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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1900
Page
2
A Christmas Eve poem describes a worn stockin hung by the chimney and the love it represents. The speaker comforts Mary that despite financial worry the stockin holds hope and the couple will face hardship together as Christmas nears. Lincoln in The Saturday Evening Post.
A tale of a border town romance ending in a Christmas reconciliation. Elise Bertshaw defies her father and marries Strong after months of parental obstinacy aided by Polly Harkins. A quiet Christmas wedding follows as Bertshaw forgives, restoring family harmony.
A compact look at mistletoe lore and Christmas customs. The text recalls mistletoe berries as charms, the kiss penalty, and Yule time rites. It traces gifts to wise men and pagan roots, evergreen decorations from Druids, and the yule log, ending with a nostalgic nod to family gatherings.
College press notes a whirl of spreads theaters dances and athletics. clubhouses costing $50 000 and fashions absorb funds that could support an average family. The piece critiques students who spend lavishly instead of studying and warns of growing luxury on campus.
The Hobart address criticizes fraternity funding by parents alumni and faculty while noting generous undergraduate practices. It highlights alumni subscriptions and house upkeep as prevalent, and points to perceived lack of self denial among undergraduates as they pursue pleasures and possessions they cannot pay for. It mocks “pulling the governor's leg” as an academic skill.
A historic recipe note describes making glace nuts pralines cream cherries stuffed raisins and dates with French cream and related confections. It details caramel stage candy dipping, nut preparation, flavoring with vanilla or cherries, and careful selecting weather for candy making.
Queen Victoria annually chooses Christmas cards for maids of honor, doctors, ministers, singers, and musicians, with special greetings to close relatives. Retired servants receive a silver gift and a black-bordered card bearing “With good wishes from her Majesty and Prince Consort.”
The London Daily Mail notes a vast rise in pheasant shooting since the 18th century driven by artificial breeding. It claims about 400,000 pheasants are killed annually in the United Kingdom, making the birds affordable for many classes and boosting market consumption.
A nostalgic verse describes a family plan for a newborn's first Christmas. The speaker imagines hanging a grandmother’s stocking for the baby, writing a letter to Santa, and asking Santa to fill it with goodies for the infant. The tone is tender and maternal.
Mary Tudor's early Christmas tree tale shows English customs spread from a rosemary bush in the palace hall and the later Christ child gift belief in Germany. The article traces St Nicholas as a real bishop who inspired stockings and gifts, and notes the fusion of pre Christian solstice cheer with Christian nativity to shape modern Christmas decorations and practices.
The article notes that global gold coin and bullion total about 4.8 billion dollars today. It recalls that on first contact with America the world’s hoard was 170 million and yearly output merely replaced wear. Columbus’s discovery unlocked Peruvian and Mexican hoards, ending any real gold famine fear since then.
A street urchin watches a prosperous father buy gifts for many children. After the man buys, the boy asks if the purchases were for one boy, and the man replies yes. The boy sighs that rich men must have large stockings.
The record summarizes December Senate activity including executive session on the Hay-Pauncefote treaty with Foraker and Morgan speaking. It notes ratifications of five conventions and House actions on pensions and appointments. Adjournment for holidays occurs after Dec 21.
A Chicago item recalls multiple fatal accidents including carpenter George Simmons who fell from a scaffold and died instantly, and John V. Williams who died at home after a yard fall. Mrs. Tillie Canniff, 85, died after falling through a plank at Ogden avenue viaduct. Dr. Henry Barton Fellows, former Hahnemann dean and professor, died at home at age 63.
Heavy rain in western Texas spurred loco weed growth, offsetting gains from moisture. The poisonous plant has caused numerous livestock deaths as farmers seek to understand the disease element behind loco weed poisoning.
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