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Newspaper
Brimfield Gazette
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1877
Page
3
An archaic verse recounts the visit of the three wise men to Bethlehem. They bearing gold, frankincense, and myrrh, seek the newborn king. The star halts over David’s city as Herod questions the magi. The Child lies in the manger with Mary, and the kings depart by another route to avoid Herod’s wrath.
A boy named Bob helps a woman leave her baby at Wakesha station. The mother departs, and the baby is left with Bob as the train pulls away. Locals debate admissible action, with Bob offering to keep the child. The depot master and others discuss next steps and care options, amid public concern.
An orphan named Bob hides a baby in his care after a mysterious woman abandons her. Mother Darby, a kindly widow, accepts the child, and Bob overcomes laziness to provide for Elsie. As months pass, Bob’s dedication grows, drawing sympathy and aid from neighbors. A New York lost child notice later tests Elsie’s identity, but a reunion with a mother’s heart proves she belongs with her parent.
In a tale of care and loyalty, Bob helps Elsie and a child find safety and happiness. Mr. Markham funds support beyond what’s expected, and Bob joins Elsie in a new life in New York. The narrative ends with a warm holiday farewell and a hopeful future.
A New York Sun reporter saw a public Wanted sign at the aquarium seeking live young mice for the baby boas and anacondas. The article recounts the snakes’ feeding, shedding, and a remark by Mr Bergh about not feeding certain snakes in the state, with Barnum’s reaction and a tale of feeding snakes at Taylor's Hotel.
A compilation of home and farm notes discusses pest control on fruit trees citing Soor as effective, muck management for livestock waste, windmill water supply on farms, carrot and potato soil treatments, lime and soot use, rat pest strategies, vine pruning, and weather wisdom. It also covers diet variety, lightning superstition, and fashion trends in rural and urban journals, plus details on the Indianas Female Reformatory and its reform outcomes.
The Bureau of Statistics cites U S exports at 70,860,983 bushels for the year, with 49,493,572 bushels in 1876. Editors argue expanding demand could greatly raise wealth, promote consumption abroad, and double or triple production if prejudices against Indian corn fade.
A brief fragment records a housekeeper noting a requirement or the consequences of a deficiency already established, reflecting a terse domestic concern.
Lucy H Hooper explains a Pais picket method of theft in Paris. The thief sits beside a passenger, lures attention, and uses a hidden grain of shot to slip a pocketbook from its owner during a momentary distraction. The act ends with the thief regaining the bag unseen.
The text recounts the Congo basin, its vast drainage area, and river sources from a high plateau near Lake Tanganyika. It highlights Livingstone and Mungo Park era explorations, notes map discrepancies, and describes a wreck rescue on the Zinga cataract where eight of eleven sailors survived and three died, including Frank Pocock.
A distorted excerpt describes ae Haakell a pious man on Broadway and his boy Tommie Jones reacting to a scene about patience and faith. The text references a blue Bible and phrases about Philistines and divine lessons, amid garbled dialogue and odd spellings.
An obscure ornament linked to an American bar faces final varnish and legal edging. The piece costs one dollar and is described as provoking strong human desire and conflict, feared to strain family ties and moral judgment.
The article argues over whether the capital should move from Washington as population centers shift. It notes the center of population trending west and contemplates the political and economic effects of a relocated capital, concluding Washington likely remains the capital for an indefinite period, in the Atlantic Monthly December issue.
Auction sales in New York reveal farm and household inventions selling slowly, while devices boosting machine efficiency fetch high prices. A dish-wash, water filter, and window blind closer cost hundreds, a bolt for blinds sold for 425, and a potato harvester fetched 200 with a cotton and corn planter claimed to yield eight to ten acres a day. A New York right sold for 1,000, with other items like piano key balancers and a stamp licking machine drawing attention among manufacturer aids.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at an Amish community topic in Pecaing possibly about property and leaves. It mentions monks and timing references with unclear phrasing. The readable pieces suggest a local notice or brief about land use and community affairs without concrete details.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions fruit crop value and font scope related entities. No clear nouns for a distinct event or person. Summary limited to readable items: references to fruit crop value and unrelated fragmented terms.
The readable fragments describe church reassignments in Germany, a pilgrim’s trek in Massachusetts, postal card facilities in Europe, Colorado industry growth, a public whipping law, and widows’ relief funds. Also mentions Africa’s arrow root crystal, a heart stoppage by a frog’s foot, world corn and potato production, and a Milwaukee potato market note.
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