Adoration of the Magi by Botticelli Portrait of Patrons
The Adoration of the Magi painted in Florence around 1478 by Sandro Botticelli features likenesses to people he knew, likely the Medici patrons. It passed from Rome via engraver Peralli to the Hermitage and then the Mellon Collection before joining the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D C. Botticelli, an Italian Renaissance painter, is famed for Florentine style with graceful lines bright color and a poetic mood.
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Boticelli
Florence
Medicis
Rome
Peralli
Hermitage Gallery
Leningrad
Czar Alexander I
Andrew W. Mellon
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D. C
U.S
Sandro Boticelli
Carlin asks hostages be remembered in holiday message
Gov. John Carlin issued a holiday message urging Kansans to remember the American hostages in Iran. He spoke of unity, prayers for the hostages and their families, and the holiday season away from home. The note followed by weather and financial quips about Christmas bills and cold, partly cloudy conditions.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Iran
Carlin
Mail week ends as Garden City post office reports growth
Garden City post office reports 181,333 pieces handled in the past week, up about six percent from the 1979 pre Christmas week. Carriers return Friday after Christmas as government offices including the county courthouse and administration center close for the holiday extended to Friday. The Telegram also pauses Christmas day and resumes Friday.
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Garden City
Bob Winn
Finney County
White Christmas brings snowfall to Kansas roads
Snow fell across north central and northeast Kansas on the day before Christmas after freezing rain left icy roads. Southwest Kansas saw light flurries and rising snowfall in west and north areas while central and eastern Kansas faced heavier totals and travel advisories. In Topeka and Herington two inches were recorded with Concordia at about half an inch amid a 20 degree high and cloudy skies.
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Kansas
Kearny County
Lakin
Greeley County
Kansas Highway Patrol
Topeka
Herington
Concordia
National Weather Service
Good Samaritans Help Leoti Woman Reach Home For Christmas
Linda Sorenson of Montrose Colorado was stranded 250 miles from home when her Volkswagen died on US96 between Scon and Scott City. Ed and Shirley Wells stopped to help along with a Scotsman and another driver, jump starting the car multiple times until a battery swap with the Wells Datsun allowed Linda to reach McPherson. The Wells offered to fix her car and have her spend the holidays at home, swapping cars so she could safely return to Colorado. Linda plans to publish the story to prove the kindness of Western Kansas residents.
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Linda
Scott City
Scott
Shirley Wells
Wells
Wichita County
Craig
McPherson
Colorado
Seot
Christmas Miracle for Grandmother and Family
A granddaughter recalls a Christmas where the elderly grandmother, long worn by time, regains energy as cookies bake and memories return. Grandson visits, a cane is promised, and a newborn great grandson brings renewed joy as a riverfront home glows with holiday warmth. The moment feels like a late bloom of Christmas spirit for all ages.
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Magi
Santa
Gus Garden
Hi Pree
Dodge City
Goodland
Hutchinson
Russell
Salina
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
District Court
John McCormally
Harris News Service
Nana
Leoti
Mac
Garden Rowl
Hardrock Lanes
Estee Lauder
Hoovers
Germany
Minnesota
Iowa City
Washington
Patrick
Garden Row
Sandvast
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