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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1902
Page
3
The verse reiterates the Christmas gospel stressing its timeless truth and comfort. Adia Melville Shaw in Union Signal writes of Christ’s birth bringing peace, joy, hope, and life to the world and to watchful mothers and their babies.
Miss Cynthia, the wealthy, cold aunt in Dalesbury, meets two starving children on Christmas Eve and learns to soften her heart. She discovers their mother is ill, asks Sidney Bruce for forgiveness, and with Mary’s help delivers a Christmas gift of care, leading to a surprising family reunion and shared happiness.
Dialogue from a vintage piece lists modest Christmas gifts including clothes, overcoat, hat, Bible, poetry book, stockings, gloves, collars, cuffs, and small trifles. The exchange notes these items as the speaker's sole presents, reflecting frugal holiday expectations.
Tommy longs for Christmas as Nellie mocks his hopes for gifts. He laments the difficulty of always behaving well, expressing a childlike yearning for holiday reward.
A Chicago Record Herald note recalls a generous shopper who bought her beloved dog a tailor-made salt lick for Christmas dinner at the pool. The item cost about $20, reflecting festive generosity and family whimsy.
Mrs. Peck laments endless toil while her husband responds with a grim joke about finding rest in the grave, illustrating a bleak exchange that reflects community hardship.
A Brooklyn Life cartoon caption shows a father and mother dealing with a boy named Willie who frets over a hard rubber ball. The scene captures a domestic moment of concern and puzzled play.
A playful excerpt shows Little Willy and Little Bob recounting a Christmas dinner at home. Willy admits eating heartily and feeling full for a long stretch, while Bob reacts with surprised amusement to the feast.
In a dated exchange, Wagegs muses that a Christmas tie may spur many marriages, while the judge notes the surge in weddings as the season influences unions. The brief reflects social chatter on romance and timing.
A 1902 sermon outlines angel messengers as Heaven’s ministration to humanity, tracing Gabriel’s Nazareth message, the shepherds’ night proclamation, and Olivet assurances that Jesus will come again. It emphasizes surrender of will, the meaning of Christmas, and the contrast between divine gift and worldly seduction.
The piece reflects on Christmas as the advent of eternal life through Jesus Christ. It recalls the shepherds finding the Christ child and urges personal seeking of Jesus, followed by sharing the salvation message. It connects advent with the promised return of Jesus and the angels messages of hope and watchfulness.
The 1900 census year shows 66,000,000 pins used by 75,000,000 Americans, averaging about 126 pins per person. Output reached 68,580,200 gross with 43 factories employing 2,053. growth over 20 years outpaced 1880 figures, when 40 factories operated with roughly half capital and 1,077 hands.
In Washington Luke K Wright, vice governor of the islands, asserts the Philippines have entered industrial development and progress under American governance. He notes plans for railroads, tobacco exports, coal competition, roads to interior villages, and education, stressing peace and prosperity amid reform.
The piece cites Waller J Ballard and figures from 1900 census arguing western states and territories have more manufacturing capital and higher yearly product than New England. It challenges the notion that tariff cuts primarily aid the New England region and notes higher wages and employment in the West.
Newspaper excerpts critique or praise political figures and policy. Items discuss Bryan's influence and Cleveland and Baltimore editorials on Roosevelt's annual message to Congress. Tariff change noted as a ten cent per pound tea duty expiration at year start.
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