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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1916
Page
3
A fragmentary historical verse describes Christmas joys and winter scenes. It recalls sleigh bells, reindeer, and children singing as darkness gives way to light. The piece mentions St Nicholas and festive imagery in a nostalgic tone.
A 1926 Christmas Sunday piece laments war in Europe while praising peace, noting soldiers returning home and a renewed spirit of gratitude. It describes military displays in city streets, the hope for a happier Christmas before another Chelsie mas, and the longing for an end to fighting.
A reflective Christmas piece urges shared good cheer and brotherly love to brighten a world veiled in hardship. It emphasizes the enduring spirit of Christmas, candle lighting, and a call for kindness tied to Christian ideals and hopeful light.
The fragment shows Nathan Wylie’s strained relation with his wife’s kin and his long isolation after mistreating relatives. A neighbor’s memory stirs sympathy as Wylie becomes momentarily more human amid financial gains and renewed lonely days in the old house.
In a hamlet tale a family feuds over a pumpkin gifted to Mrs Price. The orange fruit hides a note from Nathan Wyle that leads to a tense daytime discovery and Wyle’s near injury, sparking suspicion but ending with a neighborly rescue. The old man later repurposes the note’s value, and the incident reshapes local relations.
Washington discusses government efficiency and household economy to reduce living costs. Dr Corbett urges home canning and storage, promoting dried and preserved vegetables, root crops, and apartment storage ideas to cut grocery bills while maintaining nutrition.
Washington notes describe lawmakers debating fair appropriations for federal departments and the railroad problem, with Senator Menson guiding Market of Columbia prohibition efforts. The piece mentions questions to lieutenants on Demon Rum and parliamentary guidance from Sen Sheppard and Kenyon as local agitation and public inquiries flow in from Iowa and other states.
The Senate narrowly defeated a proposal to hold a referendum on Prohibition in a community where voting was long unknown, citing risk of wholesale corruption. Other notes mention uniforms for War Department officials and deliberations on bringing the Iowa Cavalry home from the Mexican border, with remarks from Secretary Baker and Congressman Mull. Washington notes add holiday plans of Congressman Ramseyer and relatives in Newark, New York.
The New Minister, a four act musical comedy, will be presented at the South Prairie schoolhouse on Wednesday night December 27. Proceeds will aid the Farmers’ Institute program to be held January 24-25 at the Central Schoolhouse.
Bay Island December reports welcome a baby girl born Thursday morning to Mr and Mrs Henry Tashson. The box social at Bay Talad school house raised 22 dollars and 30 cents with prizes awarded for best looking girl and nearest guess. Various locals, including Mr Martin, Mrs Zelzenhorn, Mr and Mrs Fonter, and Mrs Shoppe, are noted visiting or hosting, with several Sunday calls and small town social mentions.
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