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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1913
Page
6
A tall tale from London Tit-Bits about a sailor and his shipmate Bill Bolthead attending a Christmas Eve dance aboard a ship. Mischief and flirtations unfold as they court two women amid portside revelry and nautical slang, ending with a playful naval “capture” of the evening.
An article urges parents to shield young children from the Santa Claus truth, arguing that preserving belief preserves joy and imagination. It warns that adulthood reveals harsh realities and questions whether early disillusionment is worth triggering before the child is ready.
A short verse recalls a mistletoe moment with Bessie under pink and white beauty. The speaker notes the invited gaze and poised lips as she navigates the kiss trap and anticipates another man’s turn.
The Glastonbury thorn, tied to a monkish legend of St Joseph, is said to have rooted where his staff touched the earth and to bloom on Christmas. The shift in calendar rules supposedly caused the tree to miss blooms until Christmas day again.
In Devonshire the Yule log was represented by the Ashton fagot brought in and burned with merriment. The fagot consisted of ash timber nine bands round and burned merrily on the wide hearth. Guests enjoyed games and festive songs as cracks from bursting hoops warranted fresh bowls of liquor.
The Lord of Misrule or Abbot of Unreason was a key Christmas ceremony official acting as master of revels from Christmas Eve to Twelfth Night. He delivered a quaint speech declaring people free to mock themselves, enforce equality, and guide all to laughter as they behaved as children under his rule.
A playful Christmas note lists gifts the writer has received over the years such as slippers smoking sets and meerschaum pipes. He asks for one present this year a beloved person Phyllis. The letter ends with the name James Courtnes Chialligs and a longing tone.
A period notice highlights bed sets with spreads pillows and valances in white scrim with embroidery or fillet trim. Blankets in Austra lan wool in pale blue rose or mauve with satin binding are suggested. Towels, especially dozen Turkish bath towels personalized with initials, are also proposed as thoughtful gifts.
Ella A Fanning records a family moment as Brother Jack proclaims cigars are finished with a pipe now and then, while his mother sighs over gifts she planned to buy and the odd change in taste.
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