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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1900
Page
6
Fragmentary verse about Lullaby Land featuring a tin trumpet, a woolly dog, and a voyage at sea. It mentions a traveler, a captain, and a rocking chair guiding the ship toward the setting sun as moonbeams glow. Strong imagery evokes bedtime voyage and departure.
A young cadet Prime wrestles with love for Mildred as Pat Latrobe bonds with Nita Garrison at West Point. Latrobe disappears after mounting tensions with family and a secret romance, prompting a search. Prime later enlists for the Philippine War, while a strained wedding and scandal loom over the Garrisons and Prime families.
Col Frost longs for rank and power, facing rival officers as his marriage to Nita Terriss frays. Jealousy over a former fiancé and a mysterious admirer haunts them in Washington and Manila. Frost secures transport to Hong Kong with Nita, while rumors and covert moves unfold amid pending war.
A street fakir extols a small paper balloon that rises with multicolored stars for indoor amusement. An old agriculturist comments on the display while readers debate oriental books and religious writings.
A fragmented domestic guide offers tips on fish scaling with boiling water and overnight milk cleansing for a coopage, plus methods for poaching eggs, polishing copperware, and using vinegar for cleaning. It touches on kitchen practices and includes stray notes on food preparation and home remedies.
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