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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1907
Page
3
Fragmentary verse evokes sleep as a captor and balm. The speaker pleads to drift toward oblivion and dreams, seeking release from pain and weary days. References to night, dawn, and eternity frame a meditation on surrender and rest.
Charles G D Roberts recounts a midnight encounter where a white stallion confronts a rival buck. The battle ends with a fatal wound to the buck and the stallion fleeing, haunted by the violence as dawn approaches.
A Newark News anecdote recalls a very young boy in Forest Hall who resists an older peer urging coasting, insisting his mother told him to stay put. The scene contrasts cautionary parental instruction with peer pressure in a quaint slice of life.
A French science weekly reports a swallows flight from Antwerp to Compiegne and back, claiming 1464 miles in 1 hour 18 minutes at 1284 mph or 189 feet per second. Pigeons trailed at 35 mph. The article cites experiments by Acquat Versheurin and notes dramatic implications for migratory speed.
A psychologist explains that dreams arise from various causes including everyday concerns and physical states. He notes common dream themes such as embarrassment in church or theater, fear of pain, or flying dreams linked to breath and sleep posture.
An order from Washington directs confiscation of many picture postal cards featuring risqué faces amid complaints about card handling. The move follows prior censorship efforts by Post Office and PMG with remarks about future enforcement and industry impact.
A Vermont tale has a dentist pulling a stubborn tooth while a lamberman shouts warnings. The patient misinterprets “hold on” as a command to hold the tool and leaves angry, then returns to calm.
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