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Newspaper
Lemmon The State Line Herald
Location
Lemmon, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
9
A verse from Arthur Upson recalls a holly sprig traded for a penny in a Yule market stall. The humble purchase brings festive light to a cottage, as the giver imagines a brighter Christmastide while the plant’s “whining green” lends joy to a quiet home.
A discussion of Christ Child and Santa Claus as entwined figures across European traditions. The article describes Italian, German, Norwegian, Russian, and Danish depictions, noting the gentle harmony between sacred and secular gifts, with Santa as a benevolent servant of the Great Giver and scenes of Christmas morning warmth in homes.
Latta humorously questions how Vicketts drew a man to love and an engagement forms with Misa Rick etts. Hunker and Spotts discuss her qualities while noting she is not beautiful or rich, yet admired as the most wonderful. Rick etts herself surprises friends by revealing she did all her Christmas shopping last September.
A child recounts a rambling Christmas morning with memory fragments of stockings, a hoped for gold watch, play, theater, skating, snowball fights, and a final sense of the day after being elected, ending with a farewell to all.
A man ponders what would make his wife glad and wonders if hints would help. He reflects on gifts and a tale of a burglar who, in a Christmas scene, finds items from a thief and a wife’s generosity guiding a small act of aid.
An elderly man learns to give, and a spectral Christmas figure tells him to make someone have. A modern parable unfolds as a storm rages and a man vows to be an angel by on delivering charity. James Hall confronts debt, mercy, and the chance to brighten a child's Christmas.
A fragmented local note recalls a New Year ball in the hall and a hobo’s comfort in wood and shelter. The exchange hints at street life and plans for aid, mentioning a man named Hiram and a nearby event in town.
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