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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1900
Page
3
Two boys and three children in poverty discover desires for a horse a fire engine a drum and a doll as they tour a large store with Santa Claus. The Two-Spot and Three-Spot buy chosen gifts for each child and escort them to the toy floor, giving the scene a humane Christmas spirit.
A narrator recalls lowering a stocking hoping for a ring and gift from Santa Claus. A neighbor boy from Woodbridge street brings a tiny gift as four siblings watch, ending with a ring and candy heart and a church night promise amid shy longing.
A petite girl thanks a passerby as she and her companions cross the road with a cherished bundle. The group, smiling and joined hand in hand, leaves the Two-Spot behind, sharing quiet goodbyes and warmth.
An enthusiastic mother recalls the joy of Christmas trees for children and the cherished ritual of stocking gifts. She emphasizes the value of small trees for each child and the happiness pets and family members bring, noting the enduring pull of holiday cheer despite the work involved.
The passage recalls a bygone South Christmas filled with lavish hospitality and merriment. It describes a festive period before the war with grand manor life, celebratory fox hunts, plantation fiddler reels, and generous 'good cheer' for all workers, highlighting regional traditions and hospitality.
A global snapshot notes smallpox cases in Kansas City and a $40,000 Brazil Indiana hotel plan. Reports include ties to Bryan election returns, strikes in Peru, failed Chinese laundries in London, deadly tunnel explosion in Aspen, state deaths in Alabama and West Virginia, ship arrivals with remains, and a series of political, legal, and cultural notes from Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
Amarillo reports no smallpox cases and Dallas villagers plan a new house of worship for Unitarians. Fort Worth to host a Reform Jewish congregation. Main Street brick paving under way. Obituaries note Sister St George's death in Tyler. Cumberland Presbyterians in Hillsboro plan a $5000 church. Three damage suits against Dallas total 45000. E B Obenchain dies at Greenville. Sherman suit by J B Rogers against Katy for 30000. Denison man takes morphine after perceived wrongs. Terrell boy shot in abdomen by stray ball. North Texas Medical Association meets in Sherman with 100 physicians. Navarro county man captures and sells 133 possums. Sherman rock attack on Lige Dennison. Wagons head to Lampasas from Waco. Texas Central pays tax on earnings. Dallas Opera club formed. Attorney general allows two corporations of same name to do business. Dallas book reception honors librarian Miss Leeper. Railroad mileage tables to be updated. Terrell suit against Texas and Pacific for 50000. August Sicking dies from accidental injury. Gainesville elopement case resolved. Cotton yard accident injures child in Lancaster. Collar button death of two children in Amarillo. Hereford bond denial for Chinaman charged with assault. Texarkana fire accident hurts two girls, one fatally.
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