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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1891
Page
4
A fragmentary poem recalls flowering love in the east and hopeful birds, then shows fading affection as the day wanes. The speaker laments vanished vows and a shared future, noting now shelterless hearts and distant loved ones as the verse closes with a signature Louise C. Moulwin.
Philip Vance, a handsome traveler, is stranded when a bridge is swept away. Hetty Wise guides him across a lower ford, then on to her home where her brother John reviews Vance’s valuables by the fire. The meeting ends with hospitality and mystery.
Philip, unsettled by Hetty's charm and possible deceit, investigates the house. He confronts John, frees Rose, binds Hetty, and foils a troubling scheme, leaving the outcome unsettled as the Chicago Globe notes.
A Turkish tale from Washington Post recalls Ismail in Stamboul who refuses a neighbor’s donkey loan, claiming the boy already took it to Scutari an hour before. The donkey brays, proving the neighbor’s ears were deceived and Ismail asks who lies: the donkey or him.
London Telegraph notes M. Droz a former cavalry non commissioned officer aims to walk around the globe in 350 days. his plan includes Europe's 24 leagues daily and crossings by steam to bridge continents from Paris toward Moscow then Siberia Kamtschatka to San Francisco and New York before crossing to Havre and Paris.
An autobiography style verse lists ten commandments for wives. It urges self control jealousy trust and devotion while praising domestic harmony and counsel on dress, manners, respect, financial prudence and ongoing education to sustain admiration and partnership.
A satirical list proclaims duties for husbands, urging mutual financial clarity, patience, and support. It credits wives as essential partners in managing home life and advises forgiving quarrels, honoring trust, and avoiding public or private comparisons. The piece cautions against anger and excluding wives from pleasures.
A collage of pithy remarks from various newspapers featuring jokes on taxes fashion and weather. The notes poke fun at politics romance sports and media with concise witticisms and sharp lines.
Six men have been arrested for passing counterfeit money in Billville. The piece jabs at local crime, lynching history, and a sheriff’s role while mocking a preacher who barred women from speaking and touting a tar and feather renovator. The item blends satirical local bravado with sensational lines.
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