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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1920
Page
2
Describes 120 acre ranch near Barstow with 17 acres cultivated, sandy soil, 10 feet to water, well and pumping plant, river ditch, good 4 room house, stable, chicken house, tools and furniture, 300 cords of wood, $200 manure value. Buyer could profit from wood demand. not on market long. Address Box 55 Barstow or Barstow Printer office.
Two schoolgirls discuss a poor Christmas due to a strike and a mother’s illness. They find comfort in family health, reunion and the idea that Christmas spirit lives in the heart regardless of gifts or a tree.
The article notes broad resistance to mince pie among Puritans and Quakers, with Church of England members urged to abstain. Bickerstaffe counters that Christmas pie is a consecrated badge of distinction, contrasting the exposure of a sirloin to theft with minced pie transformed into meat for its master by plums and sugar.
Sunshine Bulletin recounts a timeless tale of Santa Claus dwelling in a snowy hilltop house where elves labor to craft cakes sugar plums and toys for children during Christmas. The piece emphasizes timeless wonder and the continued existence of the jolly figure in a magical setting.
A Tacoma Ledger opinion argues for voluntary restraint in Christmas giving within families. It warns reformers should not seek legal bans and says many issues should be addressed without legislation.
Dick and Jimmy visit their grandmother one night and Jimmy petitions for Christmas gifts in a loud tone. Dick questions why he prays so loudly, and Jimmy replies that the Lord isn’t deaf, but grandmother is.
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