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Newspaper
Checotah Times
Location
Checotah, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
5
In a New England style note, readers describe craft with fallen pine canes and bark, preserving living trees. It suggests making small spruce Christmas trees from swamp cranberries and moss to create tiny, varied gifts for loved ones without harming healthy trees.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt shares how a mother chose to plant a fruit tree each Christmas to fund her son’s education. The father joins in, linking yearly harvests to a growing bank account controlled by the boy, supervised by his father, with profits deposited for his schooling.
On their return from the Holy Land pilgrims and crusaders carried new subjects for theater. Early Christmas mysteries and other plays drew on devotion and war incidents, with St George and the dragon likely arising in this period and surviving to modern times.
A fragment from Chicago Post celebrates a jumpin jack toy with tinsel like Christmas gear and a pratfall rhythm. It details its spring action, knee bends, and playful dance moves, noting its affordable dime price and cheerful appeal to children during Christmas time.
A fragmented description recalls Christmas pinatas in a Mexican village near the alameda. Tall paper figures shaped as angels or famous persons, especially Diaz, hang in homes and markets. Children strike these pinatas to release candies, amid festive crowds and makeshift stalls.
On Christmas day the EO Alad Temple of the Shriners in Washington hosted its annual dinner for the poor. A surprise moment came when 150 loaves of bread arrived and were secretly distributed after two large Santas entered with baskets. The bread was given to heads of families amid festive jokes and smiles, a charitable miscommunication turned joyful.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt surveys Christmas foods around the world. It notes Cuba’s pork and turkeys, Mexico’s mole de guajalote, France’s sausages and hare dishes, Brittany’s ham with rye, and Spain’s black bean and rice paste Moes cael Cheistiiis. It also mentions England and Scotland with regional specialties and Christmas feasts spanning from Christmas to Epiphany.
A humorous teaser poem praises Mrs Santa Claus as a busy woman who labels toys and manages Santa’s pack. It humorously notes her tasks from fixing labels to preparing clothes for cold days and keeping Santa in good humor to avoid sad children. The piece cites a fragment from the St Louis Globe-Democrat as its source.
A quip from a southern elder in Washington says Virginians will not move until after the next Christmas. The proverb grows elusive as each Christmas passes with moves postponed, tied to a holiday spirit that lingers from the South and may fade only when the South itself disappears, on New York Eve.
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