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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1919
Page
6
De Soto and Barnes chase a new clue as a woman connected to Green Fancy vanishes from the lodging house. A stern host, Rushcroft, considers loans to keep his party afloat while plans for a Broadway debut loom. Barnes learns the truth of a maid’s arrival and eyes a hidden plot amid mountain woods.
Wealthy Thomas K. Barnes journeys through New England near the Canadian border and is picked up by a mysterious girl headed for Green Fancy a house of mystery. At Hart s tavern he meets barn storming actors led by Lyndon Rushecroft and Miss Thackeray. Two mounted men depart that night one is shot the other mortally wounded the sheriff detains Barnes as Green Fancy guests deny the case.
The piece argues Longfellow is justly popular as a poet who best expresses simple and natural affections in verse. It notes his main works like The Village Blacksmith and The Wreck of the Hesperus and emphasizes his influence on both youth and adults.
An article traces the kettledrum back to Greek and Roman dance with tympanum origins, notes its adaptation for modern use, and follows its spread via Moorish Spain to Europe’s soldiers. It details ancient terms tiber and tambvar and Persian connections through trading routes from the Hindus.
A local chat mixes greetings with a string of mishaps and daily life headlines. A Gap Johnseum quips about family illnesses, lightning damage, a broken arm, and a near miss, then pivots to swapping a running horse and six pups. The note ends with a boast that a good man stays buoyant.
A hurried boy rushed down the hill and collided with a passerby. He asked urgently, Have You seen my pa, adding that his father is known to the speaker. The stranger answered that he does not know the boy’s father, noting the boy’s surprised expression and flushed cheeks.
Col Murphy relates a Philadelphia lawyer famed for long-windedness who, amid a six hour closing argument, received a note inviting him to join a drink at a hotel. He read the message, paused, then declared he would leave the case to the jury and headed to the bar.
A witty reflection on wealth and labor asks who would perform essential tasks if wealth were universal, suggesting value in labor and the social roles that stay needed despite affluence. The idea echoes concerns about fairness and economic distribution.
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