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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1919
Page
5
Chrissy born on Christmas Day plans a big party to joyfully fund Hed Cross aid for war-injured children. She tells her mother about giving the party money to help others and aims for a happy surprise for friends.
A fragmented reminiscence outlines John Greenleaf Whittier’s Quaker roots, early struggle for education, and rise as a poet who used his mighty pen to advocate abolition. It recalls his family, the stern father, and a sister’s act that sparked his first newspaper appearance, signaling a lifelong dedication to liberty and moral power.
Children plan homemade gifts for Mother and Father using simple craft ideas. They discuss budget constraints and decide to create items themselves, including a stamp box, a gift book, and a string box, with step by step instructions and materials.
A playful nod to a COPpNER Christmas list with an embedded word puzzle. The piece hints at gifts like watch points book gadgets and candy as part of a festive shopping scene connected to Nicholas Hall and a group traveling by special cars.
The speaker recalls the season’s quiet echoes as children search for forgotten toys. A mother keeps watch, promising to fetch the bouncing ball, catching mitt, and skates from a stairwell closet. The scene ends with a patient command to stay seated, a familiar yearly ritual.
Readable fragments hint at a local political or civic notice involving a person named Thure or Coleone and a house or seat. The garbled text mentions a date-like token and a Ferrero or ferrewe reference, suggesting a historical public notice or election context.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions a Christmas event with partial words and stray symbols. It references names or items but lacks coherent details or clear actions. The readable bits show terms like junior, coor, proit, cooais, Bat, Christ, mas, and numbers but no verifiable facts.
Poem and recipe fragment blend themes of kindness and Christmas, urging good deeds to bloom like flowers in cold spaces. Includes rough verses about sunshine, warmth, and charity, followed by a cookie recipe with steps for baking rockles and notes on sugar and butter amount.
A detailed set of instructions describes building a Christmas display using a Christmastree, cardboard and felt figures, and a front window scene. It covers materials such as cardboard, ribbons, and candles, plus step by step assembly, stakes for yard placement, and decorative details for a safe, lighted window piece. It notes the author’s claim of help from a teacher and includes practical notes on assembly and positioning.
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