The Christ Child at Christmas Night
Fragmentary verse evokes Christmas lighting and a Christ child entering homes with welcome. Imagery of angels and kindness dwells in hearts, contrasting unrest with gentle hospitality during the season.
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Newspaper
Filer Record
Location
Filer, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1919
Page
6
Fragmentary verse evokes Christmas lighting and a Christ child entering homes with welcome. Imagery of angels and kindness dwells in hearts, contrasting unrest with gentle hospitality during the season.
The ad promotes Pape's Cold Compound as a fast relief for colds. A dose every two hours, usually three doses, eases nasal congestion headaches fever sneezing and malaise with no quinine and simple taste at low cost. It claims the remedy works without assistance.
In a World’s Work item a British officer mocks American destroyers as dainty while an American replies that Kipling’s line applies. The exchange notes American ships with larger fuel stores and a stereotype of feminine efficiency, ending with Admiral Sim’s echoed claim that the female of the species is more deadly.
An advertisement promises Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims consistent purity strength and excellence in every bottle and offers a sample for ten cents with a request to mention the newspaper.
A playful snippet notes a newly invented small rubbery wheeled clamp to attach to a racing rocker to turn it into a rolling chair. The narrator laments the absurdity, imagining a man returning home to darkness and being chased by the contraption.
An ad extols Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming it cures deafness caused by catarrh through the bloodstream and mucous surfaces. It promises a hundred dollar reward for any case it cannot help and notes distributors in Toledo Ohio. A separate humorous exchange discusses a breakfast coffee pot with a vacuum lid stopper.
A fragment discusses Boschee's Syrup as a “man of all disasters” and warns that neglecting it leads to danger. It references statistics claiming many deaths associated with it, and quips that “money talks” while noting it takes much to influence public opinion.
Christmas day marks Christ's birth celebrated for centuries. Christmas tide runs December 25 through January 6. The mistletoe plant, once sacred, is tied to love and healing myths and kissing customs. The Christmas tree origin remains obscure with links to light, life, and pagan feasts. Gift giving echoes Wise Men, while mince pie and plum pudding reflect later traditions. Santa Claus embodies giving and love.
A seasonal sermonette urges cheerful acts as personal wealth. It invites readers to find joyless, weary souls and brighten one poor home at Christmas. The message promises personal happiness and lasting satisfaction from giving with a kindly heart.
A lighthearted exchange about gift ideas and money as a practical response. The dialogue suggests simplicity, with one party preferring cash while the other contemplates a standard holiday purchase. No named entities or locations are provided.
A reflective note on Christmas focusing on heart and community bonds beyond gifts and decorations, urging shared warmth and care for all loved ones and neighbors.
A fragmented note reflects on Christmas time and questions why the spirit of Christ is not cultivated year round, urging continued reflection on the true meaning beyond seasonal celebrations.
A handbook of simple, home friendly ideas for a children’s Christmas party. Includes child supervision, various classic games, a fishing pond with wrapped prizes, a fortune teller corner, and a decorated refreshment table. Ends with a lantern procession for each child to light the way home.
The tale relates Joseph of Arimathea carrying the Holy Grail to Gaul and Britain where an angel instructs him to preach and build a church on Avalon. At Weary All Hill a thorn staff sproutes into white flowers honoring Christmas, linking Glastonbury Abbey to the miracle and the Avalon dream.
This description outlines handmade Christmas bazaar offerings such as paper crafts and decorations. It suggests booths emphasize paper blotters, portfolios, napkins, crepe and tissue paper crafts, paper garlands, and small gifts. It details red rose and poinsettia decorations, shade lamps, table centerpieces, candy toppers, and scented sachet envelopes.
The article explains mistletoe biology and a Druids ceremony. It notes mistletoe grows on trees and draws nourishment from them while berries ripen in December. It recounts the ancient oak altar ritual and the omen of touching the earth.
In a Christmas dinner tale a young man sits to the hostess’s left beside a guest of note. He misreads the seating and asks the lady about the roast, then, corrected, apologizes to Mrs Blank with a quip about the roast being “the one.”
A visitor to St Helena notes the island’s peculiar landscape shaped by diverse trees and crops. Describes its historic role as a maritime crossroads and the mix of European African and Asian settler descendants. Highlights varied flora from English oaks to bananas dates and citrus, with gorse and pines on uplands.
An article notes African funeral rites where the dead are questioned and blamed on evil spirits. It describes Kangalaa near the Qaango river with a chair-bound corpse, revelry, and a verdict of murder by spirits after rigid post-mortem questioning. Also mentions a Kansas City worker’s birthday gifts and cattle keeping thorn-apple bushes.
A scientist argues that germs resemble a comma in form and impact, suggesting their entry into a man’s system can finish the sentence of his existence. The remark frames germs as a decisive factor in mortality.
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