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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1905
Page
6
A child’s list includes marbles picture books a toolchest full of tools with tacks nails screws and hooks. The aspirational inventory paints a simple yet vivid holiday wish carried in a nostalgic tone.
Gerry Talbot cancels his original dinner plans after Miss Wakefield's telegram but vows a festive Christmas for two impoverished girls. Lou helps pick gifts for twelve guests and Talbot decorates the studio, inviting Aunt Katie Tim and baby, Miss Posey, Lame Betsy Moll, Meg and Jonas, and Tow Doom to share a joyful dinner.
Talbot attends a warm Christmas dinner hosted by Mr. Wakefield for friends including blind Jonas and Jame Betty. Miss Wakefield and Talbot share a charged moment as she smiles with a promise in her eyes while she and her brother discuss Ted’s urgent telegram and a forthcoming proposal. He reveals a ring he long desired to present.
Fire safety officials warn that Christmas trees and decorations bring fire risk each year. Sputtering candles and dry evergreens can ignite quickly. keep trees outdoors until used, space candles, and have a wet blanket and sponge ready.
The article notes lingering doubts about Christmas dating in 1753 with old and new calendars. It mentions Devonshire belief that a noon sun on Christmas Day foretells a plentiful next year’s crop.
A quirky verse about a long legged giraffe pondering stockings and how Santa Claus could tell half the joke. The playful dialogue blends whimsy and a seasonal image with a light humorous twist.
Anecdotes praise King Oscar as a democratic monarch after Norway's split from Sweden, noting his approachable manner and wit in encounters aboard his yacht Drott and in Wiesbaden. The piece shifts to Dutch thrift, capital abroad, and strong mercantile spirit, detailing Dutch investments and global reach amid a restrained industrial profile.
Cartoon style lines recount Spoonleigh arguing with a camera man over taking a picture of his fiancée Miss Fryte. The photographer claims he only closes the shutter as she passes because the lens is valuable. The exchange frames a social vignette from the paper era.
A Chicago Chronicle reprint recounts the case for replacing the decimal with a duodecimal system. It cites Mahommed Al-Khorawazimi as a historical blunder and notes praise from five eminent mathematicians meeting at the University of Chicago about public adoption of the duodecimal scale.
A Brooklyn inventor receives a patent for a sanitary metallic folding Wet bed designed for small apartments. The design hinges the head and foot to fold compactly, with a spring and slotted plate mechanism lifting the mattress and backing before folding the bed.
The bed is mounted around an overhead rod and concealed behind a bookcase like facade. It can be swung open from the head or foot to access any part without moving the wall unit. It detaches like a standard iron bed for moving and weighs no more than usual. A country girl faces a test of love for a man who can ride.
An ark shaped boat once used to evade revenue cutters on England's south coast is shown on the Arum at Littlehampton. It was captured, sold, and converted into a wheeled dwelling. Grandfather Durgan, 92, recalls plans for false teeth as he muses on aging. Also includes old jokes and witticisms.
The piece surveys Roosevelt era policy worries over Cuba and potential intervention if disorder returns, noting railroad, tariff, and insurance lobbying ahead of a forthcoming message. It also reports dramatic Capitol renovations in Alabama politics and a new electrical growth lab in Agriculture.
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