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Newspaper
Macomb Eagle
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1883
Page
4
Clara Bates shows a generous child adorning a fireside scene on Christmas Eve. Gold-Locks, with red hose and knitting, prepares a stocking for her cat Tim, inspired by Santa Claus. The tale celebrates kindness, warmth, and quiet domestic cheer as winter nears.
A Thanksgiving tale set in a yard of fowls led by Red Cap the gobbler and Mother Gray. The flock plans to hide until Christmas but misjudges danger as human boys storm the coop, capturing Red Cap and friends while Miss Goose mocks their fate. The sorrow ends with a moral warned by Mother Gray and Goose. In another brief note, Tim Ray’s dove Fairy helps heal his sick mother, avoiding harm by humane choice.
Reverend Frederick Baylis Allin recalls a humorous week of weddings when a groom paid a five cent fee with a coin. After the ceremony Allin pocketed it, only to be visited at midnight by the blushing groom confessing the error and promptly rewarding the clergyman well. The anecdote is noted in Boston Courier items.
The Judge catalogs lighthearted targets for a fresh year, pledging no more trashy humor, fewer puns, and lessized mischief with relatives and household characters. It playfully vows to curb Dutch dialect pieces and avoid certain pranks while humorously promising restraint in various social tropes.
A Forbes’ bulletin cites an Italian Ministry of War map on malaria spread across 69 provinces, noting only six free from the scourge and severe impact in 21. It estimates 40,000 or more soldiers fall ill yearly, with hospital costs exceeding 10,000,000 francs, and links rising malaria to railway construction and unfilled excavations forming stagnant pools.
A historic verse piece recalls Christmas bells and the nativity story. It extols the Saviour’s birth in Bethlehem, shepherds, wise men, and angels, linking the music to blessings, mercy, and peace on earth.
A Chicago Standard commentary argues that living up to faith proves harder than dying for it. It contrasts martyrs with everyday trials, urging steadfast conduct amid temptations, social pressures, and modern temptations, stressing practical faith over mere worship.
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