Gifts
A speaker laments unreciprocated devotion to a beloved, recounting how he gave his heart youth and efforts in love and art while the beloved returns only a dream of love. The poem ends with the refrain "Town Topics."
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1896
Page
6
A Love Triangle On A Cliff Top Sail
A man and Ruth spend a day sailing with a group of Irish acquaintances. She tests his feelings, hints at future marriage, and reveals a deeper plan as she confesses love and hints at family expectations. The scene ends with a quiet, resolved proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark
Mina Armstrong
Jacl
Armstrong
Mina
Ruth
Armstrong’s
Popular Loan Critique of Cleveland Administration
The San Francisco Argonaut denounces President Cleveland and his treasury secretary for a proposed 100 million dollar popular loan. It argues the move is unconstitutional, favors foreign bankers, and increases debt without congressional consent, warning the public to resist expected bond purchases and criticizes tariff policy and fiscal conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Treasury
J. Pierpont Morgan
Francis Lynde Stetton
Congress
Carlisle
Pierpont Morgan
United States
Mr. Cleveland
Czar
Russia
Charles I
San Francisco
Democratic and Republican Politics Amid 1892 Nominations
News columns discuss the 1892 presidential race with opinions on Grover Cleveland successors and tariff issues. Editorials note Treasury deficits, Carlisle's stance, Reed as speaker, and Chicago securing the Democratic national convention after 20 ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
N. Y. Press
Treasury
Carlisle
Troy Times
Wen
Cleveland
Tom Reed
Congress
Reed
Chicago
Ocean
Democrats Pressure for Revenue Bill Across Parties
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes factions within the party debate the Dingley committee revenue bill. It argues for immediate revenue increases to replenish a depleted gold reserve and reduce deficits, urging concessions and cross party support while forecasting tariff adjustments by future Congresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dingley Committee
Congress
Democratic Party
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Manufacturing Failures Rise Amid Tariff Debates
The Manufacturer argues that manufacturing failures increased by six percent while other sectors declined, citing foreign competition and tariff policy as key factors. He questions the value of mills built under Democratic tariff claims and asserts no broad prosperity since Grover Cleveland's presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mannufacturer
Department of Industry
Free Trade Papers
Grover Cleveland
Sheep Decline Blamed on Dogs and Tariffs, Commentators Say
Clippings discuss falling sheep values and attribute most of the decline to ravaging dogs and tariff policy. Editors cite footnotes and party lines, noting Secretary Morton and free trade opinions as factors while Washington debates wool imports and agricultural health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Department
Multon
Morton
Troy Times
Gifts to Youth From a Fairy Visitor Poem
A child recollects a dream of a fairy delivering three gifts a box a mirror and a ring The mirror helps reveal faults the box is opened to store them and the ring brings sincerity and friendship The child wonders if the visitor was real as the dream ends with doubt and the mother deeming it a dream
Bottle Cannon Parlor Trick For Boys
A detailed, illustrated parlor experiment describes making a harmless bottle cannon using a chamfered quart bottle, bicarbonate of soda, tartaric acid, blotting paper, and a cork. The setup involves a tiny cartridge assembled with a pinging card, suspended from the cork, and exploded by water contact to launch the cork with a loud report and light recoil.
Faithful old dog passes guard duties to spry puppy
A Detroit Journal reader recounts how a long serving spaniel guardian, aging and decrepit, now hands over night sentry duty to a bull terrier pup. The pup, five months old, quickly learns the routines, while the old dog watches from his carpet and approves the transfer of trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Journal
Good all around dog Joe drives hill climbs for bike rider
Ware Massachusetts resident Steadman Coe trains his English pointer Joe as a live dynamo to assist cycling up hills. The 3 year old dog weighs about 100 pounds and powers climbs, guiding the rider with a breastplate harness and ring at the tail, enabling rapid ascent and steady progress on steep grades. Joe is famed as a watchdog and town favorite, has hunted partridges, and accompanies Coe on trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diovelo
Steadman Coe
Whre
America
Oe Coe
Shaler
Joe
Ware
Ils
Coa
Mr. Coe
Mar. Coe
Mr.Cos
Moe
Mr. Coo
Kansas
Springfield
Mass
A Few Redeeming Spots in a Child’s Bath Time
A five year old girl Dorothy dislikes water and protests washing before lunch saying her mother washed her all over before. Her aunt replies that hands and face are dirty, while Dorothy insists there were clean spots she hid from. A dog catcher is mocked in a separate quip about a lost poodle and compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark
Ruth
Heather
Chicago
Dorothy
Birds Make a Nest of Steel for Soletta Museum
A steel nest crafted by water wagtails in Soletta astonishes the natural history museum. Watchmakers nearby report remnants of old watch springs around the workshops. The ten centimeter circumference nest, built in a courtyard tree, showcases avian ingenuity and repurposing of materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natural History Museum of
Soletta
London Daily News
Creaking Wit On Mourning Hat Referencing Tit Bits
A wry quip notes the wearer’s crape hat and questions its bearer in a mock graveyard tone. The aside attributes the mourning band to a “mournful condition” of the waterway and riffs on genteel loss in a satirical Tit Bits style.
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