Fragmented attic reverie and jewel lore mix in archives
A garbled excerpt blends half remembered verse with notes on jewelry by Eugene Field and Philadelphia Press. It recounts boyhood memories, notes on diamonds sapphires rubies and topaz, and a quirky justice department anecdote from Kate Field’s Washington.
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Braganza
Portugal
Ermyn
Victoria
Henry V
Agincourt
Isler
Disua
Pie Topan
Brasil
Philadelphia Press
Grasshopper Invasion Turns Drought into Worry
An August drought leaves corn wasted as millions of grasshoppers descend. They strip leaves and bark, lay eggs in plowed fields, and threaten next spring’s crop, while a narrator recalls childhood awe and a father’s discouragement at the swarming pest. A second vignette recalls bats catching flies at dusk in a rural kitchen. The Fortune Hunters Dilemma wraps a rich match against a stubborn father with a vow to marry.
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