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Newspaper
Pratt City Herald
Location
Pratt City, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1901
Page
5
A distorted, poetic passage presents dreamlike imagery and refracted dialogue about light and shadow. Lacking clear narrative, it evokes a ritual air with repeated phrases and surreal names, suggesting a trance or chant rather than a reportable event.
A dramatic battle scene unfolds as Persians and Arabs contend on a vast plain. Harmasan, a Persian hero, fights to the last, while Omar orders mercy for a captive before a final act of defiance and thirst. A second tale recalls Pierre Phovis de Chavanner's stubborn artistic pursuit on the brink of death.
A reflective excerpt on childlike perception with a humorous quip from Youth's Companion about Moses aiding the daughters of Jethro and saying ladies first, please gentlemen, highlighting simple kindness as luminous in youth.
Mrs Mary A Gonduleht of Good night Tex enjoys the Watinotion of their only herd of water buffaloes. The herd numbers about twelve, with mixed breeds and a pure bred Galloway cow among them. The animals vary in color from jet black to light brown and are distinguished by their long horns. They are timid and run from people though capable of defending wounded livestock. Mrs Goodnight also keeps a herd of wolves in a great park two simave miles away, with each animal kept in its own group. The pura food fuffaly looks on with royal contempt for the catalogue and the two groups stay apart.
A chaotic prank at the naval academy features plebes racing with hairbrushes as improvised whips while trainers push them to win. A big recruit from Arkansas emerges as the victor and is dubbed The Thoroughbred. The scene spanned corridors with loud calls and a harsh rite, ending with the winner stark naked.
A new clearing system in Belgium aims to settle debtor creditor differences through state supervised drafts. The Helgi post office would shift from individual remittances to crediting merchants’ accounts at the National Bank of Helium once drafts are honored.
A ten year old boy Jesse Cunningham aboard the training ship Dixie writes from Chicago about three days in Rome in December. He visits St Peters Basilica the Church of the Three Fountains and notes fountains at each site differing water. He saw the prison of St Paul and St Peter and the pope who is said to be 92 years old and carried about.
A detailed account of the Colored Public School closing exercises at Pratt City, including the May 1 commencement sermon at the African Methodist Episcopal Church by Dr Jehulson, the May 23 graduation at the Presbyterian church, diplomas presented by Prof PM McNeil to Hular Dagnal, and speeches by Dr George W Brown and Rev Makin on education and its power to prevent crime. The piece notes high attendance growth, discipline with Watt Foster as the only pupil neither absent nor tardy, and emphasizes the role of advertising in business and education.
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