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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1875
Page
3
A Victorian style verse laments the passing of the year. Voices from the shadows call as life’s sands fall and memories fade. The poem reflects on lost promises, tired old loves, and the solemn teaching of time.
In Stoneport widow Mrs Bamber clings to Bamber's Drops as debtors loom over her shop life. A mysterious donor buys three old paintings for five thousand dollars, enabling the Platts to avert foreclosure and reveal a tale of charity, art theft, and romance involving Charlotte Eaton, Charley Platt, and Hiram Driggs.
Lucy Hooper writes on Parisian living noting the compact, puzzle like layout of a French apartment the small kitchen with copper pans an inspector of saucepans and the thrifty yet generous Parisian housekeeping. She contrasts two breakfasts and the careful budgeting that limits both food and hospitality in Parisian homes.
In a tearful scene Mrs Bamber watches Charlotte Eaton rise tall and take the purse from Mrs Latt as Hiram Driggs stands in doorway. The Drops debt and diploma pledge frame a symbolic New Year moment captured by Harper's Weekly.
The piece extols simple yet neat dining over lavish display, praising a snowy tablecloth bright service and a few well prepared dishes like fresh bread and butter from a well-kept dairy. It shifts to snippets about a Providence Almoran and a troubled Irish suitor, then notes a will and a charity report showing a rise in Presbyterian Foreign Missions contributions.
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