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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1889
Page
7
Vague, fragmented lines describe limbs bound by unseen chains and dungeon fears. The speaker references phrases like Reset, Thaw, Teen Ti and names that blur under distress, suggesting a surreal or cryptic poem excerpt.
A long fragmentary reminiscence recalls a musical family, a gifted sister and jealous suitor, a boarder named Vandervitch, a missing composer allegedly drowned, and a late night piano haunting by a phantom. The tale shifts to a comic reveal with a mistaken death, a wardrobe mishap, ghostly doubt, and a return of Vandervitch in misfit clothes.
A reader notes designers push last year’s patterns while jewelers say nothing truly new can be produced. The piece cites the Paris Exposition as stirring stagnation and jokes about forthcoming absurd trifles. It also covers outdoor rest and a humorous children’s exchange about mischief and apologies.
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