The Loom Life and a Poet Byron Williams
A fragmented verse poem questions the fabric of life and deeds. It ponders whether the cloth we weave will be bright with gladness or tinted by sorrow, asking who shapes our texture and color.
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Newspaper
The Hays Free Press
Location
Hays, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1908
Page
4
A fragmented verse poem questions the fabric of life and deeds. It ponders whether the cloth we weave will be bright with gladness or tinted by sorrow, asking who shapes our texture and color.
Local notes report visits by Rev M K Holt and a former Baptist minister, All Fool s Day passes quietly, Mrs Binder installs a windmill, Mrs Mulroy becomes deputy postmaster with Swan Campton as clerk, water use begins irrigation, State Normal School term starts with enrollment up from 219 last spring to 318 this term, Karl Leiker ties city water to his new home, Miss Mulroy and Mr Compton ill, Normal Washburn baseball game slated, Spratt Schultz install new lighting, Alex West buys Nes ter farm but stays on current property, Mrs Mascha s 60th birthday celebrated with family and neighbors, Prof Pelham begins Agriculture instruction at State Normal with emphasis on practical farming skills.
Residents are invited to visit the office to examine samples and obtain prices for En graces Caling Carbs and Basitations. The note promises best work, latest styles, and competitive prices.
Alfred Johansen will sell horses cattle implements and household goods at a farm two miles south of Turkville Friday April 10 with S R Tucker as auctioneer. Also noted Mary Ochs plans to enter school at Hays next week and F W Burlin seeks Russell county attorney nomination amid local farming news.
Nice green prairie hay offered by W J Hadcock in Hays Kansas. Price is $2.50 for an 18 2 hor se load. Mail to P O Box 645 for details or orders.
Two hundred business and residence lots are for sale in Hays Kansas along with a seven room residence. For price and terms write or call Suutts Milner Real Estate Agents Hays Kansas phone 153.
In a tale from the circus, the old man recalls a giant whose speaking voice matched a man’s, but whose singing voice was inhumanly powerful and musical. The giant’s voice could be heard across the 80 acres, drawing workers, villagers, and the entire troupe to listen, changing how concerts were run and thrilling all who heard. The giant never received an encore, but his awe-inspiring song left lasting reverence.
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