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December 25, 2025
160 YEARS AGO
The Lecture—There was a large gathering at Bowne Hall on Thursday evening of last week to listen to the popular poet Saxe as he discoursed wittily and learnedly of “Poets and Poetry.” There was a natural curiosity to hear a poet’s opinion of his own family—and his clever hits at a large class who imagine themselves at least fifth cousins. Of course there were many witty things said, especially of the would-be poets—some of which were lost on a large portion of the audience, not from the lack of ability to appreciate the lecturer, but from his lack of voice—and that perhaps, partly the result of his jolting ride from Colliersville. The lecture was beautifully written, and much of it very instructive—especially his remarks on the leading English and American poets of the present generation. The lecture was happily closed with the recitation of two of Saxe’s own well-known poems—“The Yankee” and “The Proud Miss McBride.”
December 22, 1865
110 YEARS AGO
The union evangelistic campaign led by Charles F. Barrett, which was to have closed on Sunday night, is being continued through Wednesday night at the Baptist Church. Through Monday night there were 47 converts. On Sunday night over 500 people attended the meeting in the Baptist church when 11 people were converted. The Friday night service brought 15 people to a definite decision.
Remember that the banks, meat-markets and hardware stores will be closed all day Saturday, Christmas Day. The grocery stores, clothing stores and jewelry stores will be open for half a day. The drug stores will be open from 7 to 1 and from 6 to 8. The barber shops will be open until noon. Bundy & Cruttenden, Taylor & Ellsworth and John F. Brady & Co. will close all day.
December 22, 1915
85 YEARS AGO
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December 25, 1940
35 YEARS AGO
Workers lowered the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) magnet into place on Monday, December 17 at Bassett Hospital. The 20,000 pound TESLA magnet is part of the most advanced diagnostic medical equipment available. MRI is used extensively is diagnosing diseases of the brain and spine, but nearly every part of the body may be studied with MRI. MRI allows physicians to view organs through the use of two natural forces: magnetic fields and radio waves. When a patient is placed within the strong magnetic field of the MRI system and radio waves are emitted around the body part under examination, millions of atoms in the patient’s body react to those waves. A powerful antenna picks up these signals and sends them to the computer which translates them into sharp images.
December 26, 1990
20 YEARS AGO
Students from Cooperstown Elementary School brought a letter home from Principal Teresa Gorman informing parents that Kid City—the school’s wooden play structure—would be closed for the winter, effective Monday, December 19, due to the suspension of liability insurance by the school district’s underwriter. The future of Kid City is uncertain at this point, school officials said, and it may have to be torn down and replaced with safer equipment.
December 23, 2005
