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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
5
The article surveys Christmas customs across nations, noting Belgian processions, German gift giving, Romanian Danube rites, West Indian masquerades, Swedish Yule traditions, and Chinese New Year prep. It contrasts domestic cheer with rural and urban practices, highlighting charity, family gatherings, and the universal spirit of hope.
A reflective verse by Ella Wheeler Wilcox addresses the New Year as a friend and foe in disguise. It speaks of reciprocal goodwill, inner strength, and the belief that fortune follows courage and steadfast faith in the source of power beyond time.
ARL STEWARD steps off the train in Farmington after twenty years away, returning to a snowlit village as stars begin to glow, recalling his long absence and the welcome of familiar streets. The scene captures a quiet, reflective homecoming at eventide.
A reflective message urges self honesty and New Year resolutions with emphasis on personal responsibility for character. In a Farmington scene, Carl Steward and Rachel West reunite after years apart, recalling a failed engagement caused by family conflict and pride, revealing his bitterness over money and his longing to return home.
In Farmington, Carl Steward buys Rachel's old home from a mortgage holder after Rachel seeks help from lawyer Ronald Morgan. Rachel plans to leave, but Carl proposes a lavish Christmas dinner prior to a revealed marriage to Rachel. Morgan agrees to redeem the mortgage as steward rebuilds a summer home for his wife.
The author asserts belief in New Year resolutions amid cynics and announces a personal habit of making them every year. He promises to continue this practice, framing resolutions as a source of growth and commitment.
The piece notes Christmas imposes no rest for many workers in cities. Express workers letter carriers and messengers face heavy loads, while motormen, engineers, firemen, hotel staff, telegraph and telephone operators keep services running. Doctors nurses and clergy also endure long hours, making Christmas a demanding day for numerous professions.
An elderly man expresses his wish to raise funds for his wife’s Christmas dress. He asks Mr. Featherstone for help, and humorously suggests a simple job like “sashin” to earn money, highlighting a touching holiday moment.
A Cincinnati Times-Star quip notes a man who asked forty seven friends who sent suspenders last year to instead send trousers to match them. The joke plays on practical gifts and the season’s customs.
Timely hints on wrapping parcels for Christmas. Use tissue paper and ribbons in red green or other colors. Fold gift inside tissue with greeting card, tie with bow knots, add holly for home gifts or a second ribbon if delivered by messenger. Symbolic color ideas for recipients include college colors and country flags. Christmas near brings thoughts of gifts already bought long before.
A London Daily News report describes new German talking dolls with a miniature disk phonograph inside. A nurse inserts a two inch disk into a back crevice, enabling the doll to speak, sing, and hold conversations of many words.
A depiction shows Kris Kringle in the garb of a Greek Orthodox priest, illustrating Russia's old style Christmas calendar and the czarist link to the national church.
A whimsical poem imagines Santa Claus granting universal gifts. It envisions public office for defeated candidates, riches for the ambitious, publishers for writers, coal for widows, singing for chorus girls, nourishment for babies, and contentment for the sorrowing, extending festive generosity to all.
A survey traces Christmas trees back to ancient traditions with angels on scrolls and top placements of an angel or Christkind. It notes German and Jewish links to festive lights, the dedication festival Chanuka, and the dating uncertainty of the Nativity. The piece cites the New York Mail and Express.
A husband muses aloud that he cannot understand why a six foot Christmas tree can be adorned with gilded spheres and gaudy fabrics for 73 cents, while trimming a bonnet six inches wide costs at least $18. His wife asks what he cannot understand. The exchange appears in the Washington Star.
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