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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1897
Page
10
An elegiac piece titled The Poets Grave laments a poet at rest. It envisions quiet ceremony with viols, garlands, ivy, and laurel, promising a gentle resting place and a lasting pall of tribute as the earth remains bright above the poet.
Tim Todd laments losing Mabel Courthope to Reginald Bulwer as Bulwer wields wealth and aristocratic charm. Mabel enjoys Bulwer’s society on the Irene houseboat during Henley Week, while Tim grieves apart, wandering the course and seeking a private moment away from the crowd. The piece traces class tension, romance, and the lure of city life over suburbia.
Tim, pursuing the truth after overhearing a plot, battles current and a capsizing launch to rescue a woman near the river. He reaches Henley with Mabel Courthope and confronts his rival Bulwer, while Reginald Luther remains a potential suitor and Mrs. Todd enjoys quiet happiness in Brixton.
Father Knickerbocker backs a proposed curfew ordinance prepared by John D Townsend and laid before the board of aldermen. The measure would make patrolmen detectives and the police chief teen “tenant officers” to arrest any child on a public street after 8 pm in winter or 9 pm in summer. Supporters argue it will cut crime by removing youths aged 10 to 20 from streets, with special watchmen planned to enforce the rule and a memorial to aldermen citing success in western cities.
The line features a wife noting her husband’s changed mind about coming to Congress. He answers with a blunt remark about a clear conscience not being his aim, reflecting a humorous yet critical exchange reported by the Washington Star.
A fragment from the Chicago Record captures a tense exchange about a mysterious bundle found under soil during Christmas preparations. The dialogue hints at a hurried, improvised meal and domestic chatter, reflecting festive domestic life amid secrecy.
A collection of old time railroading tales from telegraph operators. One man recalls a vigilant dog at a Hill Station guarding the night crew and another recollects a New Jersey night shift during a snowbound era with hunger driving a drastic muskrat supper before dawn.
The Venezuela dispute arbitration shows the United States and Great Britain represented, with Norway Sweden as arbiter. The US policy, rooted in the Monroe Doctrine, asserts US primacy in the Western Hemisphere and limits European colonial expansion, shaping diplomatic perception and regional security.
The article analyzes UK actions regarding Venezuela, arguing arbitration tests the Monroe Doctrine, and praises U S leadership in the Western Hemisphere. It notes Britain’s move as potentially violating the doctrine unless arbitration confirms the U S position, with President Roosevelt? No, Olney cited. The piece frames U S sovereignty and nonintervention in other republics while defending Venezuela from excess British force.
A dialogue unfolds between George and Mrs Mann as she questions his absence and rumors of pretty table girls. He deflects with humor while she contemplates changing her dress to win him back, leading to a threat to separate if his careless views persist. The scene reveals strain from neglect and gossip in a Boston Transcript publication.
A poem from Scribner's Magazine laments a lover unable to rekindle his partner's smile and the old warmth of their relationship. He rejects wealth and fame, valuing the missing love above all, hoping the beloved’s smile returns while feeling exile from happiness.
A fragment from Tennyson’s Miller’s Daughter poem unfolds the speaker’s desire for the miller’s daughter. The speaker imagines becoming her necklace to touch her neck, waist, heart, and breath, expressing intimate longing and timeless romantic imagery.
The lines tell of a severed bond between Youth and Love as they part in sorrow. Youth declares a solitary path without Love’s influence, seeking to avoid future heartache and the gaze of others. The archaic verse frames a moral of separation and self-preservation.
A poetic couplet about Youth and Love walking apart to test their bond. The speaker notes the sorrow of temporary separation, the endurance of longing, and asserts that wherever time and tides flow, Youth and Love remain united in spirit. The verse emphasizes universal companionship across lands and seasons.
Fragment of a courting verse showing contrasts between youth and age. The poet references a young man to ride, seek courage, and dream of noble scenes, while noting aging and faded sport. The text includes garbled OCR lines and a named author Charles Kingatoy.
The poem laments sea crossings and shared sorrow, imagining silent voices and mutual bearing of grief. It honors American erudition as Europe names James Jeffrey Roche an honorary actor at the University of Basel. Powell, inventor of the Smithsonian Institute, is noted as a prominent U.S. scientist connected to the report.
The text notes that Mrs. Castle faced a heavy bail demand and discusses English verdict shifts from insanity to guilty but insane. It explains the legal rationale for pleading guilty to gain discharge on medical grounds, leveraging the new verdict approach.
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