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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1913
Page
3
A late 19th century doll photo from American Press Association shows Christmas dolls embracing old fashioned Victoria era styles with modern touches. Dolls wear embroidered brocade silk, laced trims, and bonnets, while their companions sport swallowtail coats and light flered trousers, reflecting a blend of antique gowns and present fashion.
Fragmented Christmas cake and almond cookie instructions describe mixing butter sugar flour and spices for several cakes. Includes cockeyed OCR errors but shows coconut cake citron cake and almond cookies with steps for beating eggs folding in flour and baking in tins.
A guide describes decorative Holly centerpieces for Christmas tables, suggesting a low bowl with holly twigs and berries. It outlines wreath ideas for wedding style gatherings, balancing place settings with sprigs and scarlet details, and notes small wreaths with white accents.
A fragmented collection of old time candy instructions details marshmallow blends with vinegar and brown sugar, egg white mixtures, and chocolate coatings. It lists steps for marshmallow candies, white cream centers, and caramel like chocolate candy, with quantities in cupfuls and minutes of cooking, reflecting traditional confectionery methods.
A short recipe notes peeling and parboiling Spanish chestnuts. Salt them in water, remove shells and skins after a brief boil, then simmer in hot gravy until tender. Use chicken gravy for best flavor and serve as a side to roast turkey.
The advice highlights choosing gifts that sustain a boy’s interest and teachable value rather than expensive items. It urges selecting practical, engaging presents that promote learning and long term use, focusing on usefulness over flash.
A hungry widow faces a harsh Christmas Eve as ravens bring bread and butter to her starving children. Dirk, aided by a kindly host, shares a small feast after a moment of gratitude. The tale closes with thanks to the heavens and a quiet act of charity.
A traveler from Sweden recalls a Christmas custom seen near Gothenburg. A pole stands in a fork of a fir, bearing a large sheaf of grain for birds as a festive gesture. The observer notes the tradition is to ensure a merry Christmas for the little creatures.
In Saxon Times Norum and Saxo recount an ox being rousted whole over the vile log at Christus. The fragment preserves a vivid image of animal motion and rustic scene.
An elderly narrator recalls a Christmas journey and family memories spanning decades. The tale blends trains, winter scenes, and a long wait for a loved one, with references to Goodloe Morton and a voyage toward Buffalo. Family ties, hardship, and hopeful recollection frame the reflective holiday piece.
A fragmented diary style Christmas morning scene shows Little Edward and Christine Woriing Edward expressing thanks for gifts. Children debate gifts and a playful dash ends with laughter as the family gathers around the breakfast table and a tree in a tense yet affectionate moment.
Fragmentary OCR yields a garbled prayer to Santa Claus with scattered names and phrases. The text mentions Edward M. Geant of Low York and references to Christmas rituals, dinners, and a list of unclear verses. The overall sense is ceremonial and obscure.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Santa Clare and a settee and Bake Town. It appears as an irregular, partially legible note listing names like Sanaa and Chis with references to a letter and a possible request to someone named Lusher. The text is inconsistent but centers on a Santa Clare contact and an informal appeal or message.
A garbled excerpt appears to present phonetic or dialecty speech with unclear names and phrases. The readable items mention a six or nine sounded bell, a night scene, and a rambling exchange about acts, sustenance, and perhaps a ritual or event. Entities are not clearly identifiable.
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