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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1884
Page
3
A sun kissed wall hosts an old clock that croons Tick tock as a maiden braids her hair. Across the sea a lover nears while a leaf from an orange tree signals spring. The clock on a flowered wall mocks time as years erode and a spider thread spans the mirror like a ghostly hair.
A physician narrator returns late from the club to a wife eager for country life. He fabricates a farm purchase to spur them toward Peachville, but fears losing city comforts as they settle in. A staged burglary scare ends with the missing child found safe and the husband confessing he craved country life.
A Chamber's Journal tale details thieves across trades in Calcutta markets. It recounts disguises, a Chinese thief, a Hindu resale, and a Mohammedan shawl bargain ending with a sailor named Jack paying and losing to deceitful merchants.
A curious tale describes an English invalid cured by a comical scare from his deaf uncle. The piece also notes elephant intelligence with several anecdotes of problem solving and precise work in Sri Lanka and a forest road incident in which an elephant manipulates a log to clear a path.
Hon Alfred Conkling objects to being known only as Roscoe Conkling’s father. He recalls boyhood honors, diplomatic service, approval by the State Department, and friendships with Henry Clay and John Randolph. He says his career earned respect from law and people, and laments aging identity.
An East Tennessee woman aboard a train enforces behavior in a dining or passenger car. She tells the conductor she will not tolerate swearing and has hosted many boarders with strict rules. The exchange highlights strict, early 20th century manners aboard railway travel.
A fragment from a humorous exchange features Mr Morrison praising Prof Baxter as a mighty smart man and a "profound scholar" while a traveler jokes about bed and extremes. The dialogue showcases rude interruption and a playful tone within a social setting.
The piece discusses Matthew Arnold and his poetic touch contrasted with mediocrity, citing a line about beauty and a woman's weariness. It notes RUSEIN’s view that true ugliness stems from hardness of heart or vulgar education, and that even a gay mask hides tears.
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