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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1907
Page
3
A Virginia narrator recalls Christmas 1862 amid Civil War winter quarters. Soldiers in Hampton’s legion dine on modest treasures and coffee from sweet potatoes while a fiddle tunes the dancing. Generals and heroes mingle with camp life amid memories of loss, bravery, and home fires.
John D Rockefeller visited the Lyceum at Pocantico Hills to distribute gifts and entertain local children. He inspected an electric multicolored tree and star, asked about lighting fireplaces, and recalled past gifts while wishing the audience a merry Christmas.
The exchange shows Mabel recounting how Mr Wheth erne asked about a wreath of wintergreen and mistletoe on Christmas night. Alice asks what she told him and Mabel answers she could not reveal more. The dialogue hints at a domestic misunderstanding and a playful, festive scene.
A brief comic exchange shows a waiter lamenting a tough Christmas season as some customers skip meals to dodge tipping or to try a new place. The humor hinges on festive dining woes and stiff attitudes.
A fragment recalls holiday fantasy and a chaotic riot tone as pairs share festive mischief amid garbled lines and playful chaos. Names like Harvey and Hobemia surface in a surreal scene with combs and brushes as symbols.
A rustic tale from the Atlanta Constitution recounts an old man offering his six daughters as Christmas presents to his hired hands. Each man selects a daughter, then the old man reveals his true plan to marry off the daughters to the men, ending with a note of union and propriety amid shared work and holiday cheer.
More than 6 000 Bowery denizens lined up at 207 Bowery New York to receive a Christmas meal funded by Big Tim Sullivan. The feast featured 5 000 loaves 1 500 pounds of turkey 1 000 pounds chicken 1 000 pounds duck 7 000 pies and 10 000 cups of coffee plus beer and shoes for the attendees. Little Tim Sullivan presided as master of ceremonies with policemen assisting and crutches and poverty on display.
At the 46th annual Newsboys Lodging House dinner on New Chambers Street New York City 1400 newsboys and guests were served Christian turkey. The banquet followed an observance by William M Pierss whose father hosted the boys each Christmas for forty three years.
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