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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1909
Page
12
A lively piece catalogs workers starting before dawn including farmers hucksters meat wagon drivers and newspaper carriers. It argues women bear unseen burdens as early shifts and daily chores precede male work and praises the persistent effort of working mothers sisters wives and good housekeepers.
Caledonia and surrounding areas report prowlers deterred by deputies at the county bridge. Church social at Warren Kellogg home with music by the Cithene band. Obituary for Augustus Gorenflo of South Main Street, 69, born in Baden Germany. Local officials shifts include G H W Foster joining the board of review. Various travels, visits, and community events noted across LaRue Kirkpatrick Prospect Richwood and Richwood highlights.
The group recalls Low's shooting prowess and a tale of Jim Ferris, who supposedly killed sparrows on a clothesline. Old Tilford corrects the anecdote, noting Ferris did not shoot the birds but his wife finds three openwork stockings and four peekaboo shirts after the wash.
Fragmentary dialogue shows concern over a reckless boy named Parke and a teen mentioned as Tane Gooll You nga. The garbled text preserves an anxious voice about consequences and care for others.
A jailed narrator recounts being wrongly convicted of burglary in Albany based on a misidentified witness. With no education and no funds, he endures prison, faces an illusory double in the same jail, and is finally deemed insane before release to restart life and seek work.
Fragmentary verse recalls youth and longing with names like Alice and Allegra, a stage craving, and memories of girls at a college era. The rhapsodic lines weave images of bright eyes, dreams, and a lingering ache for a past romance.
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