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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1891
Page
7
A poetic meditation by O. C. Stevens laments labor as mankind's endless, recurring task. The speaker questions the earth's endeavor and labor's cruel mastery, describing wasted effort, repeated striving, and ruin woven into what is produced. The piece contrasts divine waste yet hints at human consternation with labor’s failure.
A touching tale centers on Celine and Laurence as a railway pointsman and his wife. Their daughter Alice bonds with Laurence yet fears the dangerous rail line while Celine frets over safety. A near tragedy tests trust and duty as a station run for medicine brings the trio to a fragile moment.
A father, Laurence, chases his daughter Alice after she laughs and darts toward an oncoming express. Facing a deadly choice, he saves her by seizing the track switch, risking his life as another train nears. Alice reveals she survived, and the tale ends with family shock and a haunting question.
In a brief exchange, Whyte asks for opinion of Miss Dymple and Smythe replies that she is a good girl in her way yet hard to read when she flirts, unless she speaks first. The Louisville Journal records the remark as a quick social aside.
A dubious claim describes a “Golden Specific” that can be mixed into tea or coffee without the drinker’s knowledge to cure alcoholism. It alleges thousands cured, with no harm, offering circulars from the Golden Specific Co at 185 Race Street, Cincinnati.
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