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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1901
Page
7
A miscellany style essay ponders why women loved their husbands, recounting anecdotes of spouses differing in charm, indifference, or boldness. Examples include women drawn by a husband’s bluntness or by a suitor’s restraint, revealing varied paths to affection and marriage.
Fragmented selections touch on marriage irony, a rattlesnake encounter, printer misprints, and old social quips. The piece strings anecdotes of an old bachelor’s proposal, a nature close call with a rattler, a minister’s wit, and printers’ slips, all narrated in a breezy, archaic tone.
Mrs Ian Thompson describes her early view of rattlesnakes as mere reptiles and recalls a tense encounter on the trail. A huge rattler crossed the road while her pony Whiskers made a sharp flank escape, prompting her to drop to the ground as the snake hesitated.
A humorous line from Ally Sloper notes a wife who answers Yes dear to her husband and proceeds to do what she planned from the start, illustrating marital dynamics with a wry tone.
Elliott Flower recalls youthful pranks and mischief at school and home. The verse reflects on past stunts with nostalgia, noting secret swims and painted calves, while praising shared memories that still amuse the writer.
In a melodramatic romance set during the Spanish war, Rob Bramleigh returns from the Philippines with malaria, prompting Vonda Reichhardt to choose between him and Harry Prior. Bramhleigh reveals his love after years of silence, and the trio confronts lost letters and a rekindled bond as the couple finally commits.
A fragment shows a tense exchange where one speaker fears disapproval from a father figure. The other insists a prior revelation changed their relationship, asserting they could never be more than they were before.
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