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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1890
Page
4
A poetic plea imagines Santa Claus visiting a quaint town on Christmas Eve. It laments forgotten stockings and lonely orphans while urging the saint to help the distressed, reward good hearts, and bring cheer to those in need.
A Christmas Eve church scene centers on Jonas Hideaway as a wicker basket holds a doll for him, triggering a softening heart. Prissy, motherly gossip, and town folk watch as the gift rekindles fatherly tenderness and reconciles the hard man with his lost wife’s memory.
On Christmas Eve at Chestnut Ridge a grandmotherly scene unfolds with grandchildren around Uncle Darby. A mysterious stranger arrives, sleeps in the lounge, and later leaves two thousand dollars found in stockings. The stranger is revealed to be Charley’s return, breaking a twenty five year silence and paying off Uncle Darby’s mortgage, changing Christmas for all.
The article notes how Sunder Claus is observed in Rhine countries with a lively impersonator entertaining children. On the eve of gift giving, kids sing requests for nuts and sugar cakes and urge the figure to bring holiday joy and treats.
A child asks if they are all the children they have and decides to hang both stockings so they touch the floor. He asks Santa to fit a foot in each stocking and hopes for a little brother, declaring he's tired of being a single member of the family.
A nostalgic poem recalls a Christmas night long ago at Grandfather’s house when Joslin kissed the speaker under the mistletoe. The narrator reflects on youth and marriage as Joshua kisses his wife for the fiftieth Christmas.
A fragmented line recalls a father and son moment with a white head bending to a kneeling figure from earlier days, capturing a poignant gesture of supplication and memory.
A collage of light holiday humor from several papers. Puck jokes about a maiden and a dilatory lover. Boston Transcript notes two ladies purchasing a moire penwiper with lace. Norristown Herald riffs on the shortest day with a holiday-contrast wallet line. Harper's Bazar quips about mistletoe misadventure with Mr Derby and Gladys.
Kirby Stone jokes about not meeting at the cafe with Younglove who replies he eats light lunches to save for a Christmas gift from his wife. The exchange emphasizes frugality and budgeting during the holidays.
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