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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1920
Page
2
A Good Housekeeping correspondent warns of frequent Christmas tree fatalities and urges extreme caution when trimming. The piece recounts how a single candle, high on a branch, ignited a blaze that nearly consumed a tree and curtains, prompting safer placement and secure candle wiring.
Purveyors of Christmas cheer find a market for their wares beyond charity as homeless people are not always poor and childless homes not always unhappy. Gather bachelor maids and lonely men for a joyful flock together feast and rescue Scrooges with open hearts.
Sweet peas have been forced for the Christmas market for many years. Violets bloom before cold weather and last through winter. Daffodils and other spring flowers fill Christmas counters, with Eastern lilies also sold. Violets are blue this winter, mignonette appears in sprays, carnations prevail with red Christmas blooms. Holly from Maryland and the south remains abundant, purchased by dealers for store decorations and parcels.
A wooden soldier laments a year of faithful service in the nursery as a new toy is readied for Christmas. The piece frames a child's evolving favorites and the seasonal shift in affection.
An editorial meditation on Christmas generosity across ages and nations. It cites Burns and his New Year poem about giving to the poor and to animals, noting that even lower animals receive extra feed in England and Scotland so all may celebrate.
A traveler reports a soldier on harvest furlough asking a sergeant if he will get another fur lough at Christmas. The note includes a picture caption about a pig selected for slaughter, as cited by Fliegende Blätter.
Randall Petrie finds Ada Wilton’s handbag on a New England streetcar and returns it, uncovering letters and a hidden photograph. A note reveals a past wrong that Petrie vows to repair, leading to a hopeful Christmas reunion and plans for a wedding march.
A narrator recounts a friend of a friend who joins a union to secure a job. Guiseppe adopts union attire and routines, carries a hod, and sleeps at Union Station before being jailed. The tale ends with a question about right or wrong in joining unions.
Mr Hotman premier of New South Wales visited Gundagai in 1914 aboard a Curtiss flying machine noted for flying over 4 000 hours in wartime. The craft landed in a hollow paddock ring barked by gum trees with part plowed. Wheels stuck in soft soil but the pilot hopped the fence and rose safely amid cheering spectators.
A vivid portrait of Polish childhood amid hunger and disease underscores a call for relief. Eight American relief groups join to aid Europe’s suffering children including the American Relief Administration, American Red Cross, American Friends’ Relief Committee, Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Federal Churches of Christ in America, Knights of Columbus, Y M C A, and Y W A.
The article notes early Christians debated Christ's birthday with dates like January 1 6 September 29 and March 29. By the fourth century many marked New Year, then Western December 25 and Eastern January 6. Pope Julius I is credited with fixing December 25 as the common date.
A nostalgic verse from the Atlanta Constitution celebrates Christmas in Georgia with yearning children and loving households. The piece emphasizes toys, kisses, songs, and the enduring magic of Christmas through the voices of kids and thankful adults.
A brief Christmas reflection speaks of singing bells and gifts beyond frankincense and myrrh. The author pledges a “yes we’ll give” to Christ our king with trusting hearts. It emphasizes grace strength and living honor for a precious friend.
The text declares the Lord anoints the speaker to preach to the meek. He is sent to bind up the broken hearted proclaim liberty to the captives and lead the rebuilding of old wastes and the repair of waste cities.
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