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Newspaper
North Platte Semi Weekly Tribune
Location
North Platte, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1902
Page
6
Rachel and Dick clash over a unionist romance as Civil War wounds persist. In a Decoration Day setting, Rachel’s father, an irreconcilable veteran, and copperhead Pendleton reconcile after a public display of forgiveness. Dick sees a path to reconciliation with Rachel as old wounds soften.
In a reflective moment the speaker urges Bin to pen a note to Rachel, arguing against hate and embracing love divine as the guiding truth. Dick and Rachel share a silent understanding as they part, their eyes meeting with a quiet resolve.
A curious patent-office tale tells of a man proposing a split deal with a capitalist. The plan uses all doors and windows locked except one connected by a wire to an alarm at the bed, waking the resident when a burglar tries that opening. The capitalist asks why not seal that last door too. The inventor replies he never thought of it.
A London school advertises education for hangmen describing a lesson where a pupil acts as the condemned to study the process. It notes preliminaries such as pinioning and guiding the condemned to the scaffold and adjusting the rope to balance speed and humanity.
An old servant Pompey keeps household secrets as visitors arrive all day. A former dear friend of the young mistress visits, asks to see Mrs Bell, and leaves after learning the ladies are out.
A political speaker addressed Italian voters in English and was met with attentive, approving applause. The chairman joked he could fix the reception with a gesture count, prompting the crowd to shout Hurrah Viva Bravo and Fiendishly lively reactions as the event wrapped.
In Surrey England villagers witnessed a medieval style meadow auction at Bourne for the white brown meadow. A landlord once bequeathed the land to the highest unchanged bidder and a boy runs to a point, returning to declare the winner, keeping rural life lively.
A quotation from the Chicago Daily News contrasts pleasure in a Chicago kiss with a Boston interlabial combustion, implying a civic or social comparison between two cities. The odd wording suggests a clipped editorial or misread OCR of a humorous or satirical line.
The piece profiles Mary Elizabeth MacLane, a Montana author forging a brutally candid self portrait in The Story of Mary MacLane. Critics question her sanity and motive while she boasts of genius and a craving for fame as she describes a turbulent, enigmatic upbringing with quotes from her own words.
A New York Commercial Advertiser account recalls an official photographer surveying a 150 foot high wall and a 60 foot deep excavation. He notes long cracks may be used to challenge damage claims while documenting prework conditions.
The President is forty four, a lawyer and Harvard graduate. Secretary Hay is sixty four, a literary man and Brown alumnus. Secretary Shaw is fifty four, Cornell College graduate and lawyer. Secretary Root is fifty seven, Hamilton graduate and lawyer. Attorney General Knox is fifty, Mt. Union College alumnus. Postmaster General Payne is sixty, a businessman with academic education, as is Secretary Hitchcock at sixty seven. Secretary Moody is forty nine, a lawyer and Harvard graduate. Secretary Wilson was born in Scotland, has an academic education, and is a farmer.
A Country Life writer notes a peacock over 100 years old and a friend who kept the same peacocks for fifty years, though he did not know their starting ages. The piece ends with a remark on the role of the least man in God's plan.
A Minneapolitan owner preserves a 900 year old thread lace from Posruoll, an ancient city buried by volcanic eruptions near Pompeii. The lace depicts Eden with a central tree, a man and woman, and serpents. its age estimation highlights its remarkable origin and craft.
J H Ross, recently named lieutenant governor of Yukon, orders the abolition of all gambling houses in Dawson City. The Dominion government supports his ordinance as he pursues a strict reform agenda.
Edward Everett Hale quips about forgetting his enemy during his eightieth birthday remarks last month. He suggests fending off threats by ceasing plans for getting even regular thoughts.
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