Nobles Offer Prices Across City Lot Items
Unclear OCR shows a series of price figures 1,300.00 1,100.00 1,000.00 850.00 550.00 750.00 referencing the Noble 30 the eCiar ity in You auction or listing. No clear entities or context available.
30 Dec 1887
Page 1
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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1887
Page
1
Unclear OCR shows a series of price figures 1,300.00 1,100.00 1,000.00 850.00 550.00 750.00 referencing the Noble 30 the eCiar ity in You auction or listing. No clear entities or context available.
A damaged OCR fragment attributes lines to an old hymn praising the Redeemer. It references the morning stars, beasts of the stall, and slumber, with phrases about costly devotion and offerings. The voice asks how best to honor God and secure divine favor through gifts and adoration.
Martha Hemphill, pressured by dead father’s farm and three orphaned children, contemplates marriage to Jabez while choosing duty over love. Jabez proposes marriage with guardianship of the children, prompting family conflict before Martha and Jabez wed and share a Christmas reunion.
In early Scottish Christmas lore mummers and disguises reflected Saturnalia survival with verses praising revels and feasting. The piece notes 1577 London mummers banned by royal edict and cites a Christmas comedy about Mrs Porter seeking a sealskin bag from her husband, mistaken for a sack.
The piece notes Christmas as the birth of Christ but emphasizes its social and charitable significance. It describes the holiday as good fellowship with religious sanction and as the feast of Santa, the patron of all children, reflecting broad popular view than strict theology.
The United States has issued more stamps than any country, with over 500 varieties noted. Global varieties are estimated at about 6,000 total across all governments.
A miserly shopkeeper ill prepares for a holiday season until a dream sequence shows that offerings from abundance weigh heavier than scant gifts. He awakens to generosity, renounces stinginess, and upon return to business buffs his charity with real baskets for the needy and a renewed faith.
A cultural survey tracing Christmas origins to Saturnalia and winter rites across Rome, Scandinavia, Persia and Phoenicia. It notes how early Christians adapted pagan celebrations, the role of Julius I in fixing December 25, and regional additions such as Yule logs, mistletoe, and festive practices in Britain and England.
A vivid caption describes a boy lying on a bag with a bundle of toys spilling from it. The scene presents a childlike figure mistaken for a traveling seller as readers glimpse a humorous moment from a toy window.
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