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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1898
Page
6
A country scavenger tale recounts Sam’s death after a homegrown attempt to twist a dangerous bull’s neck. An old man recalls Sam’s bravado and tragedy, noting the bull’s power and Sam’s heedless end. The story intertwines rural lore with a cautionary close regarding pride and peril.
Professor Frits Dreifus grows smitten with Fraulein Nancy Hewett after hearing her play in Weylands. He envisions fame in London, then confesses love as months pass. A visit from Mr Wentworth and Nancy's romance with Johnny shatters the dream, ending with Dreifus returning to Germany.
An elderly stranger with weathered features attempts to buy a one from a crowd near a station. A cashier claims his carpet sack is stolen and a scuffle ensues. A policeman intervenes and swaps the valise as the rustic visitor heads for his train, crying bunkooed in disbelief.
A collage of witty quips and misread phrases from papers like the Washington Post New York Sunday Journal and Boston Traveler, featuring boastful lines about opera tastes, a lurid rumor of a lynching, banter on the Great Wall and China partition, and light exchanges on dancing morals and free alcohol in society columns.
A workman Ned Wilson confronts a fatal accident on a churn tower scaffold. The narrator recalls a near collapse linked to an ascent effort and a violent disruption caused by Wilken, ending with a dramatic fall and the narrator’s narrow survival amid injury and fear.
A fragment from The Atlantic Monthly discusses Emeron and Longfellow, referencing a 40 year period and a pow called Bralins. The writing mentions a reteller in Cambridge and a thaw in January, with Longfellow's possible verse contribution and reflections on peers.
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