24 Dec 1891
Page 1
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Newspaper
The Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1891
Page
1
Advertisement touts Wood's Lightning Excelsior Peas as the premier market garden variety. It claims earlier ripening and uniform maturity, with全部 harvestable in a single picking and readiness not earlier than any other pea, noting Norfolk district truckers among its endorsers.
A shy boyish prank ends with a fall from a chimney injuring a child. a Christmas tale follows Margaret Claus and Joe Worrell as they aid Kitty Worrell in Gunnison alley. A kind benefactor, Dr Good, helps Kitty and Margaret helps deliver gifts and hope, culminating in a Christmas dream come true.
An old woman, calling herself Mrs Santa Claus, dresses dolls for hours in a bustling room near a bay window. She trains a steady stream of girls to ship dolls to rich and poor families as she explains her mission to ensure Santa Claus has dolls for every child.
Local eatery advertises oysters and meals served until one o clock at night. The notice promotes affordable options cooked in oil and invites customers to call Pusana Flack Weld on Water Street opposite D. Kr. Wells.
A vintage notice extols the Christmas box three centuries past and lauds P. P. P. as a cure all. It narrates a boy distributing the box through town and asserts permanent benefits including relief of nervous trouble and strengthened organs.
Simon Claus reads a child's plea for aid sending him toward a Christmas helper. His wife reveals their sick child and the couple face fear and poverty as they consider help beyond money.
Poem fragment recounts a boyish Uncle Sam singing for a potent charm to win pretty girls, claiming Santa Claus gave him what he most desired and made him admired. Tom Lansing.
Dialogue shows Uncle Jasper and Dashaway discussing a Christmas dinner as Colonel Winterblossom presents a fat turkey. Uncle Jasper insists on a fast count while Dashaway notes the colonel said nothing about it.
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