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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
13
A judge proposes a satirical Christmas program to counter Santa Claus objections. He suggests gathering children to acknowledge gift giving while recounting a family scene of a stressed mother undoing bargain-hunt purchases and a wary, disillusioned tone for a “harmless” holiday.
The piece urges a loving Christmas spirit as children return home or receive letters and tokens. It reassures that Santa Claus visits all children, good or not, and encourages teaching kids to embrace giving and love during the season.
The account traces Christmas as observed from year 98 and notes a 187 inception as a solemn feast. It cites Pope Telesphorus urging universal celebration and recalls Diocletian ordering church doors barred, a blaze that killed six hundred worshippers.
A quirky exchange features a brave soldier and a thrift minded Saint discussing holiday temptations. The pair muse on Santa Claus images and the reuse of old clothes, framing a playful critique of festive extravagance.
Jane and Florence discuss a lean year with a strike affecting wages and a possible missing tree. Florence reminds her friend that family health and work return to shape Christmas joy, urging that true spirit lives in hearts, not gifts.
The piece notes Puritans and Quakers opposing mince and Christmas pie. It cites Bickerstaffe arguing the pie is a consecrated badge yet often forbidden by family druid. The author contrasts beef sirloin kept intact with minced meat baked into a sweet dish as a change in property.
In a sunlit bulletin piece, the old man in a snow house on a hill keeps many elves busy creating cakes sugar plums and toys for Christmas stockings as cheerful children await the season’s magic.
A Tacoma Ledger editorial urges societies to pledge against giving gifts outside immediate families to curb excess. It warns reformers should not seek legal controls, noting many social ills should be addressed without state legislation.
Dick interrupts Jimmy’s Christmas prayers as he questions why a child prays so loudly. Grandma reassures with a soft reply about prayer and belief.
A playful guide to a simple Santa Claus performance using Kris as the jolly lead. The plan involves children and relatives acting as helpers, with disguises, a pretend sleigh, and a staged return to create festive fun for half an hour.
Poetic meditation urging a heart to return to Bethlehem during a waning year. The speaker calls away from envy pride and shame to hear the angels and find rest in the holy season. The verse invites return, faith, and renewed peace by the star.
The Russian working people used Christmas to halt work for an extended period. Historically Kolenda marked Christmas Eve with peasants visiting noble houses, singing carols, and collecting coins. A later great masquerade featured all ages in animal costumes to recall the Saviour’s humble birth in the stable.
A rustic exhortation to preserve Christmas spirit year round. The speaker urges brotherhood and fellowship beyond December, calling for kindness and helping others daily while saluting blessings and the nation’s privileges. The piece ends with a hopeful vision of universal law guiding the world.
Simple home made gifts include hemmed handkerchiefs with initial, gloves for housework, night slippers for children, lay out ideas for dowdy fabrics and knit corset covers. Make doll outfits from worn items, sew mittens, craft fur muffs and scarves, and send a cheery house plant to an invalid friend.
A boastful remark signals a planned rough contest as a husky player taunts an opponent before a forthcoming game. The exchange hints at crowd energy and a gritty local matchup.
A short reflective note urges not to deny children Christmas joy and belief in Santa Claus or St. Nicholas, calling it a seal of happiness for the year. It emphasizes inclusive names for the benevolent Dutch saint across beliefs.
A brief Christmas dialogue features Johnny asking to be the janitor’s child so his father remains polite. The exchange hints at family sentiment and social roles within a holiday vignette.
In a street collision a hay wagon driver ended up on his head and lay semi conscious. Two speeding car occupants lifted him and debated whether to take him to a undertaker or a drug store, finally he urged to be taken to the drug store first. A new microscope illuminator by Prof. Alexander Silverman promises strong illumination for examining opaque and translucent samples. It aids metal tests by revealing blow holes and pits and shows fabric threads from multiple angles. It is valued by textile experts and bacteriologists.
Robinson notes the boss plans to employ female debt collectors. Jackett suggests if a woman can collect from men as well as from her husband, the plan could work. The discussion hints at entertainment value and wages matching food costs.
A Judge remarks on a grandmother who rejected beauty aids and modern fashion, noting she wore high necks and long sleeves and kept her ears visible. She shunned theaters and voting but knew how to act when her grandfather arrived, contrasting past restraint with present trends.
Emily acts the grown up lady and corrects Aunt Ida on a welcome line. The scene centers on Emily and Aunt Ida at a doorway with the fir and warm hands, highlighting Emily’s insistence on proper hospitality.
A fragment notes a man with a good memory able to recall his wife's birthday, highlighting a humorous remark about memory skills and personal recollection.
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