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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1904
Page
1
A fragmentary poem addressed to a mother named Tinie and Allan Werth in the country. The speaker urges careful, tender handling of life and notes the gradual passing into night as the twilight lingers in a summer tune.
Marmaduke Sefton, once wealthy, and his wife Ruth toil in a garret studio with their child. Poverty deepens as meals shrink to lard and potatoes. Ruth, sending their girl to find the father, is left to care for the household until a minor accident leaves the child with a broken arm and hospital care.
In a tense hospital scene Sir Marmaduke Sefton and Ruth Sefton bring relief after a child’s collapse. Ruth and Marmaduke comfort each other while the infant Ruth lies unconscious then awakens to greet her father. A policeman later guides the distraught parents to the private ward. The reunion heals the strained family bond as the father and son forge a quiet reconciliation.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch reports a torpedo boat called the Protector, built in the United States by Lake Submarine Torpedo Boat Co, may have been sold to Japan within the last two months. Stockholder Wilde from Meriden says the boat was disassembled for transport, sold about $800,000, and possibly landed in Japan through secret negotiations led by Simon Lake. Officials refuse to name buyers. secrecy surrounds the deal and its intent.
A fragment describes Jonah seeking passage to Joppa but finding no ship as the vessel had sailed. God sends a contrary wind forcing the ship back to port. Jonah pays his passage in advance, unusually before voyage’s end, and even pays in full according to Ad’aqme.
General Meyendorf commanded Russian troops that checked Japanese pursuit during Kuropatkin's retreat from Liao Yang to Mukden. His orderly, determined stand near Mukden allowed the main army to escape north, with 12,000 wounded and baggage trains saved. Also includes horse racing anecdotes and miscellaneous quotes.
Storied revival of battles pervades the world conflict chatter as Americans recall the 1836 Alamo siege. Colonel Travis and 187 defenders held out for eleven days against Santa Anna’s 6000, with all but five slain and their bodies burned by order of the Mexican commander.
In Turkestan Silk appears as luxury not wealth as a rugged countryman ferries a party across the Syr-Daria while wearing a mud-streaked outer garment over fine silk. Samarkand displays long skeins dyed purple and woven silk glistening on citizens. cotton threatens silks, and Moscow-made cotton goods crowd out traditional fabrics. Separately, fencing history notes Italy as the origin of refined rapier play, influencing European sword arts and the English reception amid old clans.
The piece notes that while Germans were formidable, the more regulated and refined style of fencing originated and flourished in Italy, shaping the discipline with greater control and technique.
The piece extols the American flag as Old Glory, linking it to duty and unity. It recalls sea and land battles, countless lives given, and the banner’s unwavering persistence through hardship and victory. The eloquent tribute connects the flag to national resilience and sacrifice.
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