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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1877
Page
2
Poem reflective piece from the Troy Herald discussing longing, love, afterlife, and spiritual imagery. It contrasts earthly changes with faithful love and hopeful visions of heaven as a comforting shore beyond life. The piece invokes angels and seraph voices, urging steadfast trust amid trials.
A squire helps a penniless boy Edward Dore seek his fortune in New York after a chance meeting with Squire Milton's daughter Phoebe Tilton. Years later Phoebe, now in hard times, returns to find Edward prospered and they wed, fulfilling the bread cast upon the water prophecy. The piece blends romance with social mobility themes and a cautionary tale of filial loyalty.
A Burlington tale recounts a night at Mardigran’s on North Hill where an idle telephone interrupts a romantic moment between Miss Arethusia and Mr. Posonby. The line carries Murdi Gran’s garbled complaint about a night-shirt, revealing comic miscommunication and social foibles.
The readable text fragments reference an egg distribution, a weather or health remedy, an apple dumpling, and fashion fading elements. Distinct entities are limited and the passage overall is incoherent, lacking a clear event or subject.
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