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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1895
Page
11
A playful poem describes Mrs Kriss Kringle and Mr Saint Nicholas as they laugh at grown folk and tease young readers with visions of Kriss Kringle traveling the world alone. The verse wanderers imagine stockings, dolls, dishes, and cozy warmth in winter by the reindeer and sledge bells.
In a Canadian village, Jeanette Loisel faces poverty and isolation on Christmas Eve. A neighbor urges her to use a dower chest to aid the poor, revealing her heartbreak over lost love Norman Lampiere. A letter from Norman rekindles hope as the night unfolds with a midnight kiss and a dawning reconsideration.
Detroit Free Press reports a neighbor finding eté lay in her dower-chest with a serene face at Christmas. The woman’s brief prewritten will appoints that the chest and its contents be given to the poor on the first Christmas after her death, following her wedding gown and final wishes.
In a bare room Stella Markham and her brother Dwight endure a lean Christmas. A chance reunion with Philip Holland rekindles romance as Stella learns Philip never forgot them. He proposes marriage that same day, promising a brighter Christmas ahead for all.
The piece traces how Christmas evolved by absorbing mid winter heathen feasts and converting them into Christian celebrations. It notes conversion of temples to churches and the shift of Saturnalia and Norse skullcup festivity into Christian rites, with wreaths and garlands repurposed as symbols of the nativity.
A fragment from Charles H. Spurgeon praising the nativity and the divine incarnation. The passage extols the manger scene the incarnation and the glory of God made flesh presenting it as simple Sublime and worthy of heavenly adoration. It frames belief in Christ as salvation and a message the temple children can chant effectively.
A summary of New Year beliefs across England Ireland Scotland and Wales. Traditions include placing money by the door overnight to ensure wealth, avoiding spending on New Year s Day, washing clothes risking a death, and the omen of the first visitor s gender and hair color predicting outcomes for the year.
Offices buzz as workers ask about Christmas gifts. Boss replies with a handful of errands to complete, signaling practical holiday plans and a light roster of tasks for the season.
A weary man, broke and ill, sits with a pocketbook that clatters as he mutters about misery and Christmas. A district messenger, barber, bootblack, and angry wife all cross his path as he contemplates gifts for the cook and his own fate.
A northern queen imposes a Christmas poem task on all adults, banishes noncompliers, and triggers a citywide rush to poetry. The queen ultimately loses power, feels remorse, and vows to forgive as the people plead for mercy. The tale ends with the populace becoming court poets under a peaceful reset.
A bustling dialogue among sisters and neighbors about Christmas gifts sparks humor and debate. Laura plans lace curtains or a lambrequin for the parlor and library, while others joke about gifts and Santa Claus.
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