Fragmented Poem Fragment Discusses Time and Regret
A garbled verse fragment describes a passing throng and a man who turns away regretful. The lines mention time, memory, and duty, with distorted phrases and unreadable names.
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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 16, 1901
Page
6
A garbled verse fragment describes a passing throng and a man who turns away regretful. The lines mention time, memory, and duty, with distorted phrases and unreadable names.
A narrator revisits a past romance with Phyllis Gordon and Marian Chatterton in London. Amid memories of wartime glory and a Victoria Cross, the men find old passions rekindling while grappling with age, regret, and the notion that love, like dead leaves, lingers in memory.
A compilation of practical notes on cement for tickets, reviving plaster, tempering tools, varnish formulas, tinning copper weasels, and dyeing hat bodies. Includes mixing ratios, heating guidance, and finishing steps for durable results.
An arbiter loses control as three men recount dreams about a Glasgow Exhibition plot. Each tale spirals from meals and ale to wild visions on a water slide and a palace of imagination, ending with a verdict that each man pays for his own dream.
A mosaic of oddities and crimes spans wartime rumors and court cases. A postcard debt case yields a postal conviction. A French Bluebeard tale follows a woman who married eight men. Camberwell housing horrors reveal crowded, desperate rooms. A "novel census" in Russia maps cancer by region. A Paris doctor’s patient flees with £1000 valuables. Hungarian misdirection turns to a husband’s identity. Mexican polygamy drives reform as southern camps face degeneration. Paris police target reckless drivers with chrono-trick surveillance.
A chaotic collection of dialogue and notes features characters such as Daphne, Darling, and Mr Tompking among others. The piece moves through humorous exchanges about names, visits, and small domestic details, including food, tokens, and a French Polish remedy, ending with practical household polish instructions.
A fragmentary column mixes eccentric social portraiture with brief notes on morality and crime. It recounts Dr Mary Walker visiting town in masculine attire paired with a humorous elevator encounter, discusses literary cautions on murder and expediency, and notes Sir William Olpherts and Hell Fire Jack’s wartime exploits. It also mentions King Edward coin designs and a London penny hoard impacting trade.
A fragmented page offers recipes and notes on puddings and dishes. It includes a ginger loaf style mixture with suet, baking powder, and milk, details for a treacle or syrup pudding, and a lobster on toast dish with chutney and gherkin. Also mentions coconut oil uses and an ing erbread pudding style bake.
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