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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1945
Page
10
A Dickensian scene shows Scrooge dismissing Christmas cheer and charity. He prides himself on frugality, calling the poor a burden while recounting his businesslike counting house scenes. His friend and family debates set the stage for a Christmas tale.
A garbled OCR recounts Scrooge’s encounter with the Ghost of Christmas Present and a spectral journey. Scrooge sees Tiny Tim’s frail family, a grand goose, and a nephew’s holiday cheer before a solemn phantom shows his own fate awaiting due to past unkindnesses.
The piece traces Christmas origins to winter solstice rites of northern Europe the sun wheel fires and fertility beliefs. It notes Saturnalia Sol Invictus Mithras Druids and others influencing Christmas customs before Christian adoption, linking them to the Nativity and later moral ideals.
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