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Newspaper
Winthrop Gazette
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1885
Page
6
A narrator recalls a lilac setting where a little bird sings above, drawing listeners and shaping a dreamlike scene. The memory transports the speaker to a distant world of yesterday, ending with the bird gone and the lilac scent lingering.
Mrs. Smart exposes her husband Ebenezers thrift by uncovering a closet of pins, buttons, oil and tape bought by him. Ella Dale helps plan a pick up dinner using the wares. The deacon laughs as the party roasts oysters with improvised luxury and the trio outwits the peddler.
The clippings note diverse curiosities from around the world and era. They cover Dutch boating terms, Chinese court banquets, historical bloodletting, Florida river steamers, wood hardening, flag colors tied to English origins, French noons in 1705, English archery duties, German entomology on spiders, taste thresholds for quinine salt sugar and baking soda, and a Havana hospital case where a bagpipe near a patient revived consciousness and speech.
From a Montreal gossip note a Canadian aboard a Nile caravan hears the song Un Canadien errant and discovers a French Canadian exile who as a sailor once wandered with Arabs near Alexandria. He chose life with the desert tribe over return to civilization despite chances.
Folkloric tale of a caliph who spares a humble weaver’s cottage while restoring the dwelling at his own cost to show justice. Followed by humor and quips on love, money, and everyday oddities with brief witticisms and jests.
A dialogue recounts a scene with Mrs De Boggs and Mr De Boggs about taking Johnny to school. The exchange praises the excellent school and its professor, noting Johnny’s groan and a comment from Matilda, ending with a brief urging to visit a classroom.
A reflective verse recalls a mother and child at home as a child’s prayer echoes from another room. The speaker longs for the peace of childhood and the comforting presence of a mother, while noting a spectral stillness and distant memories. Eugene died.
Colonel Lubbock and Jones walk home from the office stopping at a grocery. Lub bock says he will buy a quarter of a pound of something, while Jones hurries to keep moving.
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