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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1914
Page
6
A Atlantic Monthly excerpt by George A. Gordon explores why Christmas stirs diverse feelings. Some seek deliverance from myth, others fear memories, some resist belief while others embrace renewal. The passage sketches varied responses from awe to superstition and philosophical doubt.
A shopper asks for ideas for a wife’s Christmas gift. The shopkeeper suggests a box of cigars, noting she had bought a lace parasol earlier that morning for the husband. The exchange hints at a light humorous tension between romance and practical humor.
The article traces mistletoe’s long sacred and medicinal history from Druids and Celts to European folk practices. It notes healing beliefs in Holstein and Lacarne, Gaelic and Scottish uses, German child ailments, Swedish midsummer traditions, and Roman echoes, with myths of protective charms and divination rods.
An African American mother speaks in a folksy voice about anxious children awaiting Santa Claus. She recalls imagining his arrival, the toys and sleds they expect, and the hope that Christmas magic will solve their worries. Her refrain centers on whether Santa will come tonight and bring joy to the family.
Do not use cotton to represent snow and do not let children light candles. Use asbestos fiber for snow and place the tree on a sturdy stand. A cheerful home is safer than a house of mourning. Keep several buckets of water and an extinguisher near the tree for emergencies.
The quotation suggests humility and childlike faith as prerequisites to experiencing the season’s joy. It emphasizes simplicity, sincerity, and a spiritual approach to Christmas rather than material or worldly measures.
A conversation shows Georgie answering questions from his uncle about Sunday school attendance. He confirms going now for Christmas and again just before the summer picnic, illustrating a family routine and seasonal events.
Gift suggestions aimed at children and adults. Highlights include an Unabridged Dictionary for kindergarten readers, a clinical county hospital report with humorous illustrations, Escopex’s How the Spectrum Caught On in Saturn, The Complete Bar keeper for temperance households, and One Thousand Ways to Cure a Cold with many variations. Ends with a wry note from Wilbur D. Nesbit.
The piece argues gifts should come from the child’s own effort and sacrifice. It emphasizes that gifts taught and earned build true giving. Family examples show homemade presents teach sewing, raffia, bead-work, and painting while reinforcing the idea that not what we give but what we share matters.
Poem by James Whitcomb Riley describing a festive mood in the Christmas season. The speaker notes a warm atmosphere that affects appetite and general well being while acknowledging underlying worries and restlessness.
Congressman Robert I Dougherty of North Carolina recalls the case of Bowers who, as a grocery clerk earning nine dollars weekly, gambled and faced temptation. A benevolent party questions the theft, but Bowers explains he won enough money in a short time to buy the grocery.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for pimples and skin issues. It instructs applying ointment five minutes, washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water, then continuing bathing. Claims include clearing pimples, blackheads, redness, scalp dandruff, itching, and chapped hands.
A young painter, excited about a finished canvas, asks a friend to view it. The friend dismisses the image as art failure and questions its value, leaving the artist frustrated at the critique.
A witty dialogue contrasts two halves of society, with one side aware of the other's conditions while the other remains suspicious and detached, reflecting a skeptical view of social awareness.
A woman trusts a hunch that events will unfold as predicted calling it inspiration. The note frames intuition as a guiding force influencing perception of upcoming happenings.
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