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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1888
Page
3
Fragmented OCR fragment presents archaic poetic lines about春 spring season, flowers, hawthorn, and wooing imagery. It mentions elfin maidens, summer songs, and bright breezes, with references to hearts, lovers, and nature. The text appears as garbled verses from a period piece.
A middle aged, well dressed man returns to his boyhood town with plans to marry Ruth Corbett, a local maid he once cared for, while facing a past he left behind. In parallel, Jim Farlow’s banter and a blacksmith’s shop scene unfold as town gossip and memories resurface amid a quiet June afternoon.
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