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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1890
Page
2
A reflective piece on the limits of grand mansions and palaces. The author contrasts Ajman’s elaborate ambitions with the universal desire for a true home. The poem imagines home as a realm built from love, brotherhood, and family, more enduring than royal fortresses.
Peter McGrath, unemployed and starving with eleven children, contemplates theft from his neighbor John Pontiac. Pontiac discovers the plan, lends aid instead, offering work and provisions. Mary Ann and the children endure hunger while John helps them rebuild, leading to Peter’s return to work and a more prosperous future.
Fred Douglas remarks on England's prosperity and cultivation during travel through England Ireland Scotland France Switzerland and Italy. He praises crops rail safety and public buildings while noting London landmarks and the Tower of London. He contrasts ancient engineering feats with modern doubts about antiquities like the Colossus of Rhodes and wonders about ancient theatre innovations.
Kate Upson Clark argues for permitting outdoor activity and swimming only with safeguards. She emphasizes walking and study for balance, urges parental guidance and practical knowledge of cramp remedies and drowning revival to prevent accidents.
A determined young girl chases a group of colored boys who ring a gate bell on Ping Street above Seventh in Philadelphia. After repeated nuisance bell ringing, she corners the last boy at Seventh Street below Pine and delivers a series of smacks, ending the disturbance.
A hotel keeper uses three young women to draw trade at a bath house pavilion. The women, emerging from the water in crimson blue and white bathing costumes, walk before a large crowd with no evident embarrassment, seen at a Long Branch bath venue.
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