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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1903
Page
2
A poetical Christmas hymn praising universal joy and divine presence. Images of lilies in fields, bells and stars, family gatherings, and shared feast mark the season's peace. The refrain “The Christmas song is sung” recurs as imagery of hope spreads from hearth to home.
Maurice Coleman presents BOB Leaf pins a nostalgic look at the year’s final hours. The piece reflects on memories and events as the calendar turns.
In a Chicago Tribune narrative set at a house party Col. Foster interviews Jack about Dora's engagement to George Standish. Dora reveals she loves Standish, not Jack, and Jack confesses he bought a ring for Dora after losing hope of marriage. Dora ultimately accepts Standish and discards Jack’s ring as the old year ends.
A Cincinnati Post vignette portrays an elderly couple by the fire on Christmas night recalling their life together. The man speaks of memories from boyhood Christmases, their children and grandchildren, and the solace of shared faith, love, and contentment as they approach sunset.
The Dernids harvest mistletoe by the full moon and perform rites with a gold sickle and milk white bulls. Christians shun its heathen roots, placing it in private homes where a kiss is earned under the branch as berries adorn the sacred shrub. The plant is linked to ancient Edenic myth as a magical forbidden tree.
Natives embrace Christmas amid Honolulu warmth with December sunshine. Church services mark the day, followed by outdoor dinners, sports, and merrymaking. Gardens bloom with roses and carnations as birds sing in leafy trees.
A Washington Star snip portrays Mr. Bliggins noting a dry Christmas with twenty minutes of turkey and mince pie and six weeks of pepsin, reflecting a weary mood and holiday weariness.
The piece recalls the Christmas Yule log as a symbol of peace and the fading of old feuds. It notes that the flame once kept neighbors and enemies in harmony though not perfectly, and mentions pagan ties and the ash brand kept yearly to light the next log.
A grand Christmas procession winds through Lima with saints and cathedral pictures carried along a lengthy route. Soldiers in bright uniforms Indian women with ribbons and flowers and laden asses join the parade as Nativity scenes are viewed from stands. Night brings guitars castanets and dances ending in public feasts for rich and poor.
The piece reviews responses in the House over Panama recognition, contrasting critics who call it hasty interference with Panamanian independence, and supporters who cite adherence to precedents in France Brazil and prior U.S. actions. It notes Marines were landed to protect transit and order, with implications for Roosevelt era politics and a forthcoming Republican convention in Chicago.
The piece argues that monopolists and not the 7 cent import duty caused coal shortages and rising prices. It notes Congress repealed duties on foreign coal till Jan 14 1904, likely extended, and asserts free importation does not fix extortion. It cites Boston as benefiting from diverse imports and cites Sweden and US marriage ages.
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