The New Years Verse Fragment Gathers Forlorn Hope
Fragmentary verse speaks of the New Year gathering a world from none and facing effort and truth. The lines hint at toil and desire to protect the weak amid a weary world and rising hopes.
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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1900
Page
6
Fragmentary verse speaks of the New Year gathering a world from none and facing effort and truth. The lines hint at toil and desire to protect the weak amid a weary world and rising hopes.
A lengthy, garbled passage recounts personal entanglements and social tensions among a group led by Simeon Goldrwaite. The text intertwines relationships, past rivalries, and emotional strain, with hints of class role expectations and exiled loyalties within a rural community.
Elizabeth learns forgiveness as family tensions ease over Christmas. Uncle Simeon and Aunt Agatha help mend quarrels with Abbott family, while Elizabeth and Alice reconnect and a letter from Alice prompts reconciliation, restoring hope for a new year.
A whimsical verse from Masson in NOY Life wishes a young lad friendship through the year. The note asks for cheer, mutual support, and a lighthearted farewell as friends part. The auntish quip about a boy resisting sisters’ hints adds playful context.
The piece portrays Dockery’s first day in Washington as a comical misfit moment. He enters late, forgets his status, sits awkwardly, and attempts to critique while attention drifts. A fellow newcomer from View Avila seeks to join a social circle, then slips away. Dockery’s behavior suggests old habits hinder a smooth initiation into Congress.
Edgar D Crumpacker a Third district Indiana congressman advocates reducing southern states representation for disfranchisement of black voters He plans to push a reform bill in Congress and urges swift House consideration He has served since 1870 and was a judge in Indiana prior to politics He aims to base representation on last election votes in involved states the Republican zealot vows action.
The article notes a massive and rising use of burlap in the country, reaching 600,000,000 yards annually. Burlap is used for bags, throat linings, and even some wall coverings, but primarily for packing and wrapping as export trade expands.
St Louis Globe Democrat outlines a practical window bookcase and desk design. It shows constructing from simple boxes, boards, molding, and hardware with drawers for writing materials and shelves for magazines, ensuring adjustable shelving and hidden storage via curtains.
The Tribune notes a creeping rug aids a baby by giving freedom of movement and reducing hindrance from a play mat. It recommends sturdy materials like denim or Canton wool, edged with braid and buttonhole stitching, with a bright hue and appliqued animal motifs along the border. A larger size is advised for practical use.
A historical notice highlights women earning daily bread across many trades including coffin and brick making, tiles, sewer pipes, furniture, and tools. It notes women as workers and partners in business and mentions pioneering roles in anthropology, forestry, and finance, ending with a tale of a woman who spent 50 years on a beach house and died before completing it.
A NY pastor recalls Christmas charity lessons from childhood. He describes a Scottish boy waking neighbors at four on Christmas morning to shout greetings and the community spirit. He argues true giving comes from thoughtful sacrifice and helping those in need.
A dispatch from Cape Town via the department of state describes South Africa as building all structures with cement and brick, with no frame or wooden houses observed. It notes larger bricks, decorative cement finishes, and heavy cement imports from Great Britain. It also quotes Stowe on cement quality and market prospects for U S cement, plus a home remedy for sprains using hot cloth and witch hazel.
The text describes using turpentine to remove stains with Attic ammonia added for fast color materials. If a color risk appears, apply a small amount of sweet oil on the spot, rub with turpentine, then remove grease with benzine or ether.
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