorous vignettes and dialogue extracts recounts callers, neighbors, and locals reacting to daily life. Snippets include a medical admonition, risqué quips about marriage and money, a butler’s line, a boy in the kitchen, and a joke about poems and star ratings, all captured in a magazine verse like style.
The passage argues that clues lie in behavior and mud streaks, not clothing or gear. It asserts the subject is a "searcher and a crack" and uses lines about posture, gait, and mannerisms to identify him, relying on physical traces rather than attire.
A man eagerly unpacks a package claiming to reveal a presidential boom only to find nothing inside. He rails against confidence-men and laments being misled, discovering no support for the candidate he expected. He had believed the buy would bring a political boost, but there is no sign of truth in the package.
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