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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1887
Page
6
The fragment speaks of a moonlit window and silver rain stirring wistful childhood memories. A later reflection hints at yesterday’s bright, careless hour and a revelation for today, with a sense of longing and personal insight.
The editor Will Carleton became briefly famous through his farm ballads carried in The Hillsdale Stannard. He recalls his start after college, poet life in Hillsdale, and the double who posed as the author of Farm Ballads selling manuscripts. A tragic end came from his fake persona and misguided publicity, with national notices and gossip following his death in New York.
A fragmented account mingles a bizarre murder scene from an epidemic era with a sweeping English travel critique. It contrasts a violent incident by the sea involving two wanderers and sheep shearers with observations on English aristocrats ignorance of domestic wonders like the Tower of London and Yosemite, ending in stray dialogue about travel and familiarity.
Improved and unimproved city property on best streets and along street car lines. Suburban east Maple Grove additions and business lots offered at special terms. Numerous tracts for subdivision and plating, plus improved farms and grass lands across the county and ranches nearby. Call to examine the list before buying elsewhere.
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