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Newspaper
Darlington Herald
Location
Darlington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1921
Page
9
A Detroit News reflection on bells in Antwerp and home, noting how church bells convey mood and moral lessons without speech. The piece ties bell sounds to Christmas reverence, family bonds, and national spirit, urging a shared human brotherhood as the season arrives.
In a light exchange Millie asks if Billie will hang stockings, Billie jokes about hanging up her watch instead, reflecting playful holiday banter between them. The brief dialogue centers on Christmas customs and timekeeping.
A brief recipe notes to cream one cup sugar with two thirds cup butter then dissolve soda in hot water and add to lemon flavored mix. Add sifted flour to roll out very thin and bake in a net oven for delicate lemon cookies.
Dr. Charles Aubrey Eaton reflects on the Christmas spirit as a global armistice of goodwill. He links Bethlehem's birth to God’s love and giving, urging perpetual practice of generosity to ease personal and social troubles and to invite continual renewal.
The piece recounts Saint Nicholas of Myra as a figure of virtue and piety with legends from Asia Minor to France and Germany. It notes a southern Italian St Nicholas Day coastal procession, bonfires, and a shrine visit sequence, plus a claim from Chambers Book of Days about miraculous water bottled as a relic.
A Boston Post piece reviews Mark Twain's early life and the Pudd'nhead Wilson story. It recounts how Roxana's twins Tom and Chambers birth led to a swap, the impostor Tom's rise and fall, and the courtroom twist with finger prints solving the murder of Judge Driscoll.
Harry W. Haley, a Canadian World War I soldier, entered Leavenworth prison to repay a life-saving act by his comrade Private Thomas G. Jones. After Jones vanished, Haley was later discovered to have taken Jones's place, served a six month sentence, and seeks a presidential purge of the dishonorable discharge. The American Legion has petitioned President Harding on Haley's behalf.
Marshal Foch travels 16 000 miles across 42 states as guest of the American Legion. He visits over 200 towns and cities from New Orleans to Minneapolis, with banquets and speeches daily. Despite age and strain, he is in good spirits and received LL D degrees from 17 universities.
John Sylvester Myers, 102, walked from Lime Ridge to Bloomsburg to address the Bloomsburg post of the American Legion. He recounted being rejected for World War I service for being above the draft age, and a life story including service in the Mexican and Civil wars and the Spanish-American War era. Myers says he feels as good as ever after marriages totaling three, the last at ninety-two.
In a quizzical aside from American Legion Weekly a veteran notes the saloons are dead, yet asserts they remain alive in spirit. The exchange hints at persistent social change and ongoing communication with lingering attitudes since 1917.
December 25 lesson on Matthew 2 1 12 explores the Wise Men from the East seeking the savior guided by a star. It contrasts Herod’s fear with Jerusalem’s complacency, then shows how the travelers worship Jesus and present gifts. The lesson emphasizes faith over sight and providential guidance.
Nehemiah 12 27 describes the Levites summoned from their towns to Jerusalem for the dedication with gladness thanksgiving and singing using cymbals psalteries and harps a vivid biblical moment of communal worship and reverent celebration
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