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Newspaper
The Sidney Republican
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1902
Page
3
A first person reminiscence portrays Clarissy the mixed heritage child raised at the big house under the care of a enslaved mother. The narrator recalls family names, quarters life, Jim Crow era tensions, and the social shocks of education, marriage, and status in the postbellum South.
A first person fragment recalls a Black mother’s tale of loss and love. A daughter Po’ clashes with social limits over marriage to a white man, and a mother comforts with memory and flowers. The narrator recalls Placing a gall rose on a child’s head and a grave at the willow tree, while a final plea asks to think of Clarissy a while longer.
A Cuban applicant was told by a local examiner he could not be insured and should return in about two years. An American friend running the insurer suggested adjusting to U S life and habits, noting climate and lifestyle affect health and insurance prospects. The piece cites Philadelphia Times remarks and traces Thurlow Weed from humble origins to a leading journalist and political figure.
A Nantes correspondent details the wandering career of the Italian brig Anita S. under Captain Rosa. Departing Martinique June 6, 1900 with sugar for Nantes, Rosa borrowed money at every port, sailed the high seas to avoid arrest, reached Santa Cruz Teneriffe after storms, and lived ashore while loans piled up. In May 1901 a new £3,200 loan resumed piracy on the seas, ending with arrest in Teneriffe. The ship now worth under £600, while the sugar cargo transshipped to Nantes arrives in poor condition.
A cycling traveler finds warm hospitality in Santa Comba Dao lodging with two maiden ladies. They offer a flowered room, a lavish meal, and breakfast the next morning. The price is about 1s 8d, and the narrator praises the kindness and quality of the meals.
Margaret Tomlie died in Kirkcaldy at 86. She was born on the Waterloo field the day after the battle. Her mother, daughter of a Scots Grey corporal, and her father, a trooper, saved her husband’s body among the dead. The woman gave birth on the battlefield, and the infant died long ago.
Counselor Ed Hassett meets Jack Switzer at the Fifth Avenue hotel and a joke about naming a fighting dog. Switzer cites a Bible line about a dog named Moreover who licked Lazarus, sparking Hassett’s confusion and a humorous exchange about origins.
A mother leaves, and a boy endures a cold empty house. He recalls meals, tea, and a lost comfort as he wanders outdoors, missing a kiss, a night kiss goodnight, and his mother’s care. The speaker laments the loneliness of a boy whose mother is gone, in a somber Toronto Globe verse.
A rusted Civil War submarine wreck near New Orleans recalls the doomed David project. Nine-man crewed, cigar shaped steel craft, built to pierce Union blockade, capsized near Fort Sumter and near Charleston, with multiple fatal trials and a fatal attack at sea. The Housatonic incident marks the dramatic climax of the David saga.
An explosion toppled the big bat battleship as crew members were rescued by fleet boats. The David, last seen diving, did not surface and is believed beyond recovery. Nine sailors die. wreck rests in Charleston Harbor with rotting remains.
The discussion compares Russia's czar to the U S president highlighting Roosevelt's warning against hasty trust legislation The need to unite forest bureaus under the forestry bureau and place scientific work under agriculture is praised The piece endorses irrigation plans for arid regions expands on Indian policy education and rural mail delivery It closes with a whimsical classroom game and notes Sir Robert Ball a leading astronomer lecturing in Chicago and Cambridge references
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