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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
6
A fragmented Christmas lyric recounts a child’s disbelief in Santa Claus and the moral urging to keep faith. It contrasts doubters with believers as Christmas bells ring and homes glow with light. The piece emphasizes that belief or disbelief affects children and the holiday spirit.
During the Amt ria panic a German farmer sought money at a bank but was told cash could only be issued as cashier's cheques. After patient explanations the president finally implied the system, with the farmer joking that a milk ticket would be easier when his baby wakes at night.
A collection of short, humorous exchanges and gags featuring students, mothers, a preacher, office boys, and a proprietor. The bits cover manners, secrecy, aging, domestic scenes, and light anecdotes about trains, wars, and love, all in a vintage newspaper tone.
A Catholic priest in Katland humorously refuses a Methodist clergyman's request for a pavement fund. After a pause the preacher confides he will donate five pounds to pave the way so his parishioners can reach his church.
Bernard Shaw, uneasy at a London gathering, is urged by a prominent hostess to praise the orchestra. She cites the musicians’ eleven years of playing together, provoking Shaw to joke about longer tenure, and he questions if Stewart has been there longer.
An American in Hong Kong visits Skeinen’s shop to buy a spoon. He notes the inscription Heng kalig ingot and pays 75 cents as a deposit. The next day a bowl inscription marks the purchase as 1906 with the same amount paid, prompting a humorous exchange about a French exercise and a master’s fairness.
A mother and father endure the loss of their child on Christmas Eve as a drunken father returns home too late and the child dies after wandering toward the pub. The story ends with the mother forgiving him and a belief that God took the child to save the father's soul.
A fragmentary life sketch narrates Prosper Merimee and a royal hunt memory. The tale recalls emperors, game, and a witty exchange on merit in aiming to hit nothing while firing between the birds. The dialogue also touches on modern wealth with a motor car and domestic jokes.
A quirky composite tale shows Littl Dick catching shy frogs in a tin can when a hatly dressed young lady scolds him. The piece shifts to a Christmas Eve scene with Johnny dreaming of nurses and a chorus of mince pies and ghosts that warn children about overeating.
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