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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1905
Page
8
Minna Irving narrates a poem published in Jessie's Weekly about a boy with blonde hair bearing a bundle returning home on Christmas Eve. He finds his mother, once smiling by the fire, now gone, the house cold and silent as he realizes he is too late. Ola the collie watches by the fire as the lights of home fade.
A poetic recounting of journey to Bethlehem Town, where an angel chorus speaks of a tree that bears the burden to redeem all. A shepherd and wise men witness a newborn king, with a mother onlookers, and the narrator contemplates Christ crucified and the bloodshed for salvation. The verse ends with praise for the savior who bears the tree’s burden.
The poem paints a Christmas scene with stars, angels, and a humble manger. A mother and child are central, contrasted with grand kingship, urging readers to offer faith and praise. Louise Morgan ilL appears as author, directing readers to lay their treasures at the manger.
A patriotic Christian verse celebrates festive signs of Christ’s birth, urging readers to hear the divine in nature. The poem envisions silent skies, winds, moon, and stars as voices praising God, and questions if people will listen and offer faithful lives as tribute to the newborn King.
A garbled verse about Yuletide imagery. The text references holly, berries, frost, and a seasonal faith motif. It mentions a character Clinton Boolard in Tolnexceper and includes broken phrases and stray punctuation. The readable portions evoke a traditional holiday song tone and rural imagery.
A long narrow track winds through a forest, sun blazing for months with no rain. Red dust swirls from churned soil, choking the air as wagons and horses stir the track and trees are coated in fine powder.
The scene shows miners celebrating Christmas with heavy gold spending, diverse crowds including Japanese and Chinese workers, and a large carol procession led by a wandering preacher and his daughter. Tensions surface around the Chinese worker's restricted presence, while festive songs echo as the sun sinks red in the West.
A desolate mining camp wakes to a Christmas spectacle as green foliage arrives, camels and Afghan drovers mingle with traders and sailors, and revelry gives way to a hush as a street choir joins the preacher’s daughter in a triumphant carol. A. G. Hales notes the scene from a Montreal Herald dispatch.
The verse celebrates Christmas with imagery of snow and dawn light, tracing the birth of Jesus and adoration by seraphs. It speaks of homes small and hearts lifted, as the holiday renews hope and peace through the Child in Bethlehem and the spirit of praise to God.
A poetic piece reflecting on the Bethlehem Star as a guiding symbol from ancient Judea to modern mothers. It questions if the star remains bright or dulls with time, tying its glow to each child’s destiny and parental hopes across generations, ending with Aloysius Collin as designer.
A poem from Grace MacGowan Cooke in The Sunday Magazine reflects on the Christmas Star as a guiding light for a child in darkness. The star awakens reverence as a tiny spark travels, bringing tears of joy and a divine connection between sight and faith. The verses link illumination with prayer and grace.
A nostalgic scene describes busy streets and bustling shops as Christmas cheer lights windows and warms faces. People of all ages share a glow of goodwill, from shopgirls smiling to bundle laden shoppers, embodying the festive spirit.
A fragmented verse celebrates the holly as symbols of happiness and home warmth. The text references lighting the sky and festive cheer, with repeated calls to hang holly high during the holy morn and the deepest days of earth. The stanza closes with a nod to a sentimental or seasonal song, attributed to Clinton.
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