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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1905
Page
6
The poem presents marsh lights as a vast constellation of fires rising at dusk. It describes a silent, trance filled dance of lights above marshes and meadows, where some lights fade while others circle. The speaker reflects that life is a mirthless dance, brief moments of impulse followed by stilled fate.
Stella stages a colonial costume photo session with Mrs. West and Dr. Moore while guests arrive. As the camera captures romance revived, Moore confesses he funded the antique uniforms, and Stella confronts a rekindled past between Moore and the widow, ending in unspoken questions about love and ambition.
Fifty eight competitors vied for a prize in Rankfort Germany for the best plant lice destruction method. The winner uses Quassia wood soaked in water, boiled, strained, then mixed with water and soft soap in a petroleum barrel.
At a recent automobile meet in England a competition tested chauffeurs ability to judge the pace at which their cars traveled.
Dan Skinner deserts to Confederate lines after refusing fatigue duty in the Union ranks. A Southern farmhouse encounter with a wary woman prompts harsh instruction to return and serve. Rejoining, he becomes a disciplined sergeant after proving his willingness to work, fight, and endure wounds.
H. F. Partridge of the Ninth New Hampshire recounts a Civil War incident near Petersburg on June 18 1864 when a 12 pound solid shot struck him in the hip and another ball passed near the artery near Poplar Grove church. He describes the injuries and two later wounds while serving.
Germans from across the United States will gather in St Louis next spring to honor Gen Franz Sigel a cavalry leader who organized four German regiments in 1861 and saved Missouri for the Union. A $10,000 bronze equestrian statue by Robert Cauer will stand in Forest Park marking the first monument to German Americans in the Civil War and depicting Sigel at Pea Ridge.
The battleship Alabama at Brooklyn navy yard will remove small caliber guns from its fighting tops. Range finders will replace them to create observer posts as in Japanese ships. Navy officials say the change follows department orders and a Japanese example.
Fragmentary dialogue presents Chear Job and Johnny in a conversation about wealth faith and self reliance with odd phrasing and unclear context. The text reads like a quirky exchange without a clear event or outcome.
Christian Lundberg becomes Sweden's minister of state guiding policy on Norway's secession. A wealthy manufacturer and longtime upper house member since 1885 he chairs state affairs and is a cautious, effective debater born July 14 1842.
Since Delcasse’s retirement M. Maurice Rouvier is viewed as the strong man of France. He is praised as a delightful companion with encyclopedic knowledge, at home in art as in state affairs, and known for calm restrained dignity and eloquent oratory.
A $10,000 project will create the largest safe ever built for the Premier Diamond Mine company. It is designed to hold $1,000,000 in diamonds and will be seven feet high, six feet wide, and weigh 21 tons. The steel door alone will weigh five tons.
A trio of nostalgic poems recalls youth and aging. The first laments boys growing into men and the lasting impact of kindnesses. The second recounts a family ritual of a baby’s haircut and the mother’s embrace as time passes. The third describes a girl next door whose chores and presence sparked a quiet affection and eventual move.
The speaker yearns to decipher the hidden messages in a fan given by a sweetheart. He imagines the silk fan from Tokyo bearing whispered secrets and runic writings that would reveal her thoughts. A romantic monologue in verse form ends with the speaker’s wish for clairvoyant insight.
A montage of short verse selections from Atlanta Constitution, Brooklyn Eagle, London Daily News and Everybody’s Magazine. Includes poems about walking the bright way through storms to peace, a cheerful heart loved by God, impermanence of treasure, and a captured lion seeking freedom amid lofty spirit ideals.
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