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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1894
Page
2
A lyrical Christmas reflection recounts shepherds glimpsing the newborn Christ in the Bethlehem scene. The poem contrasts quiet night with heavenly signs and the world’s joy at the birth, ending with the refrain of good will on earth.
A pale worn woman in a shabby room watches a Christmas Eve street scene as her children Kathie and Tony plan a carol vigil. They sing at windows, collect coins, and refuse charity, hoping their small act will lift spirits without revealing their need.
In a snowy night, an aged, tormented man recalls happier Christmases tied to his daughter Kathie. He invites two singing children to his hall, learns they are Kathie and Tony, and recalls his estranged daughter Katherine who married Anthony Girvin.
The fragment notes a verse declaring unlucky fates linked to a Christmas Tuesday. It foretells many women dying, ships in peril, kings slain, a dry summer, and strong covetous births. A warning appears: theft risks death by sword or knife, while illness implies possible life restoration.
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a salvation for female troubles. It cites Mrs. S. W. White of West Philadelphia praising the remedy for herself and her daughters, claiming relief from backache, weakness, and nervousness after a decade of illness.
A collage of Christmas scenes and customs from different cultures and eras. It describes a toy filled Christmas awakening, German stocking folklore with Pelsnichol, Puritan Yankee celebrations, and children’s jokes about gifts and stockings.
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