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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
7
A poem reflecting on childhood belief in Santa Claus and the fading of innocence as time passes. The speaker questions whether faith endures amid doubt, loss, and aging, concluding that as long as there are loving hearts Santa will remain.
A Chicago Tribune style guide offers Christmas decorating ideas using evergreens holly and mistletoe. Suggestions include doorway ropes, draped garlands, holly bells, laurel and cedar accents, pine trees along walls, and a compact green wire Christmas tree for small spaces.
A historical note on the nativity festival's early church observance and its joyfully remembered meaning. It also describes rural fortune telling on New Year’s Eve with molten lead shapes predicting marriage travel sickness or death, and claims the art is inherited from mother to daughter.
The passage argues that early world history prior to Christ is a record of barbarism cruelty and bloodshed. It cites Babylon Persia Greece and Rome as histories of vice degradation and crime with references to ancient empires and their rulers.
The passage recalls a people called the Tentonies once without religion or government who embraced the gospel of Christ. It notes prior worship of many gods and even Syrians strayed, but upon declaration by the prophet their habits and manners were refined and their civilization improved as the gospel spread like a spring of water unto everlasting life.
A practical woman skilled in sewing explains simple devices to make at home for Christmas gifts. The piece praises handmade goods as more cherished by receivers than store bought items, highlighting accessible projects suitable for evenings at home.
The passage describes inexpensive home-made items such as a hair receiver crafted from white Jawa or dimky fabric, stuffed in clusters and edged with satin ribbon. It also mentions bedroom slippers trimmed with fur as a favored holiday present to be made at home, reflecting practical, craft oriented shopping.
A fragment notes an alarm clock at the office may help someone know when to come home for dinner. The Chicago Evening Post quotation hints at a domestic shorthand reflecting time and routine.
The New Year in Japan opens with a 5 am religious festival. The Mikado in traditional dress leads deputies to a shrine for prostration in four directions. Emperors and court attend a three hour breakfast, then a ceremonial feast marks the new year. Ties, vegetables, and red paper charms blessing while red is avoided after a recent death. The day ends with theater plays and continued greetings.
In a city with Latin Greek and Armenian communities the Christmas season spans December 28 through Epiphany. Greeks celebrate in early January while Armenians mark Epiphany, creating a prolonged festival as year ends and new beginnings approach, with shared processions guiding pilgrims to a common festive field.
A fragment notes the Christmas season with questions about Santa Claus and toy stores reopening and glue. The lines hint at festive shopping and anticipation as holiday preparations begin.
Old and new ideas for handmade gifts fill this Atlanta Constitution craft spread. Featured items include terry wash-rags edged with blue thread, double faced eiderdown slippers trimmed with lace, and a velvet needle case with satin binding. The piece closes with a nostalgic poem about Santy Claus and Christmas memories.
A fragmentary reminiscence shows a family scene as children discuss gifts for their father at Christmas. The eldest contemplates giving him an alarm clock while the mother questions the choice, conveying a warm, domestic moment from a larger narrative.
A fragmentary street slang exchange on Sunday school, candy canes, and the value of waiting in church for money versus earning two dollars on a street corner. Slobsy notes church attendance, while Chimmie jokes about joining a class and wasting time.
Harry Green testified before Magistrate Corey about a yearly elopement plot with his wife Goldie and her alleged accomplice Shore. He described a pattern of theft and abandonment, noting Goldie took jewelry and cash totaling about 800 dollars and planned further elopements, leaving Green financially strained and contemplating divorce.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Agostino Polidori, great‑grandfather of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, from the Paris uprising. In a crowded Palais Royal scene a powdery wig maker tosses a rusty sword to the narrator and urges patriotism. He disables the weapon by discarding it and urges a passerby to “Fight for your country.”
A girl taken to London by her parents returns describing places she saw to friends. When asked if she saw the Old Bailey where murderers hang, she says no but recalls the Troyal academy where they hang the artists. The remark, from the London Telegraph, blends travel with morbid wit.
The text presents a child like dialogue about a star delivering a little brother and children wanting to tell their mother. A separate line mocks a woman’s cleverness tied to cooking and keeping a house, reflecting dated attitudes.
A poem by John Ward Stinson likens the Magi arriving at Christmastide to distant seekers bearing gifts of wealth and knowledge. It contrasts earthly splendor with a cherubic child and asks which star to worship, concluding all earthly crowns are cast before the sacred.
Mr. and Mrs. Reminiscent recall childhood Christmas Eve rituals and the simple joys of red stockings copper-toed shoes and a cherished wind up watch. They reflect on memory’s power and wonder who first hung stockings, while recounting a prank by Stanislans Blank and the sentimental value of a silver table set received for Christmas.
A jumbled vintage page fragment presents a mix of personal recollections and social notes. It includes overheard conversations about childhood disputes, accusations of tattling, and reflections on human nature, alongside brief lines about New Year visiting customs and small social moments from people like Mrs Eaton and Orville Skinnie.
The article notes that Chinese New Year visiting cards trace back thousands of years and list full titles of owners. It describes large silk backed cards made of silk oriella they can be rolled for carrying and returned to owners due to their value.
A collage of quotes urges daily virtue and service. It blends voices from Beecher Gounod Brooks and others, stressing that life’s value lies in ongoing effort. The piece invites starting a daily Christmas spirit and expanding personal influence through noble action.
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