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Newspaper
Hayti Herald
Location
Hayti, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
10
Bullington Bilger, a wealthy investor, tells a boy he plans to help him without giving money. He notes the boy’s virtue, praises his mother, and reveals a gift of plush ear muffs from last winter as a Christmas gesture. The scene ends with gratitude and a warm, old fashioned Christmas spirit.
A man narrates a Christmas exchange with his wife revealing practical desires like an umbrella and books, and discovers his present already waiting in a rarely used closet. He notes plans to receive a sofa pillow as his main gift, while mentioning cigars as an optional purchase if money were available.
The poem contrasts a world rushing through market days and chasing wealth with a critique of pride greed and neglect for the vulnerable. Yet at Christmas love enters the heart, chastening it and restoring memory of the holy night in Bethlehem.
The poem recalls reverting hate for sin, welcoming strangers, and honoring the infant in the manger. Three shadowy wise men travel a chaceire highway while shepherds watch, as a star shines. It asserts God reigns and all is well, a timeless Christmas message.
A child asks if Santa Claus is married, and the mother replies with a gentle exchange about the idea. The conversation reflects playful holiday folklore and parental interpretation of Santa's personal life.
In a brief humorous exchange a character teases about Christmas stockings, noting the room is full with holes. The dialogue captures a folksy, lighthearted mood without advancing a plot.
A poem fragment narrates a man who gifts a girl a pair of skates and withholds affection, then resents her success as she stands crowned in triumph while others falter. The speaker contrasts desire and delay with envy as fate acts.
A brief urging readers to donate clothes they no longer wear, noting that items may look mighty good to someone in need and encouraging a community exchange or donation mindset.
The piece surveys Britain’s National Insurance Act of December 1911, detailing its compulsory sickness insurance for workers, employer and state contributions, benefits like free medical care and maternity pay, and its aim to reduce poverty and unemployment while expanding the state’s social remit. It notes support from Lloyd George and mixed parliamentary views, with figures on coverage, costs, and early outcomes.
Mrs. H L Guildner reports a burglar removed a glass panel and ransacked the house, with a detective jokingly conjecturing the thief wore a Knight Templar plume. Mrs. Guildner itemizes the alleged haul including clothing, jewelry, documents, and an umbrella, as police compile clues.
From Washington New Jersey a giant radish weighing 17 percent pounds has been grown on Ira Pierson's farm. The plant shows nearly 50 leaves with some reaching two feet in length.
Policeman James O'Keefe in Hammond loses his star after ordering citizens to perform a bear dance at gunpoint, an incident that drew sharp criticism of police conduct and raised questions about authority and restraint.
Ella Hume, longtime house keeper for John T Norris and his sister, celebrates sixty three years of service in the Norris household.
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