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Newspaper
Pratt City Herald
Location
Pratt City, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1900
Page
3
Fragmentary verse evokes faded memories and spirits that linger in stages and theatres. The speaker recalls silent lips, memories of teachers and creators, and personalities once shaping performances now gone with the wind.
Dorothy Sterling, ten, recalls a Long Island summer in 1776. Her father defends their family from Hessian pursuers, the crowds topple King George III’s statue, and a midnight march to safety unfolds as battles edge closer. The tale blends nostalgia with dramatic wartime peril.
Anxious wait fills a household as Mrs. Stirling and Dorothy face distant danger while the captain serves with his regiment. The tale recalls a father departing in uniform, the girl’s hopeful yet frightened gaze, and the quiet tasks of daily life interrupted by war’s shadow.
A young girl named Dorothy treks through dangerous woods to find her father, tracking the sounds of muskets as German soldiers pursue him. She radios hope with each echoing shot, fearing harm yet clinging to belief he has escaped, her resolve tested mile after mile.
Philadelphia North American reports citizens argue over banked works and surgical bills. A tense exchange features residents lamenting costs while officials discuss funding options and municipal projects.
The state Democratic convention named a partial ticket: Governor Jef Davis of Pope county. Secretary of State John W. Crockett of Arkansas county. Attorney General George W. Murphy of Pulaski county. State Treasurer Thomas E. Little of Sebastian county. Commissioner at Lands J. W. Colquitt of Pulaski. State Superintendent J. J. Doyne of Lonoke. Commissioner of Mines Manufactures and Agriculture Frank Hill of Washington. Associate Justice J. Wood of Drew county. The United Mine Workers at Birmingham demanded a ten cent per ton raise, 5 to 65 cents minimum, two weeks pay, eight hour days, uniform day wage, all miners in the district strong to the union, and payment in US currency. A boiler explosion at Talladega furnace killed Henry Brown. A new post office opened at Larkins' Landing, Jackson county, with postmistress Miss Maggie Snodgrass. Professor Blake predicts Arizona Territory will soon surpass Michigan and Montana in copper production.
Incomplete OCR recalls a sleeping car schedule linking Washington and Atlanta with mentions of rooms and a date near 4pm. The text is garbled but indicates a sleeping car service note or observation in a railroad context.
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