The Old Love Song
Fragmented verse a widowly speaker recalls an old love song in a dreamlike memory. The lines mix dated imagery with stray phrases about dancing, tunes, and nights, conveying a submerged longing and reverie.
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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1893
Page
6
Fragmented verse a widowly speaker recalls an old love song in a dreamlike memory. The lines mix dated imagery with stray phrases about dancing, tunes, and nights, conveying a submerged longing and reverie.
In a fragmentary dialogue set in a social room, Lyle debates financial help with Henner Simeon and Montagu as Ben et al discuss owed money, possible loans, and future support. The scene shifts to Montagu’s arrival and the group plotting a rescue from debt, with tension over trust and repayment.
The article describes the Baltimore oriole as a brilliant bird tied to Maryland heritage. It notes the orange and black heraldic livery, the origin of the name Balmores bind o, and details the nest’s construction from threads, twigs, bark, and oil strips. It explains regional nest placement for protection and warmth, and links the bird’s singing to old theories about harmony between plumage and melody.
A fragmented aphoristic meditation on romantic power. A woman’s gratitude for being cast aside. self cure as the only remedy for heartbreak. mastery over a partner by matching or exceeding her own strength. friendship ruled out as impossible.
Fragmented prose on love and happiness contrasts with advice to protect the heart. It argues happiness comes from mutual giving, warns against overthinking, and suggests love ends best when both partners stop loving together. The writing reflects caution about desire and suffering in relationships.
Washington letter details the toil of stenographers who transcribe congressional proceedings for the Record. It notes two main reporters, their copying costs, and the enormous paper and ink used, with annual printing outlays and bound copies for both House and Senate.
Fragmented historical notes describe early coinage milestones from England and Rome. It claims 1508 as the first English shilling, US Mint founding in 1790, and various dates for gold and silver coinage with references to Fabius Pictor and Henry I, among others.
English sovereigns began in 1489 with varied nicknames and tried wooden money under Nunnt Pecpinus. Bronze cents and two-cent pivers emerged, nickel, mud, and dime coins by 1S. Greek coins featured a lion or tortoise and reverse panels. Vermont and Connecticut minted copper in 1785, New Jersey and Massachusetts in 1784, English gold pewter coins weighed 112001 of 8 pom in 1787. Norman conquest tied money to living and dead, with serfs tied to metal.
A scribbled tale of a Minnesota race where Halverson shifts loyalties amid resorting campaign aid and backroom deals. Wireman promises expenses, Molm’s third party interest, and Halverson accepts large payments to influence votes. The narrative recounts the political maneuvering around $7,000 of a $10,000 haul and the candidate’s drift toward assembly leadership.
A historical note describes Sheffield cutlery workers employed on piece work earning from 3.50 to 9.79 per week with time paid for hours worked and weekly grinder activity. It notes the influence of workload, shop culture, and weekly rhythms on production and leisure, including Sunday dissipation and Monday abstention.
A Brooklyn fire department forerunner Vita 3 Rose was killed by a passing railway train at 11 PM. His wife heard warning whistles and rushed to the track, identifying the body just before it was moved to the morgue. The report also notes theater veteran John B. Wright, who survived the Lincoln assassination era, died that week in Boston after a long stage career.
In a late afternoon scene at Cutterand’s stables Lady Ferrars and others discuss fortune and romance. Jocelyn faces scrutiny from Nita and Lady Ferrars as talk turns to goats, sales, and the prospect of city life and changing luck, with Charlie Jocelyn hinting at selling horses tooffset losses.
A fragmentary London Blok and White style dialogue shows Lady Ferrars and others bidding farewell to Mr. Jocelyn amid plans for travel and futures in Africa and Devonshire. The overheard conversation mentions smoking, horseflesh, and a carriage, with a formal farewell party on Tuesday and a rekindling on Wednesday.
The October 26 1696 New York Sun reports a financial crisis and a push to enact a law for ninepence shillings while Parliament debates coinage standards. It notes pressure easing and references Macaulay’s commentary on the era, with a focus on monetary denomination and public sentiment.
A Springfield youth who offered to guard his pastor's household during the minister's absence promised to keep the cat indoors and calm. After a week of experiences, he realizes the ministerial family cat deserves no better treatment and commits to close confinement to ensure enough sleep.
Philadelphia dispatch confirms a Chicago Post claim that President Cleveland underwent a medical operation on a yacht to remove cancer in the upper jaw. Officials acknowledge the President is very ill and a dental procedure may have occurred, though some reports remain uncertain about the exact diagnosis.
The Washington Star reports Emma Goldman not afraid of bombshells while a wild search for dogs unfolds. Lieutenant Peary is not involved in the feast, and the stringency in the money market remains a concern.
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