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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1887
Page
7
A fragment poem portrays an old-fashioned girl clinging to antique dress and manners. The speaker notes her faded beauty and waning charm yet hints at inner grace and compassion as she moves through grim streets with pitying feet.
The tale follows Mme Alice Vivien and her lover Roger de Beaumont at Saint-Valery-en-Caux where Alice’s husband Paris businessman visits weekly. Roger wins her trust, steals a love letter, and she fears exposure. After ten years the two meet at a ball and Roger reveals he burned Alice’s letter to seal her fate.
Edward Pullen a 23 year old Jersey man languishes in Ulster county jail Kingston after a ten day sentence. He displays feats of sleight of hand and body bending inserting a wire through his eye and pulling it along under the skin across his face then withdrawing it. He later claims to drive an iron piece from nostril into his head and back out. The stunt ends with a hat offering contributions while jailer Carman questions Pullen’s continued confinement.
Thackeray praised Quaker City beauties in reprinted letters noting a Boston belle to wed in Washington next week. He described a young listener at a Fielding lecture and commented on feminine looks and flowers as he muses on social propriety and travel.
A visitor notes a 95 year old man near Holderness and his 105 year old aunt. The key finding is that they spent most time outdoors and avoided worry, suggesting a simple life as a path to longevity. The piece argues outdoor living could reduce hospital occupancy.
The article describes Kaiser Wilhelm II reviewing twenty five thousand troops with Von Moltke and Bismarck present. It praises the uniform splendor, the double line infantry, Uhlans banners and horse regiments, and notes the Emperor personally thanking officers and rankers.
A female author describes an upcoming novel with many dramatic events including five weddings ten births four murders two personal crises a horsewhipping two hangings three big fights a big fire a runaway and much humor. She uses real names and predicts mixed reactions from readers while boasting about family support and imminent completion.
Western Eloquence from Horton Kansas mayor closes inaugural message urging council to work hard, shed outdated ways, and meet duties with diligence as momentum builds for growth and civic progress. He dismisses naysayers as minor obstacles and seeks collective effort for the city’s advancement.
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