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Newspaper
Perry Advertiser
Location
Perry, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1898
Page
3
Poem fragment personifies desire and death with mournful tone. The speaker evokes a maiden, temple, and mythic figures as they plead for a final kiss, blending heartbreak with erotic longing and fatal lyricism.
A collection of curious notes on social quirks such as blind men outnumbering blind women in ratio, public works hiring in Chicago, crooked toes affecting army enlistment, a vast Wieden house with 1490 rooms, Ballarat’s gold mine yielding 159 million, French lawmakers earning 1500 yearly, Arabs greeting with embraces, a four year old preacher Lonnie Dennis in Chattanooga, postwar seed migration hairline on daisies, Oxford professor James Legee’s aging pattern, a shoe dealer mis-sizing for patronage, and old English coffee houses tipping customs once labeled “To Insure Promptness.”
Article notes thinning varnish extends oilcloth life and tepid water with milk helps cleaning. Mentions minor repairs with sappli e and a large 15 month Ballimore and Ohio Railroad project at Till sburg completed except track paring, costing about $100 with new yard and double track trestle. Also references a Cuba Philippines Navy portfolio and a Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway edition for patrons.
In a Paris to Ravensmere transition, Milddred Caraven adapts to life with the Earl, who contends with tenant distrust and a changed home. They settle in Ravensmere's western wing, Milddred praised as the good angel of the house, while servants and surroundings reflect newfound prosperity and isolation.
In a strained household, Lady Caraven asserts control but faces servant resistance. The Earl orders unconditional obedience to her, while the housekeeper shifts allegiance to Lady Caraven. Evening guests include Sir Charles Courtenay and Lady Alice, as Hildred contemplates her stood posture beside their charm.
The article extols the Iceland pony as indispensable to Icelandic life, arguing no other animal replaces its roles. It notes ponies pull carts and carry families, priests, and doctors across lava tracks and snow, serving as the sole means of transport and daily work in harsh terrain.
A Camisard leader Jean Cavalier tricked the royal garrison at Servas by disguising followers as prisoners and posing as a king's officer. He hosted a supper with M. de Baville and Broglie’s letters, then revealed his identity and seized the castle. The garrison was slain or driven out as the flames rose. Cavalier later joined the British army and became governor of Jersey.
The article recounts Zalinski as a famed inventor of self firing weapons now used by government forces and notes a council of old inventors after the Maine disaster. It then discusses a runaway star in Ursa Major and a new telescopic finding by Kapler about a fast moving star in the southern sky, with remarks on astronomical velocity and observation limits.
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