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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1922
Page
3
A cold city street tale follows Jacques, a French boy of nine, who trades with shoppers to buy an orange and a doll for his sick sister Marthe. Christmas morning reveals a pile of gifts beneath a makeshift tree, as the family learns generosity and joy.
Jacques and his mother shared a thrilled moment as they unpacked two dozen oranges and assorted wholesome foods. The child recalled Santa’s note left on a present, promising continued thoughtfulness for his sister and a merry Christmas and bright new year.
A fragment references The Holiday Spirit from 1922 with a Western Newspaper Union tag, noting an era item or column snippet.
The reader is urged to cherish Dickens Christmas Carol and its scenes of Bob Cratchit Tiny Tim and Fezziwig. The piece extols Mr Dickens weaving humor and warmth through Scrooge, the Cratchits, and the lace tucked damsel, ending with the hopeful line God bless us every one.
An archival note references a piece titled King of the Hill published in 1922 in the Western Newspaper from Tinton. The readable fragment confirms the article’s existence and source, but provides no further details on content or outcomes.
In a snowy Christmas scene at Slater's Hill, Tom Atkins declares his sled The King of the Hill. The race ends with a dramatic chase as a passing train threatens, but Atkins steers to safety, earning victory and the title amid cheers and memories of a bygone bobsled era.
Local merchants urge residents to back the town by patronizing nearby businesses. They encourage reading the Messenger ads weekly for shopping news and bargains to sustain the community and prevent economic decline.
Mrs. Ray Howard advertises a Buff Orpington rooster for sale at 1.25 dollars. Chas. D. Marley promotes fine sorghum available by call.
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