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Newspaper
Carcoar Chronicle
Location
Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1901
Page
7
A woman endures poverty to shield her husband’s innocence as a confession clears him. Jealousy, sacrifice, and loyalty test a family, while a doctor guides a dying man to reveal truth. The reunion under the mistletoe seals a Christmas of reconciliation and renewed faith.
In a villa on the town outskirts a dying man reflects on past deeds and remorse. He has long scorned clergy, though now he seeks comfort, while Dr Montgogo, his intimate friend, enters to ease his distress as the patient voices trouble on his mind.
A convalescent narrator recalls a Christmas reunion with her husband after a period of separation. Dr Montrose arrives and heals, while she imagines their shared Christmas Day meeting at the Elm house under the mistletoe. The narrative blends relief, faith, and hopeful anticipation.
An old house shows harmony between bright holly and green leaves, while modest suburban homes lack decor. The mantle gains charm from garden spoils, and even busy housewives appreciate the tasteful touch of greenery during Christmas season.
A damaged passage discusses advances in colour printing in Germany and the decline of hand painted cards. It argues that sentimental and displayy cards fade as Christmas and other card types such as birthday, memorial, valentine, and wedding cards lose prominence, with wedding cards predicted to fade last.
A chaotic Christmas scene unfolds in the barracks with officers visiting, soldiers feasting on geese and mutton, bandsmen playing, and a late ball. Yet workers and firemen toil through the holiday as parcels pile up and fires threaten amid bustling shop and postroom activity.
A Victorian era feature describes crinkled ribbon work and net needlework for festive decorations. It highlights cushion covers, lace braids, and floral motifs, noting delicate ribbon textures, primrose satin accents, and innovative applique methods as desirable holiday embellishments.
A poor girl Karen is gifted red shoes by a kindly shoemaker wife. An old lady tries to claim them, but Karen keeps wearing red. At confirmation and church, the shoes draw attention from all, including a red haired beggar and portraits, ending with Karen kneeling before the altar as the shoes linger in her gaze.
A circular space in the eye centre features a finished Darrow lace fringe on a wrapped casket. The piece is displayed with gold foil edging and a Bartolozzi centerpiece encircled by forget-me-nots. The lid center rests a wreath motif, with a delicate fringe finishing the edge in an old pattern.
Fragmentary OCR mentions participants in a church setting with phrases about swimming in the communion cup and omissions of singing panim and the Lord's Prayer. No clear names or dates.
A detailed instructions piece describes a magic routine to pass a borrowed ring through the top of a table using a prepared handkerchief and a wineglass. The performer borrows a ring, hides it in the handkerchief, positions it over the glass, and then via a sequence of motions makes the ring appear inside the glass and later hidden under the table before the spectator finds it.
A vintage card trick describes using a wax on a penny and a waxed thread to attach a penny to a tumbler. The performer borrows a penny, reveals the tumbler, presses the coin to wax, and when the tumbler is returned, uses a wand to move the coin and rope out of the tumbler before scraping wax away and returning the penny.
The conjurer grows about a dozen pennies from audience members and places them in a basin. A spectator secretly marks one coin, which is mixed with the rest and thrown back in. Blindfolded, the performer picks the marked coin, identifiable by its slightly warmer feel from spectator hands.
The Bonnn Claus Bociety formed about seventeen years ago to bring Christmas gifts to children in hospitals and later adults and patients recovering from illness. A Santa Claus Home for children with hip and spinal diseases operates in Cearmaiey Pach Trighgate with plans to house about twenty four children as funds allow, all gifts given without debt. The annual display of gifts in December seeks reader interest and support for the charity.
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