The Last Hour in Silent Parting
A fragment reflects a lovers farewell with longing to part in peace and silent blessing. The speaker contemplates pressing hands and meeting eyes one final time before separation and enduring sorrow.
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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1909
Page
6
A fragment reflects a lovers farewell with longing to part in peace and silent blessing. The speaker contemplates pressing hands and meeting eyes one final time before separation and enduring sorrow.
In a windy voyage tale from the Philadelphia Telegraph, a narrator recalls a rowboat voyage with Sir Godfrey Brandon and Bobby after a storm. A tense romance unfolds as declarations drift with the gale while a proposal shifts from Sir Godfrey to Bobby.
A playful poem contrasts three fair maids of Lee with three older, single maids. The younger trio seek suitors while the elder trio are deaf, sightless, and cross, framed by a folktale tone about love and choice. A separate comic interlude follows a professor observing a cicada.
A travelogue praises Western Mexico as an accessible sportsman’s region with coast marshes full of ducks, riverbank alligators, quail coveys, deer, pheasants, and wild turkeys. The author notes few American sportsmen visit there, cites myths of Mexico’s health risks, and recalls a 1907 snowbound journey that contradicted such fears.
A young sculptor recounts a farmer buying his statue to frighten crows, suggesting success would launch the sculptor’s fortune. The quote appears in the Kansas City Journal style, reflecting a community curiosity about commerce and clever uses of art.
A heated exchange centers on the meaning of patriotism and sacrifice. The arguer insists a refusal to be foolish equates patriotism, while the other questions the motive behind such acts and the allure of money.
A readable fragment describes Rat tlesnake Island in Lake Winnipesaukee New Hampshire as the sole home of venomous rattlesnakes on the lake. The island is large and scenic with forbidden access, while a historic fire on the island allegedly drove snakes to the mainland where none remain.
The Alleghany, 1200 miles from Trinidad after its propeller shaft broke near Cape Roque, avoided tow offers and, with improvised masts and sails set by Captain Harnden and crew, patched the shaft and reached port. Salvage money was saved for the owners, and the ship later resumed voyages to South America and the United States.
The text presents a collage of sci tech snippets and literary musings. It mentions life preservers, a pocket Gatling gun concept, and Biologist themes on tracing ancestry. Names like Dr Patton and Dre Gaskell appear alongside European references in a fragmented Baltimore-Sims frame.
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