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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
7
A reflective verse noting how cold skies and frost wrought by wintry nights heighten the yearning for home. The speaker, Ernest Warburton Shurtleff, meditates on the quiet comfort of a hearth, the crackling fire, and the sheltering peace that home provides during harsh weather.
Noel Pinder, once a struggling short story writer, revisits a past with Pearl Clayton whose return and the couple’s child prompt a silent reconciliation on Christmas Eve. The tale follows Noel’s loneliness, his writing, and the emotional arc culminating in a quiet, hopeful embrace as Pearl and their child rejoin.
A narrator recalls five years past as Pearl’s tender touches on Noel’s wrist inspire his writing. A Christmas Eve house, a chiming bell, and a child bearing a rosebud reappear in memory as the year ends with wary joy and quiet longing.
A collection of traditional beliefs from various cultures about Christmas Eve and the holiday season. It cites water turning to wine, earth blending with paradise, candles burning out bringing death, nuts with honey preserving teeth, pillows predicting lovers, midnight dreams, and other superstitions including journeys, births, and fortunes.
A fragmented reflection on celebrating New Year in Italy. The snippet hints at festive atmosphere and traditional wishes as clocks strike midnight.
A short dialogue shows a clever child pressuring a younger boy into believing in Santa Claus to acquire gifts. The exchange highlights gullibility and a prankish scheme among youths.
In a playful Town Topics item, Poore tells Miss Rocka he wishes to give himself as a Christmas present, but Miss Rocka’s papa forbids expensive gifts from young men. The snippet also notes Mrs Newpop and Charley debating what to give a baby for Christmas, with a joking suggestion of a sleeping potion if behavior continues.
A fragment from a humorous column shows a scene with a mother prompting her child about stockings and appetite, a playful exchange ending with a quip from a judge.
The article discusses New Year’s Eve customs in various regions. It notes midnight masses among Roman Catholics and Greek Catholics, decline in the Church of England, and revival by dissenting groups with Methodist watch nights.
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