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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1919
Page
11
In a rural family drama Dan Morris runs away years before Christmas. His parents and siblings travel to the city to visit Julia and her new baby. At a department store Santa, Bobbie Wallace asks for help finding Dan to ease his grandmother’s longing.
In a bustling city scene Bobbie confronts a Santa impersonator exposing the longing of Julia Morris for her runaway son Dan. Fred Morris steadies the man as the crowd gawks, while Bobbie realizes the disguise. Mrs Morris, frail but thrilled, cries out for Danny.
A rustic rendition recalls a boy who hides to see Santa and awakens to discover Santa’s arrival. The tale ends with the boy being strapped for that single sin and compelled to accompany Santa through miles of ice and snow, as a warning against mischief.
A fragmentary narrative evokes a man at a turning point tending a large revolving light. Vivid imagery suggests a festive Christmas scene with a spangled tree, gleeful children, happy parents, and townsfolk returning home, interwoven with sea imagery and a sense of renewed love.
A quirky Christmas humor piece lists many festive don’ts. It warns against courting trouble, grumbling, overindulgence, buying useless gifts, neglecting mistletoe, and looming debt. It urges thoughtfulness, restraint, and avoiding inappropriate behavior during the season.
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