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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1952
Page
5
A humorous Christmas Eve memoir of a 16 year old girl unable to sleep. She recalls bedtime rituals, failed lullabies, Christmas morning antics, and family ribbing after staying awake past midnight.
A missive from a child to Uncle Mistletoe blends classic song titles to reveal a family suspense about telling parents a secret. The note ends with joy as the truth comes out and an old fashioned Christmas awaits.
A humorous piece invites readers to gain access to an office through a playful procedure in the study hall. It suggests watching the master of ceremonies and following simple directions to be sent to the office, urging loud gum chewing as a collective act.
The snippet lists roles and names for editors, sports editor, feature editors, makeup, circulation, business managers, news staff, feature staff, and typists across departments, naming Judy Swain Doris Woessner Marge Meyer Pete Dillon and many others. It reads as a traditional masthead with extensive staff rosters.
A reflective poem contrasts a healthy narrator with a one legged person a blind fruit vendor and a deaf child highlighting gratitude for limbs sight hearing and communication. The speaker humbly recognizes his own fortune and concludes the world is his.
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