26 Dec 1901
Page 1
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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1901
Page
1
A collage of festive scenes and moral vignettes. A dignified Christmas gentleman buys a boy a priceless violin, a Santa Claus letter debates belief, and a rural tale unfolds of gifts transforming a stubborn elder’s heart amid family care.
Christmas is celebrated on December 25 by most Christians though many calendars shift dates for different churches. The Armenian church marks it January 16 while the Greek church uses January 6 old style. Christmas Island was found by Captain Cook on Christmas Day in 1777 and, in many places, Christmas is a legal holiday. Gift giving is widespread though local customs vary. In the Philippines early morning services precede afternoon cockfights in some towns. A humorous exchange shows a clerk asking for a raise after marriage while a landlord notes the house bears no responsibility for residents or staff.
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