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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1910
Page
3
A long fragment blends a mock cautionary verse about Tom the piper with satirical vignettes on December origins, ancient gifts, and Christmas year hopes. The prose shifts to holiday chatter about eggs butter and prosperity, interlacing figures like Roosevelt Rockefeller Morgan with unfinished lines and weathered whimsy.
A humorous verse from the parlor floor ribs Santa's laws and mirth for the holidays. It jokes about stockings, gifts, and shared cheer while poking gentle fun at excess and the season's bustle. It ends with a note on January and renewed resolutions for the year.
Anne O Hagan notes the Christmas Gift dilemma among the rich in a December issue. The piece describes extravagant spending on jewelry and luxury gifts among wives and daughters of industry leaders, including pearls rubies and diamonds.
The piece argues that closing saloons would reduce drunkenness and raise demand for labor and skilled trades as families move from prisons to better homes. It envisions increased needs for lumber, hardware, wool, carpets, and various comforts, with liquor left to those who tolerate it.
Fragments show a garbled scene mentioning murder and citizens the pendulum and a clock. A jeweler is referenced as selling and winding the clock, with vague notes on a Bible and a valdier term. The text is incomplete and lacks coherent details.
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