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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
4
A fragment from a Detroit paper recalls Christmas hope as a goodwill dream reaches a girl named Polly. Children gather for gifts, dolls clothes, a crib from a cigar box, and a red geranium bloom as Polly opens presents with smiles and tears, sharing a sunny front room and a canary’s song.
The fragment blends a Christmas tale about Polly and her kittens with scattered agricultural notes from Missouri College of Agriculture. It weaves a playful scene of Polly choosing a white kitten as a present, then shifts to farming tips on crop rotation, fall plowing, and worm problems affecting wheat, potatoes, and corn. The mixed items read like pasted excerpts from a local paper, balancing domestic festivity with field guidance.
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