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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1897
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered phrases about rain in a woods scene. The garbled lines mention trees, bushes, waves, fern, and birds with unclear attribution or coherent narrative. No identifiable dates, places, people, or organizations are clearly present.
A muddled narrative describes Tarriovs as guardian to Ethel, eldest daughter of Mrs. Canereigh, after her father’s death and a will naming Tarriovs sole trustee receiving 1200 a year. The tale moves through legal guardianship, Miss McLain’s seminary, and a plan to visit Kensington Square, with Edward Tarman connected to a London hotel and a motive to prevent a marriage.
A New York World account describes Cyrus Chambers's pocket size steam engine built at sixteen, weighing under an ounce with a silver boiler and gold and silver parts. The device runs at 3000 RPM, uses tiny screws and plates, fits in a pocket, and drew Barnum's offer, though Chambers kept it as a prized invention.
Fragmentary lines invoke a future age with “an other heart and other pulses.” The speaker calls nations to listen and not fear the mighty workings, echoing a Romantic cadence about transformative change.
In a playful exchange, Little Willie asks what a quar tette is and Pa explains a body of singers of four. Willie then guesses that two singers make a pintette, confirming the idea with his father.
A student explains that a biped has two legs and a quadruped four, then notes the difference is two legs. The remark is published in Tid-Bits as a humorous take on animal classification.
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