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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1911
Page
12
A humorous Christmas pageant bit features Decem Ginks and Mrs Skinflint amid holiday gift gags. Dialogue turns on wealth, generosity, and the season's commercial rush as characters debate spending and saving during Christmas time.
A minister invited to a town dinner sits opposite a goose. He asks if he should sit so near the goose and then clarifies to the hostess that he meant the roast one. The exchange is light hearted and playful.
A festive exchange recalls engagement plans and the season's mood. A humorous tale recounts Brown bragging about a seven fifty turkey versus Jones claiming a 150 dollar bird last Christmas, then a costly live bird mishap, and a light glance at Christmas tree friends and an extravagant gift from a spouse.
The piece argues Christmas is first a religious anniversary, not merely a festival of cheer. It urges thoughtful greetings, sincere good will, and personal application of Christ’s birth principles, warning against commercialism and stressing that the day centers on the Christian event.
The early Romans introduced gift giving but curbed wealth with a sumptuary law. Expensive presents were auctioned and proceeds went to the national treasury. Romans still distributed many gifts, yet kept offerings small such as jars of olives napkins jellyd fishes and candies.
The young woman extols a cherished Christmas punch recipe passed through generations. A witty suitor quips that if her ancestor drank it, he might wish the armor he wore were inside rather than outside. The exchange blends family lore with festive humor.
Mrs Clifton recalls a country visit with her husband Tom marked by misdirections and delays. On a wrong road they wandered miles past Rose Lodge, finally arriving to find dinner guests already seated, while Tom joked about eating the carburetor if they lost their way again.
The Textile Manufacturers Journal outlines the artificial silk production from Norway pulp. Pulp sheets are weighed and treated in iron tanks with chemical solutions, then spun into filaments at high speed. The operation emphasizes precise temperatures, ventilation, and minimal handling, with skeins dried and sorted by skilled operators.
The author argues Chinese officials who fail in office face a death penalty by own action, deterring poor candidates and simplifying elections. He envisions fewer candidates, less muckraking, and that public opinion would force accountability, suggesting adopting the system with hitchless adaptation.
The article cites J. J. Jusserand on Shakespeare aiming to please a broad Globe audience. It notes the crowd’s warmth, patriotism, love of extremes, and appetite for spectacle including tortures, death, and coarse wit.
The piece argues the pig tail as a symbol of reform and emancipation from Manchu rule if the revolution succeeds. It notes the cut was a badge of submission three centuries ago, with details of how the shaved front signaled allegiance during the 1618 Manchu conquest and how some coastal districts hid the mark.
A narrative of Mandy and her family living in dire poverty with a torn fence, no door, and scant warmth. At Christmas the narrator recalls a church effort where Mandy’s Tree is secretly placed behind the large tree, gifting the town’s children while Mandy’s family remains unseen and remembered. The piece highlights charity, church outreach, and the hidden generosity of a community.
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