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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
4
Francis Hill reflects on memory and renewal as winter ends and Christmas returns. Children, rails, and ships symbolize a future where joy persists beyond iron husks and old tales. The poem envisions renewal in art and daily life.
On the Sunday before Christmas Eddie asks what to give his brother. He recalls last year’s gift of the measles, a quip reflecting a child’s innocent mishap during holiday preparations in a town scene.
The dialogue features Miss Passage asking if aging reduces her stocking gifts. Miss Pertly replies that thinning is the reason, not age, suggesting a playful domestic exchange about Christmas generosity and appearances.
In Honolulu a yearly outdoor Christmas tree began as a tourist idea on a central park lawn. Locals and visitors decked a large tree with popcorn and tinsel, cotton “snow” on branches, and gifts from Santa. Children of many nationalities crowded the scene as Santa distributed dolls, jump ropes, and knifes, marking a lasting community holiday tradition called the Mallhint.
A reflective Christmas verse urges memory of friends and gifts, stressing the broader value of kindness love and support. It honors outreach beyond material presents and calls for comforting words and sympathy to brighten lives and reveal the season’s true meaning.
Tommy asks Billie if he believes in Santa. Billie says he does and claims to have seen him while he was filling a stocking last year. Billie says Santa looked like his bad twin brother, and the joke lands as a humorous exchange in the piece by Judge.
Religious processions and family lodging hunts echo in Mexico as nine days blend worship with revelry. Pidiendo posadas reenact the Holy Family’s inns search while piñatas, gifts, and late-night markets fill patios with lights, food, and music.
An essay recalls how Christmas in Maryland has long combined simple family feasts with boisterous merriment. It argues that while methods have changed since 1840, the core spirit remains constant and will endure into the future.
A Christmas house party offers a week end or longer with congenial guests and hosts. Youths return from school bring classmates for a festive season of outdoor sports or city amusements, ample meals, tableaux, stories, and games by the fire.
A fragmentary Christmas verse evokes a jolly time with forests changing, toys in sight, and Yule logs glowing, capturing seasonal imagery in a nostalgic vein.
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