HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 16, 1882  The front page is taken up with a nice print: "Getting Ready for Christmas".
Prints inside include a fullpg: "Character Sketches in Germany"; a double page centerfold: "'Merry Christmas To You, Old Barebones!'" a halfpg. print by A.B. Frost: "Dis Ain't Nuthin' Short of Murder, It Ain't." showing an African-American woman scolding two men. Also a nearly half page print by Thomas Nast: "Dr. Arthur's Prescriptions" plus a back page Nast political cartoon.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Complete in 16 pages.