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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1872
Page
3
Fragmented verse laments lost childhood innocence amid nature and city constraints. The speaker contrasts fresh violets and carefree play with looming danger and adult restraint, praying for a blessed heritage for all children.
A lawyer, Mr. Willis Baxter, suspects James Easton of theft after Agnes Baxter reports a necklace vanished from the table while she visited her mother. Easton, in debt negotiations, visits for loan notes, while Agnes denies suspicion of him and a servant reports his prior New York creditor story.
Agnes Baxter recovers a stolen opal necklace after a magpie hides the loot and a store clerk Kho Baxter outsmarts the thief. James, the would-be suitor, seeks pardon as Easton and Baxter restore trust and prepare for betrothal.
A vivid description reviews six chromos offering domestic vignettes. One shows a boy decorating a lamb with flowers, another a tired sleeper with a cat and dog in a boudoir setting. Mother, armchair knitting, kitchen detail, and a Newfoundland pervade the scenes. Subscriptions and mail delivery details follow.
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