26 Dec 1879
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Newspaper
Mills County Republican
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1879
Page
1
A fragmented poem celebrating Christmas contrasts the holy nativity with modern worldly frolic. It laments apathy toward the Christ child, urges inner devotion, and envisions spring as love returning. The piece blends religious meditation with seasonal imagery and admonitions.
In a crowded Victorian flat a printer Nat Bracket and his sister Susie join Widow Winterpippin and neighbors for a Christmas Eve gathering. Amid songs, dances, and a dreamlike tale, Nat is offered a chance at partnership by the widow, easing poverty and uniting families through generosity.
A garbled passage mentions a widow named Winterpip in Detroit and a dreamlike exchange. It reads like an OCR garble with stray names and phrases about Foley, Tannin, and Pere Abid tein, lacking coherent narrative or clear events.
A lavish funeral in Shindyshoddy Avenue drew a fashionable crowd for Mrs Alicia Arabella Fitznoodle wife of Col Aubeditus Mitzifoodle. The parlor was decorated with immortelles tuberages and snnialax while the coffin of dark rosewood with silver tips lay gilt and satin lined. The bereaved husband wore black with lilac tie as Rev Archibald Slusher presided. Music by Prof Berdado and Miss Periwinkle accompanied the service. The procession to the cemetery was stately, and the will probate was noted for tomorrow amid plans for an Italian marble monument.
A historical excerpt discusses polite table conduct, focusing on correct utensil use, buttering bread, and handling vegetables. It highlights avoiding loud eating, proper soup technique, and seating posture, while noting social expectations for hosting and guest behavior at formal dinners.
The Berlin zoo museum run by Hagenbeck impresario Ried staged a dangerous Nubian and Zulu troupe act at Thiergarten near Brandenburger Tor. A tiger attacked trainer Rice on stage causing fatal injuries. he later died from blood poisoning after surgery. Helen Johnson, known as Black Helen, was injured the next night. Authorities closed the museum and banned further wild-beast performances in Berlin.
A garbled text describes small birds chasing each other, deer locking horns, and various animals feigning aggression while playing. It references jaguars, cougars, and birds such as magpies, with mentions of watering games, somersaults, mock wrestling, and quirky, dreamlike scenes in a garden setting.
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