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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1891
Page
4
Fragmentary verse contrasts summer and winter through personified seasons. The speaker laments winter’s hold while Sylvia and sylvan cheer persist, with imagery of winds and changing skies. The piece reads like an unfinished lyric emphasizing seasonal mood and longing.
Old Hundred is P T Simmons a diminutive tailor famed for his initials and sly charm. Miss B C Dennett bolds a shy smile as he arrives to court her with a promised bicycle ride and lingering questions of age and desire. Their playful exchange hints at a tender, comic courtship in a small town.
In a village escapade, B C and Old Hundred stage a bicycle stunt on Middletown Road. A mishap leaves them both with broken wheels but mutual affection grows as they decide to sell their bicycles with Mr Booketire's aid.
A compilation of coroner verdicts from fifty years past lists varied death causes such as heart disease, accidents, and unknown medical attendance. Entries note overdoses, burns, drownings, and injuries from trains or horses, with many antiquated spellings and phrasing.
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