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Newspaper
The Fairbury Enterprise
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1900
Page
7
In a late chapter the lovers Namarah and Adina vow enduring love despite imminent death. Jephthah counsels patience while Adina asks for two months on the mountains. Namarah consoles, and their parting plan unfolds as dawn approaches and they face farewell with hope.
In a moonlit garden Namarah and Adina confess a deep love despite Jephthah’s vow, promising to endure hardship for each other. They soothe a white dove and vow prayer for courage as they face a harsh future. A white bird returns, mirroring their shared yearning.
At dawn Na marah leads maidens through Mizpeh in sackcloth and ashes toward the mountains. The crowd wails as she sets out, then she signals with a messenger dove and begins the ascent, her resolve unshaken as she follows the path. A separate scene shows a farmer and a doctor swapping Plato as a gift and a joke about the thinker’s fame.
The boy Alex, raised as El Cario’s genius, rises from a gifted child to a music hopeful. El Cario lavishes care and education, guiding him toward an opera masterpiece. A concert night glory ends in Alex’s death, leaving El Cario heartbroken and alone in the shop.
The article surveys the term rarebit or rabbit cheese on toast, tracing etymology and usage in Britain and America. It discusses editors and dictionaries, notes examples in Paris and New York, and surveys peerage, noting American wives and colonial peeresses among titled Americans.
A vivid account recalls a staged duel between two artillery crews in the Crimean War. Russian and British guns volleyed from parapets as Jenny the British 8 pounder struck a direct shot through a Russian embrasure. After several exchanges the Russian gun was knocked over and both sides saluted before the batteries resumed firing.
Two dirty street boys deface a large billboard by altering faces of actresses and officials until they reach a portrait labeled Jeffries. They refrain from harming the central image after recognizing it as the champion, showing reverence amid the uproar over sensational athletic figures.
Dialogue excerpt from Harper’s Bazar shows Mrs Winterbloom snubbing Mrs Jones and Mrs Peterkin asks if it disturbed her. Winterbloom notes the other woman claimed not to notice.
A brief cartoon caption contrasting Willie’s claim of philanthropy with Pa’s view that he spends time convincing others to donate to charity. The Philadelphia Press frame critiques apparent self serving charity efforts.
A feature on adults taking up whittling for relaxation describes craftsmen at resorts turning simple sticks into art. They carve forks into handles, polish with sandpaper and glass, and even fashion knitting needles with carved initials. A noted finale is an endless chain with revolving balls, praised for its mechanical calm amid crowded lives.
John Morley recounts the Bristol siege as Fairfax and Cromwell besieged the western stronghold. Rupert capitulated after a harsh royal demand, rode to Oxford under Parliament protection, and faced the king’s rebuke though was cleared of treason. The piece notes military struggles and political tension in the crisis.
Four Bode on an Avalanche at White Pass Alaska were near the summit when the snow gave way. Their hats were blown off as they were hurled more than 1,000 feet to a stop beyond Stone House. They emerged with only minor bruises.
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