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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1842
Page
1
A nostalgic Christmas vignette recalls Uncle Billy, a wealthy bachelor famed for matchmaking, hosting a bustling holiday with family, servants, and visitors. The piece contrasts old time festivities with modern parties, and follows Sam and Mary’s quiet courtship as Uncle Billy meddles to unite couples, while the household brims with guests, turkey, eggnog, and social bustle.
A family gathering ends with a risqué blind man's bluff that leads to Mary and Sam's flirtations and a secret kiss, culminating in their elopement marriage on New Year's night as Uncle Billy witnesses the festive chaos and toasts to kin.
The Extra Globe denounces the so called privileged order of bankers as a threat to democracy. It argues bankers reap profits from money created by law, while farmers and workers bear the burden, urging vigilance against banking power and independent treasury schemes.
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