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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1888
Page
10
A young Hass Herwigg from Haarlem sets out with his aunt’s cakes to visit the old man by the dyke. The journey depicts village life, family talk, and the looming waterway defenses, ending with a note on Holland’s dikes canals and flood control.
A village boy named Hans stands watch as floodwaters threaten his homeland. With a small finger, he plugs a canal breach through the long night, facing cold, pain, and fear. The preacher Herr Vondal and the boy’s parents arrive as dawn breaks, revealing the boy’s brave endurance and the village’s relief.
A long unreadable dialect fragment recounts plantation era life from a misty narrator. It follows Miss Grace and Miss Ada amid fever illness, family ties, and wartime fears near Prince William Virginia, with references to Aunt Emry Aunt Hive and family sorrow.
An informal reminiscence recounts a summer skirmish with Yankee soldiers, the chaos of travel, and a tense night near a forest camp. The speaker, Grace Shomo, notes the bravery and fear among civilians and troops as orders and chaos intertwine in a rural landscape.
A chaotic stream discusses fast time, quick rides, and the allure of speed in American life, comparing urban pace to boating and rail travel. It weighs the value of rapid work and wealth against the cost of distraction, then shifts to a commuter tale about a train incident and a conductor's caution.
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