Song of the Straining Span and the Doom of Man
Poetic chronicle of wagon trains moving from Pamir to Don regions and the spread of civilization. Refrains about the cisselboom signaling mankind's doom, the march across continents, and the rise of farming over wild lands. References a perpetual wagon road and a historical, archaic world view.
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Bt. James Gazette
All Night in Pera as Istanbul Gears for Departure
The narrator watches a sleep-lit Istanbul at night from the Pera hotel then meets Antonio the dragoman who announces a night mission to view Circassian troops amid Turkish discontent. A firman costs 250 piasters as preparations begin for travel through the city’s shadowed corridors.
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Nighttime peril on the Bosporus and a Turkish rescue
An American traveler recalls a moonlit voyage by two boatmen on the Bosporus toward the Sweet Water meadows. Threats arise as a surprise attack in a ruined mosque yard leads to Turkish soldiers arriving, arresting the Albanian and boatmen, and freeing the traveler from danger.
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It Came to Pass and Old Shilark’s Claim
It quotes Old Shilark claiming he started the road to fortune, while the other speaker admits past deceit. A man recalls a five acre farm lost to a cheat, driving him to town to seek work and wealth, with a critique that remaining merely alive is not enough.
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Nickel Plate lines offer through service from Chicago to the East
Nickel Plate Road announces three daily through trains between Chicago and the East with a new schedule starting Sunday May 30th. Dining car service praised, rates lower than rival lines, and urging patrons to travel via the short line to the East. Contact J Y Canaan Chicago for details.
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