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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1887
Page
8
Fragmentary verse extols ringing out darkness and welcoming Christkind in the new year. Phrases evoke bells, valiant hearts, and a hopeful, bright future.
A boy peers over a garden fence at a scene of care as a mother consoles a wounded boy with gentle affection. Egbert feels a twinge of sadness, noting he has never experienced such tenderness, while the child speaks to his mother and resumes work splitting kindling.
Egbert longs for a mother and learns his father’s late wife Amy, once banished for innocence, lies at the heart of a hidden past. A determined reconciliation unfolds as Amy confronts her child and husband, revealing a long awaited reunion.
Noting that New Year gift giving once rivaled Christmas custom, the article traces Roman origins and English practice from capons given to landlords to gloves and pins. It highlights Queen Elizabeth I receiving ornate gifts, the phrase glove money, and a ruse where gifts masked bribes, plus a 1634 Banquet of Jests tale of a jester and a nobleman over gifts.
An archaic poem on time images age and decay through a speaker addressing an old man by a raked wall. It muses on memory, the brevity of life, and the rise and fall of empires, urging the slow reckoning of hours before parting forever. The antique voice elevates time as a universal measure of human joys and sorrows.
A six horse stable tale centers on an old scarred horse whose gifts of divining love and fate astonish observers. a Paris carnival drum drum horse scene leads to a deep confession of a man’s lost passion. Also described are New Year customs in China and Yucatan, with reflections on lunar and Roman traditions and a Harper’s Weekly remark by Eugene Lawrence.
Fragmented verse mourns a year’s end and asks for renewal as angels and stars shape a dying year. Early modern almanacs and prognostications are cataloged with antiquated printers and locales, noting London and Norwich editions and the moral tone of prognostication for the coming year. The piece blends poetic lament with archival notes on period almanacs and their printers, hinting at cultural shifts and the ghostly presence of a passing year.
A garbled column argues candy consumption by parents for children, praising candy as civilizational, noting health effects and daily routines. It speculates on who buys most candy and hints at societal impact, with scattered, unclear references to ages and motives.
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