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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1888
Page
7
Fragmented verse expresses vows of parting and longing as a speaker imagines a loved one departing. The text blends tender passion with archaic spellings, imagining a corned embrace and enduring faith amid separation. The writer signs as Lillian Spencer in Pittsburgh Dispatch.
In Salignacy a rivalry between Castagnet the Upper Mill owner and Labarthe of the Lower Mill drives a comic tale. Hercules the donkey, prized and famed, becomes the pawn in a marriage plan with Vanette, the Upper Mill maid. Cadeton courts Yanette while Hercules’ antics fuel schemes, betrayals, and a staged wedding. In the end the donkey’s fate and lovers’ vows bind the two mills, with a village chorus of pride and irony.
Classified notice urges all interested parties to call and examine the seller's list before buying elsewhere, emphasizing careful review of offers and items available.
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