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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
18
A whimsical tale recalls an old year stubborn as winter as four seasons plead. Dick and friends seek the gate of the future and a key of hopes, riding a magical chariot to a golden gate where a new year enters, ending with townsfolk preparing New Year’s celebrations and calendars.
A fragment from a periodical hints at a satirical take on money as a religion and a wife afraid to ask for funds, noting a sacred male preserve. The text appears as a brief illustration or humor item in a larger column.
A family Angora kitten Blizzard causes mayhem in a tale set around a Christmas feast. Nellie Dale adopts the whitened kitten, who misbehaves with theft and antics, including stuffing in a turkey. The holiday chaos ends with a reconciled, mischievous pet and a sunny outlook from Howell Powell.
The article lists gift ideas from a poetry booklet and leather penwiper to bodkins cases and a homemade chafing dish recipe booklet. It includes a Plum Pudding recipe with detailed steps and cautions against wasteful gift giving, urging thoughtful presents for all.
A quirky verse sketches a thrifty Christmasing scene with jokes about meals and a character named Aleck Thweatt who eats little, drinks water, and avoids tobacco. It ends with festive wishes for Christmas and the New Year.
An aged Yuletide table arrangement sits against a wall for twelve children. A log candy box bears a jester doll and dolls for the first six and last six months of the year. Each plate holds a holly horn and small tree, with red wax candles, as children are invited to blow candles and make wishes.
A late night vignette evokes Christmas Eve with frost glinting on white, carols in church, sage owls on the organ loft, and timeless symbols of peace. The scene threads mistletoe, holly, laurel, and hearth light through aged lines and modern recollection, linking dreams and present memory.
Dainty ribbon remnants become attractive holiday remembrances for women. Dresden ribbons, fringe sachet covers, and decorative pins in ribbon cases offer inexpensive yet useful gifts. A five inch ribbon folded creates a case for pins with fringe edges and bows, designed to hang beside bureau trimmings. Brave Old Warrior quip about a colonel who has married four times appears in the Springfeld Union.
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