It Cannot Be She's Dead Poem Fragment
A somber poem fragment laments a woman’s death and mournful scenes. The speaker recalls dances and melodies, sees pale faces, hears heavy footsteps, and notes a star shining as hope fades with grief.
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Newspaper
Washington Telegraph
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1857
Page
1
Orphans Journey to New York Seeking Family Aid
A seven year old boy and his twelve year old sister walk from a small Indiana village toward New York after their parents drown in a river. They endure hunger and fatigue until a compassionate minister and local Mason community rescue and care for them. The tale ends with a burial for the deceased parents and a lesson on charity.
Brothers in Masonry Help Orphans Reach New York Home
Kind masons in a western village rescue Eddy and Ella after hardship. They learn the children's father is a respected mason in New York and arrange travel to their eastern relatives. A chosen brother accompanies them. upon arrival, friends care for the children, who grow into responsible adults. prejudice against masonry fades as the order is honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella
New York
Wabash River
Jenks
Eddy
The Marchioness de P and Her Paris Dream
A Paris tale recalls a beauty called the Marchioness de P who seeks wealth and status after a failed romance with a North Pole temperament. She vows a future palace on the Champs Elysees, funded by untold millions and the mansion Maison Valin, with Florence mosaic work and a gilded fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York Times
Maison Valin
Reubens
America
Marchioness
de P
North Pole
Tropics
the Champs Elysees
L’aris
Sue
Dumas
Woman Question Sparks Jest Over Beauty
An Evening Post correspondent riffs on beauty by recalling a discussion with women. A flat-nosed woman claims not to be ugly, while the speaker quips that she is an angel fallen from heaven, only with a fallen nose, provoking audience laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Post
Indignities of School Seats Recalled in Verse
A fragment recalls a memory of being punished by sitting between two school girls and the enduring impact of education. The speaker notes that in later years they learned to submit to such indignities without shedding a tear.
Death and Co. Sellings Drunkards and Destruction Remarks
An anti liquor broadside decries Death & Co as poisoners who profit from intoxicants. It warns of sending many to jail, the poor house, and the graveyard, and describes agents in palaces and taverns. The piece shifts to a Geology Society report about an orangutan incident in Borneo with Capt. Gibson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Death & Co
Death and Co
N. B
Dee E ‘Death & CO
Poppy Substitute Oil Report From Germany Prompts New England Cultivation
A patent office note from Germany claims poppy oil substitutes for olive oil are cultivated in Southern Germany and could be produced in New England to supply the U.S. market. It suggests soil and climate there are favorable, potentially saving money spent on imports from France and Italy. The claim notes high suitability and profitability of growing this oil crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aetter
Patent Office
Germany
New England
France
Italy
Democratic Nomination for Congressional Re-Election
Gen Quitman has been unanimously nominated by the Democrats of Mississippi's fifth district as their candidate for re election to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Quitman
Fifth Congressional District
Misdtesippi
Witty Exchange Between Officers and Lady in England
In England a town girl hears an officer say she is painted and replies that Heaven only knows. The officer apologizes after the rebuke. On the other side of the Jordan Ara bella Rice is praised in the street by men of the moustache school who, admiring her figure, are met with her quick quip that its all rice and no cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
England
Jordan
Story of Napier childhood insult and nurse's broken leg
General Sir Charles J. Napier recalls a Limerick nurse who mocked his misfortune and later broke her own leg. He feigned concern about a bullock kicking Mrs Murphy, asking if her leg was hurt, prompting lasting resentment from the coarse woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havers
Charles J. Napier
Limerick
Murphy
Preacher Eager for Applause Hears Father and Brother Support
A young man preaching for Doctor Emmons seeks praise for his labor of love. The grave doctor refrains from introducing the topic and his younger brother steps in to conclude. The preacher asks if his long sermon weary the audience. The elder responds that it did not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmons
Editors trade quips on marriage double life across regions
An eastern editor claims a New York man was in trouble for marrying two wives. A western editor counters that many here have married one. A northern editor notes acquaintances who would only promise to marry without acting. A southern editor mentions a friend troubled by merely being seen with another man's wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Irish girl questions hatch time of creatures joke
An Irish girl watches her mistress feed a pet. She asks how long it took the incubators to hatch. The response notes three weeks and compares it to other fowl except a pig. The banter ends with a rude pun about pigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny
Untitled Market Talk About Butter Prices
A quirky exchange in a rural market shows a buyer insisting the butter is clean while a seller jokes about the work needed to prepare it. The country scene captures a rough humor over rough dairy product preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guesa
Oman
Quote on female preaching draws crowds with odd praise
LF Da Jounson remarks that people attend women preachers not for skill but for novelty. He compares this to a dog walking on its hind legs drawing attention despite not matching a man's gait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LF da Jounson
Fragmentary OCR Notice Summary
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Ledali
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