Dreamlike Verse Fragment From a Silent Evening
A fragmented romantic quatrain hints at a dream of tameness and departing guests. The speaker recalls a beloved as Love, while the dreamer remains with a fading sense of presence and absence.
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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 05, 1901
Page
7
Stranded Captain’s Tale From the Ship Resolution
James Wilson, found aboard the abandoned whaler Resolution off Cape Horn, tells of six years adrift in Antarctic seas. He and Captain Cleveland and a dwindling crew survived in a frozen exile before drifting to a lone port, where Wilson dies after recounting their ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
New Zealand
Cape Horn
Resolution
Holroyd
Murmuered
Adelaide
Enterprise
Antarctic
Cleveland
Kerguelan Island
Pole
Italy
Polar Sea
Grahem Land
Goodby
Captain Cleveland
James Wilson
St. Louis Republic
Mealie Mon Gay Holiday Stems From Scottish Student Struggles
The essay recalls Scottish students arriving at university with scarce food, and the midyear Mealie Mon Gay holiday created to allow them to return home and replenish supplies. It notes Chambers recounting shared oat meal and potatoes, each pouch contributing to a communal porridge mix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Robert Chambers
Father’s three cows funds son’s St Andrew’s dream
The clipping notes that securing an education often requires sacrifice as a father with only three cows sells one to send his son to St Andrew’s. The anecdote mirrors a broader urge to live in a university town in the simplest way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew’s
Scriboer
Heaviest Man Lambert of Leicester An Exhibition Poster
A London poster touts Mr Caniel Lambert of Leicester as the heaviest man alive weighing over fifty stone. He greeted visitors at 3 Piccadilly next Albany near St James church from 11 to 5 with tickets listed. Lambert, once keeper of Leicester’s old county bridewell, was noted as intelligent and active. A 350 pound Kent innkeeper named Palmer visited him, later died from sudden illness. Lambert weighed 739 pounds just before his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Caniel Lambert
Leicester
Lambert
Piccadilly
Albany
St. James Church
Palmer
Mr. Lambert
Diver’s risky secret shared aboard a schooner tale
A veteran sailor recalls a dangerous past on a Chesapeake wreck, where two men competing for the same woman, Nancy Stewart, faced a turning point. The captain presses for a confidant tale, while plans unfold for a dangerous future involving the widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Bill
Nancy
Neddy
Cap
Cap'n
Cap’n
Chesapeake Bay
Cape Henry Light
Hampton Roads
New York
Chum
Nancy Stewart
Rival Sailors Fight for a Photograph and Survival
Tom recounts a sea battle with Bill over a torn photograph, a knife clash and a ruptured hose in a flooded helmet. They survive after Bill frees air and helps Tom to surface, then bond over the near tragedy and the woman who spurred their feud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ton Baxter
Bill
Tom
Bil
Narney
Key West
Nancy
Diver prophesies Nancy’s son to outdive all on coast
In the Frisco tale a diver reveals adopting a woman’s child and raising him to a future undersea career. He hints Nancy may wed only after their own last dives, while noting Bill’s plan to learn the family trade and the boy Ned is already in promising start aboard the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
Atlantic
Neddy
Nancy
Cap’n
Bill
Pacific
Charity Begins At Home For Aged Women
A Belle of its time recalls remarks on inheritance and charity. The speaker notes that the aunt’s generosity seemed confined to the Home For Aged Women, implying limited personal fortune and a narrow philanthropic scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home For
Atlanta
Consti- Lu
Katherine's Question and a Father's Sleep Wakeup
A exhausted father after three days at work dreams of Manila Bay but is awakened by his two percent year old daughter Katherine calling him repeatedly. The child asks if he is having a nice nap, prompting a brief, tender moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine
Manila Bay
Fun With the Jay and Bertie Incident Report
A casual street confrontation described by the Chicago News. A man refuses to be startled or pay for the stunt, naming a price of nine seventy-five for the performance. The scene hints at vaudeville style bravado and local humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Sorrow Less and the Artful Dreamer Debate
A Philadelphia Press quote recalls an exchange between an aspirant and Mr Stormington Barnes on whether poverty aids in artistic ambition. The businessman notes the poor youth faces less risk of losing money, highlighting financial caution as a perceived edge in a creative path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stormington Barnes
Philadelphia Press
Say, old chap, Coffup and I have a bet we wish you decide
A brief comic exchange from Life magazine in which one man declines to settle a playful dispute between two friends, stressing loyalty over choosing sides. The quip highlights friendly rivalry and social tact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffup
Had His Money on Her Boat Scene at Newport
A New York Marine Journal anecdote describes mermaids watching the Boston boat at Newport as it lags behind the field. Neptune bets on her progress while others note she has spent hours failing to gain ground and finally starts to move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Boston
Neptune
New York Marine Journal
Massive gray granite block blasted for English lighthouse
A 68 by 20 by 14 foot gray granite mass, weighing about 1,400 tons, has been blasted at Bormin quarries. The stone is being cut into five ton blocks for use in constructing a new lighthouse off the English coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bormin
English
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Baltimore
A. G. Pearse
Bertie
Snapbuckle
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