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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1880
Page
7
Fragmentary verse describes a shadow land formed from memory and wreckage. It reflects on uncertain boundaries and a guide that commands without clear footing. A line hints at practical advice to keep upper rooms cool in summer and warm in winter by painting the roof white.
Euphemia Bayard, pampered heiress, travels from city luxury to Desborough s country town under Aunt Allen. Her mother Mrs Bayard faces ruined fortune and arranges a debut plan, while Phema adapts with zest and pragmatic charm to rustic life and wholesome country ways.
Euphemia Bayard, admired in Desborough and Newport for beauty and dress, falls for Stephen Mather, a poor but principled lawyer. Her mother pressures wealth and status, plans a wealthy match, yet Euphemia accepts a sober future with Stephen, who wishes to marry only if he can provide for a wife.
In Rose Terry Quake's sketch, Phema maintains a bright home with old finery on Sundays and simple workdays with calico days. Stephen praises the careful cooking and cheerful atmosphere, while Mrs. Bayard laments the change. Marian Symmes recalls a peaceful, loving home and teases others to consider Phema's path.
A collage of witty clippings and social curiosities from Boston, New York, Galveston and beyond. Jokes on Mark Twain, temperance quips, preacher anecdotes, and a Galveston tale about a cook and chickens reflect light satire and regional voices of the era.
An anecdote from Smolensk notes marriage delays caused by autocratic church practices. A district schoolmaster’s engagement prompts escalating bridal fees as the family visits four villages, each priest demanding higher pay until a final bargain is reached. The tale underscores clergy control over marriages in parts of the Russian Empire.
A Niagara Falls incident recalls Charley Addington who tried to save Eva De Forrest as she slipped into the rapids. He plunged in, saved the child briefly, but both perished. Eva died on the bank side after Addington was swept away. His father, an only son, haunted the falls weekly in mourning for years.
A note from Judge Atlee in a pocket almanac recounts a Hanover York County Pennsylvania visit on May 24 1798 with Chief Justice McKean and others. They viewed a tan yard bone find near a carrying house where two skeletons about eleven feet three inches long lay side by side before crumbling to dust.
An Iowa rural essay argues that farming yields lasting wealth and steady families far more often than urban success. It contends that farmers start poor but achieve comfortable, sturdy households, while city movers rarely gain wealth. Cultural and social advantages favor farm life, with stronger steadiness and welcome from a solid rural community.
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