The Lighthouse Keeper and the Winter Night Rescue
Jack, a ten year old lighthouse keeper’s son at Fishing Point, guards the lamp after his father’s sudden departure. A storm rages as Jack bands with his dog Stub and cat Jane to tend the light, injures his ankle, and battles cold to keep the beacon alight while a distant ship Dauntless fights the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hudson
Fishing Point
Jack
Sonny
Stub
Man
Angers
Labrador
Stu
Robinsen
Crusoe
Jane
Father
Jesse
Happy Jack
Jané
Cragoe
Friday
Jack Shept
Father?’ Stub
Uni
Ineas
Dauntless
Christian
Our Young Readers Poem on Santa Claus and Christmas
A Victorian style verse fragment describes Santa Claus visiting at night with sleigh and reindeer. The text portrays Santa delivering toys, filling stockings, and gliding to the roof without sound as children dream. It urges children to be good and recognize his silent mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wale
Santa Claus
Ana
Katie
Johnny
Kato
Kate
Candy
Philip
A Christmas Gift Dreamed From Scraps and Sleep
Kate eight and Johnny six plan a lounge cushion cover as a surprise. Dora watches for Johnny. Kate hides scraps and battles bedtime delays. Johnny worries over Philip’s stocking and cream candy while Kate reads aloud until sleep ends the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate
Johnny
Dora
Johnnica
Aunt Mary
Grandma
Xegh
Ohnny
Aaron Brides
Aaron Bridges
Dors
Katie
Philip
Jenny
Ave
Philip Yat
Johny
Aedge
Bllenge
Ee Kats
Automatic Theater by German Cabinet-Maker Wagner in Troy
German born craftsman Har mon Wagner and son-in-law Henry Vitallius near completion of an automaton theater in West Troy. The 16 by 15 by 30 foot mechanism features three rising platforms and a drop curtain, with hundreds of figures and a sea war sequence at Sebastopol. Powered by weights and levers, it includes a Roman Catholic cathedral scene and a marine diorama. Estimated cost over $3,000, with six weeks remaining to finish work.
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Harmon Wagner
Groton
Mansion Street
West Troy
Pope Agace
Sebastopol
Wagner
Henry Vitallius
Henry Schuldt
Rome
Germany
America
Troy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arisa
Dave
Ben Yolnes
Galery
Uagen Coolidge
Edmeston
Otsego County
Chicago Tribune
Texas
Walla
Katd
Poly Perkins
Dode
Dora Cod
Cody
Bo Hice
Sly Kate
St. Nicholas
Hoston Transcript
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