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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1879
Page
6
In a lively archaic verse a narrator depicts Santa Claus racing his sleigh through a winter dawn. The sky yawns awake as Saint Nick delivers gifts to sleeping children, while mischievous antics and nightly pranks by the elf keep the scene whimsical and festive.
In a snowy Christmas Eve tale in Mrs. Winterpippin's home, Nathaniel Bracket the printer and a generous widow find hope through a dreamlike gathering. The widow offers a loan and a partnership to lift Nat and secure his sister, while family bonds, forgiveness, and a magical blessing seal a heartwarming Christmas vision.
A portrait of Sir Boyle Roche, Irish parliament member for Tralee, famed for blunders and a joke about a lost guinea. The piece recounts his wry sayings, a 1798 rebellion letter attributed to him, and notes his family and marriage without issue. It includes a defense of his humorous malapropisms and a mock letter filled with his characteristic bulls.
Blackwood's Magazine notes extraordinary progress of German newspapers under liberal constitutions. It praises Komische Zeitung for rapid reporting and wide distribution, with telegraph lines to Cologne and 26 000 Berlin readers. Southern Germany shows rapid growth. Vienna boasted 355 journals by Exhibition year, all tightly organized with specialized sub editors and improved mechanical departments.
A harsh imperial portrait condemns Afghan tribes as filthy, violent, and merciless rioters who threaten India with sack and bloodshed. The writer lingers on supposed facial features, manners, and moral depravity to justify colonial fear and dehumanize a people.
A rough rough guffaw reveals a coarse jest as a winch shows black fangs through a kempt beard while the Afghan peasant remains without a smile, a muted scene in All the Year Round.
The Paris editor blends politics and society, rarely working under high pressure. He influences public opinion through signed pieces and reception duties, while foreign correspondence is limited and domestic topics dominate the page.
The artesian well near Bada Pesth in Hungary is completed at 3200 feet depth with water temperature reaching 165 deg Fahr. The bore produced 272 000 gallons per day, later 167 200 after lining with wood. Water carries carbonic acid nitrogen hydrogen sulphides and salts like sulphates and carbonates of potash soda lime and magnesia.
A lyrical meditation set on an upland and sea where wind and light awaken memory. The speaker wanders through pine suggests a quest and vision, ending with a note of fulfilled faith as dawn breaks and white sails appear offshore. Published in Scrioner’s Monthly.
A collage of light vignettes and quips on romance telephones and politics. It mixes humor about couples, the Washington monument, a savings bank boom, and satirical reflections on church silver dishes and mustard plaster on a ham sandwich. The piece includes anecdotes about a Kentucky boy, a dog under a tree, and a clever bean exchange.
The wife of Judge Paine of Cleveland County Court has eloped from marriage to pursue a variety show acting career. The couple married five years ago when she was 20 and he was 60, and she had gained a luxurious home. He has filed for divorce.
Revival of business brings many children to Massachusetts mills. Police busy prosecuting owners for violating a relatively new law that governs when children may be employed in mill work.
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