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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1909
Page
1
The piece defends belief in Santa Claus as a cherished childhood faith and a divine fact, arguing against myth theories and scientific critique. It emphasizes the Christmas myth as a source of joy and spiritual meaning for all people, citing the Gospel narrative of the Savior's birth to frame the holiday.
A collage of Christmas musings from Stevenson Dickens Brooks and Irving emphasizes joy self reflection and social charity. It recalls childhood warmth the season’s clock of humanity and the uplift from giving to the less fortunate as hearts turn to acts of kindness and shared happiness.
Jacob Riis laments modern store bought Christmas trees at Yale praising wax candles and homemade ornaments as preferable. He argues crowded garlands and costly trinkets spoil the spirit, preferring traditional decor like wax candles, fruit, paper cornucopias, drums, trumpets, a rocking horse, and simple handmade beauty over extravagant displays.
In parts of England's Worcestershire and Staffordshire it is believed a silver coin from the Christmas offertory, obtained by gathering a dozen pennies from different maidens and exchanging them for a shilling, can cure any illness. The coin is hung around the neck of the ailing person, with the parish clergyman's blessing, as a quick remedy.
In Germany and Helland villages dedicate themselves to toy making. By midsummer the area is alive with Christmas clowns, puppets, drums, and wooden horses. Travelers depart with samples as corn reaches reaping time. From May to August every resident engages in doll and doll clothing work.
A winter hunt takes two cowboys across frost and river ice to ford a cedar gorge and bag a young black tailed doe and a buck. They haul the meat through a thawing landscape, endure a river crash, and return home with a festive Christmas feast.
A prose allegory presents two powers, Death and Life, guiding humanity. Death appeals with gentle mercy and comfort, while Life imposes strict toil. A romance of destiny follows as workers abandon toil for Death, and Life laments lost souls, seeking balance and divine purpose.
A devotional Christmas hymn recalling angels singing over Judea and shepherds, inviting believers to offer hearts as gifts to Christ and follow his path. The author, Martha C Howe, invokes the carol chorus “Glory to God in the highest” as it recalls goodwill to all people.
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