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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1891
Page
4
A vivid poem scene describes a climb from dawn through a stormy valley to the summit. The party endures a jagged ascent while clouds rage below and sunlight gleams above, prompting thoughts of future life beyond strife.
The narrator recalls Sandy Pasken a tall thin colorless medical student at the University of Aberdeen. Sandy endures harsh, derisive exam questions from Professor Clavicle while peers mock him yet the narrator feels pity for the shy, battered figure and his hidden wife.
In Aberdeen a letter leads Mr Newman to a grim top floor lodging. There he finds Alexander Falken and Sandy sharing a fragile fate beside a consumptive girl. Clavidle covers funeral costs. the couple lies at Bridge of Dee Churchyard marked by a grave inscription.
American elocutionist Jennie O Neill Potter toured England reciting Sheridan’s Ride wearing Stars and Stripes. An English manager blurted out the wrong battle, misnaming it after Bunker Hill, sparking embarrassment and a tainted reveal to some American observers.
The Edinburgh Review notes the vast antiquity of civilization in Chaldea Syria and Egypt dating back to around 2500 BC. It argues that early dynastic claims, including Menes, are debated and that organized states with walls, chariots, horses and wealth existed well before Hebrew patriarchs moved along the Euphrates to Egypt.
The article argues vanity drives both sexes to present themselves well and seek admiration. It downplays female intellect relative to men, notes men are easier to wound through vanity, and cites Thomas a Kempis on vanity of riches status longevity and fame. It concludes with a Philadelphia reference to music and drama.
A compact sketch-like passage profiles figures such as Colonel Alexander K. McClure Edmund Gosse and Kipling noting McClure’s height and physique Gosse mentions Kipling’s birthplace and birth year while references to Parnell Bourgeon and Simon Cameron touch on character, inheritance, and temperament.
A compilation of brief maxims and quotes on generosity patience gratitude and conduct from Corneille Curtis Lydia Maria Child and others. The snippets urge conscience in public affairs and calm endurance in trials, urging restraint and prudent action in daily life.
A reflective Kansan broadside notes how engagement, marriage, and economic support shape expectations. It suggests men seek care when ill and prefer affection, while youth often rely on parental money and prayers, implying broader social dependency trends.
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