While correcting a local newspaper, I took a break from the endless news of Civil War pardons to switch to the Poet's Corner and peruse the offering of the day. The poem selected for the Winchester News of August 18, 1865 is an ode to the printing press as a means to redress wrongs (fitting for a newspaper still stinging over the recent Confederate defeat). The poem, in its entirety, runs thus: Song of the Type Click, click, click, List to the Song of the Type, Now breathing as soft and as light, As a sigh from the heart’s first emotion, Now swelling in grandeur and might As billows that roll on the ocean. Far reaching, eternal, its tones, From its clime where the ice-mountains shine Are borne over earth’s ample zones To the land of the myrtle and vine. Click, click, click, List to the Song of the Type, To the nations down-trodden, oppressed, It speaks like the voice of a God, Of the wrongs of the people redressed; Of king-craft hurled down to the sod; Of the dawn o
As a fun Halloween bonus, here are some clip art images from the Richmond Times Dispatch, Oct. 28, 1921 . These images should all be in the public domain due to their age, so feel free to use and adapt them. Larger versions should be available if you click on them. I did not completely "pretty them up," as I often like the old stamp look in my vintage clip art. If you enjoy them or use them, please drop a little something in my Ko-fi jar to compensate the time it took me to find, crop, and clean them up! "Halloween" text Black cat and pumpkin with text "Halloween fancies!" Sitting black cat, head-on Black cat, bat, and pumpkin, with text "05 - OCT - 21" Cat with arched back and raised tail Owl on a branch with bats in the background Black owl with large eyes Jack-o-lantern A ghost, black cat, and candle, with a crescent moon and stars A person looking scared or surprised A man and woman dressed for a costume ball A witch with a broom A witch and