The Dark and Lustrous Eyes In Quiet Verse
Poetic lines praise a beloved with vivid imagery of rose, lily, violet hues and a single glance that yields surrender to magic in the eyes. The verse blends romance and delicate color symbolism.
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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1891
Page
6
Poetic lines praise a beloved with vivid imagery of rose, lily, violet hues and a single glance that yields surrender to magic in the eyes. The verse blends romance and delicate color symbolism.
The article notes Barrow Shipbuilding built a bulk petroleum carrier for an Antwerp firm two years ago. It cites dangers and odors unique to oil cargoes, mentions impractical palm oil adaptation, and recalls Persian practice in 1760. It adds vessels use electric lights to reduce fire risk and highlights ongoing risks in oil transport.
James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, is portrayed as a keen observer of life in a dialogue with a fellow shepherd. The exchange explores salmon habits and metaphysical questions about how fish navigate from sea to their birth rivers, mixing local wit with Scot poets’ thought.
Telpherage or electric letter conveyance along overhead wires is barely known in the United States but promising in South America. A 186 mile line links Buenos Aires and Montevideo, with a 19 mile La Plata swing. Two towers 270 feet high begin the first leg for two hourly dispatches between the cities.
Principal New York elevator builders adopt multipolar low speed motors for hydraulic elevator pumps. Some motors connect directly to passenger elevator screws while others power belted systems. Motors feature self oiling bearings and self feeding carbon to reduce attendant trouble.
A humorous tale from a Texas town reports Dadely Canesucker entering a Broadway restaurant and ordering fried calf s brains. After a long wait the waiter reveals none are available, prompting Dadely to ask again and receiving the bleak reply that there are no brains at all. The piece also notes a Birch Bark writing anecdote from a sixty year old post office clerk about men in winter using copperas to tint maple bark ink.
A Detroit Free Press quote contrasts wealth and worry, noting a man with a million can enjoy comforts but faces as many anxieties as someone with seventy five million. It urges a younger man to pause at a million before chasing more.
A fragment recalls a misstep by staff involving a baby nicknamed Little Dot. A clerk dropped him, prompting a brief exchange with the mother about the incident and concern for the child.
The essay recalls George W. Childs and Graham’s Publishing House, noting the lavish Philadelphia literary scene and the publisher’s current decline. It discusses coal costs for steamers, potential electric propulsion, and the relative speeds of ships versus locomotives, citing Epoch.
A Cambridge anecdote recalls Lord Kingsale and Lord Forester holding hats in the queen's presence. The Master of Trinity claimed the same privilege, prompting a quip that hats remain on in the sovereign’s presence but not before a lady. The Philadelphia Record preserves the humor.
George Tangell's address in Our Dumb Animals recalls a boy who gave his dinner to a half starved dog on the way to school. The French Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals awarded him a medal in a Sorbonne hall to a standing ovation, urging kindness to all creatures.
The article describes how to form a duodecimo by folding a sheet into twelve leaves. Start with folding one third of the width lengthwise, then fold across the breadth, and finally fold along the length to create a nodecino form.
A fragment notes the death of Deg eon Skinflint and a request from his wife about attending the funeral. The odd phrasing hints at social protocol questions and family concern in a rural context.
A Maltese cat on the seventh floor of the St Catherine flats at Fifty third Street and Madison Avenue slips from an open window onto ice and bounces off a roof. She lands on her feet, shakes, and trots back to the house with a jaunty air, as the New York Evening Sun notes she has eight lives left.
A self contained machine in England shapes and bores telegraph post arms carved from English oak. Arms two to four feet long are planed on four sides, cut to length by a double bevel saw, then finished by a rapid shaping unit. At test the arms were completed at three per minute.
A humorous preacher riffs on the text And Enoch was not, claiming Enoch walked with God and did not dance swim or join a denomination. The tale, told in a pulpit voice, playfully weighs religious labels against the biblical phrase.
The article warns that incandescent lamps can injure eyes if proper shades or frosted glass are not used. It specifically cites plain or cut glass as dangerous and urges green or thick white shades for protection. The text also mentions many men in clubs suffer headaches or eye strain.
A St. Louis Republic briefing cites 19th century railway risk comparisons showing England one death per 2,000,000 carried, France one wounded per 600,000, Belgium one per 1,650,000, and Prussia one per 4,000,000, highlighting safety disparities.
In Munsey's Weekly a plain emphatic no is noted, contrasting with a more considerate reply. The passage questions Glealin's reaction and suggests Dolley did not respond with politeness. The excerpt portrays a sharp private exchange and reflects the era's social norms.
The Wesleyan Guild of Michigan University has bought a site for a hall costing $45,000 to be built immediately. The exchange includes a clerks remark about diverse supporters and a note on prayer during busy times.
Default on a 1848 mortgage by Marion Brown and Ming Brown assigned to H Austin Locke of Boston. Property in Beadle county is set for public sale on April 4 1891 at 2 pm at the courthouse to satisfy the mortgage taxes costs and guardian fees. Assignee attorney H Avetin Locks S M Wrer.
Public notice indicates a mortgage foreclosure in Beadle County South Dakota. It states default, a sale under power, and a sheriff sale scheduled for March 14 1894 at 10 oclock in the morning at the courthouse front door Huron to pay debts secured by the mortgages including interest and attorney fees with dates from 1883 to 1891 and total due of six hundred eleven dollars.
Mortgage foreclosure by power of sale on a South Dakota Beadle County property of about one hundred acres. Default on mortgage. Auction set for February 28, 1891 at 2 PM at the front door of Huron courthouse to pay debt interest attorney fees and expenses. Dated February 2. Attorney for Mortgagee.
Notice from Beadle County in South Dakota lists mortgage amounts due, including principal 630 dollars and interest totaling 170 dollars. It notes due dates in November and references 87 mortgages on the properties.
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