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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1889
Page
7
An evocative fragment recalls a well of clear water, old mossy stones, and simple drinks that comforted schooldays. The speaker laments changes since youth, noting the water’s purity remains while other joys fade and the landscape has altered.
In a tale from the Hobart era a neighbor Leander Higgins pursues a promised cyclopaedia by Lemuel Higgins, facing misread contracts, foreboding debts, and family strain as the last volume nears completion. The narrative shifts to a parlor hypnotism piece warning of its dangers and sensational excesses in late nineteenth century culture.
A folk tale unfolds with three crows leaving their mother. Croaker and Smut seek the world, while the third crow stays home. Croaker meets a fatal chimney fall. Smut returns battered but alive. Mother crow reunites with the wounded brother, stressing the value of a safe home and parental guidance.
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