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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1902
Page
7
In a country village, Uncle John welcomes Jessie and the lively Kingsley kin. Jessie revives the lonely banker with warmth, kitchen bustle, and plans for a generous Christmas, including scraps for scrapbooks, mittens, and aid to the poor and distant famine relief.
The article praises Christmas as a universal, humane festival that softens even hard hearts. It celebrates acts of generosity from bankers, ministers, and families, noting how the season moves people to charitable deeds, gift giving, and communal care.
In a heartfelt scene from N. W. Christian Advocate, Jessie persuades Uncle John to share with the needy. She negotiates meals, invites a preacher and three others, and plans gifts for five children aided by Nancy and Jake. The arc ends with John embracing generosity and the Christmas spirit.
Mrs. Jiggs refuses to give anything today while Drowsy Dunton insists he only wants stockings for Christmas. The humorous exchange reflects a playful seasonal ledger of daily life in Chicago.
Miss Smoothe refuses to answer until the first of next year while Mr Softeigh pleads. She says a formal engagement now would provoke rivals to withhold Christmas gifts. Baltimore American humorous exchange.
A humorous exchange features a husband and wife debating house size. The wife avoids committing, while the husband presses for a choice as they consider two properties. The snippet showcases light domestic humor from a Boston periodical.
A brief notice notes Santa Claus avoids public attention, presenting humility as a lesson to others amid a seasonal display. The item reflects on modest behavior and public expectation during holiday celebrations.
A compact revival sermon outlines angel visits around Christmas, recounting Gabriel’s Nazareth message Jesus is coming, the shepherds and Olivet scenes, and the promise of Christ’s Second Coming. It urges personal surrender, faith, and readiness for His return.
A young Frenchman known as La forge returned to Paris after six months for unlawfully selling nobility orders. He sought a papal title and obtained a prince degree for 10,000, but failed to pay. He then started an “Order of St. Leon” selling knighthood titles, was prosecuted, jailed six months, and fined 1,000 francs.
The census year 1900 saw 66 000 000 gross pins used by 75 000 000 people averaging about 126 pins per person the highest per person use yet. 68 889 260 gross pins were produced in the year by 43 factories employing 2 353 people.
A long list of rural properties across Ohio and Michigan is offered, including 82 acre small farms with 8,000 feet of lumber and tiled land, 40 to 100 acre tracts with houses, barns, and wells, plus larger 500 acre stock farms and timber land. Prices range from $1,300 to $6,600 with exchanges for city properties noted. A Toledo frame store and several grocery stocks are also listed for sale or exchange.
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