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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
3
In a rural tale Nan Ike and Sally, poor but generous, appeal to a miser named Skimpum for help. A violent storm rips through, scattering fowl and delivering a ten pound gobbler to the miserless threshold, fulfilling Sally's faith and proving providence works in mysterious ways.
A moody man laments no gladness this season while an optimist insists a sun ray exists. The dialogue reveals a lack of friends or relatives on speaking terms and ends with the suggestion to cheer up since there is no need to buy Christmas presents.
A collection of festive quips and quotes about Christmas, gift giving, and holiday cheer. The passages play on Santa Claus, stockings, mistletoe, and the spirit of giving with light humor and seasonal reflections.
A reflective guide on charitable giving emphasizing thoughtful, modest gifts. It urges giving without expectation of return, advising attention to the sick and sorrowful while staying within one’s means and avoiding ostentation.
The piece speaks of the bright love in family eyes as a Christmas illumination and notes that light is welcome even amid bereavement. It recalls Christ’s teachings on giving and serving the least of these as acts of kindness.
A verse passage describes a mother swaddling the Son of God and angels watching. The speaker notes a tender Night vision where the mother’s face shines with a warmer glow than heaven. John B. Taleb from Aantia is cited.
In a finance themed quip Mr Perkasie asks his wife if she can buy $50 worth of Christmas presents with only $10 cash and 00 credit. She boasts arithmetic skill before presenting the impossible problem. The joke hinges on arithmetic and credit pitfalls.
A 19th century voice imagines gifts of cheer and courage, proposing practical advice instead of canned remedies. Mr Staybolt suggests boosting spirits through personal effort and self denial, likening it to Santa delivering strength, hope, and work ethic as a gift to the dispirited timid weak and lazy.
A warm message urges kindness and kindly deeds during Christmas. It speaks of Christ’s coming, love, and the childlike spirit of friendliness guiding the season through days of care and joy. It emphasizes hope, inspiration, and the blessing of the Savior’s birth.
A poacher Dan Derrick plans a Christmas feast with rabbits and a village mountain ash tree. A keeper confronts him and a fairy queen offers rescue through forest magic, leading to a mysterious barter and a hopeful turn for Dan’s family.
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