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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1895
Page
6
A lyrical reminiscence from Harper's Bazar details a love affair that began with courtship and marriage but ended in financial ruin. The narrator laments how the beloved’s spending drove him toward bankruptcy, wishing they had never met by the sea. The verse contrasts romance with financial folly and enduring remorse.
A tale of George Van Speke who loves Ethel Wheeling yet must choose between a Duster and a Whizzer to win her. After his uncle Reuben Tires refuses a marriage tied to a Duster, George contemplates treachery but repents. In the race the uncle wins on a Duster but is injured. Ethel’s loyalty appears, and George reveals he can ride a Whizzer, restoring hope and uniting them.
An old New England resident recalls a humorous incident in a Baptist meeting house before organs were introduced. A deacon led the hymn, the minister warned the tune was too high, then lowered it, leaving the congregation to sing on. The note closes with stray statistics on Orthodox Jewish congregations and 1889 barley yields.
A Cleveland convention slated for September will discuss deep water navigation from Buffalo to the seaboard. A 16-state economic case argues lower freight, higher crop values, and land value gains from opening maritime canals and North American trade routes.
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