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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1907
Page
6
Jimmy the paperboy in Paxton alley learns of a deadly Christmas Eve tale as Mr. Smith the toy shopkeeper is rumored to have left a fortune to the boy. Suffering illness and fatigue, Jimmy wanders the shop, sees Santa on the mantel, and contemplates the future after a harsh autumn.
Jimmy gives away every toy to the alley kids despite illness and danger. Bill Black, once rough, helps when Jimmy nearly collapses with Santa Claus bearing a long stocking of money. A doctor and Bill ensure Jimmy recovers and discovers the stocking contained over a thousand dollars real money, proving the virtue of honesty among the alley’s denizens.
A lively dialogue unfolds among two girls about Christmas gifts and romance. They discuss Rob and Alice, noting jealousy, literary tastes, and Surprising gift plans. The gossip centers on Thackeray books, turquoise collection and hints of a magazine subscription over material gifts.
A Ram's Horn meditation on Christmas spirit. It argues gifts alone fail to honor Christ and urges unselfish sharing of all one possesses. If money is scarce, offer words of cheer, hope, and heartfelt kindness as true expressions of giving.
The passage asserts pre Christ world history as barbaric with bloodshed and vice. It contrasts Babylon Persia Greece and Rome with rice and degradation, then praises Greeks Romans and Syrians for polytheism before prophecy. It highlights Teutons as semibarbarous but converted by the gospel, claiming moral improvement and civilization.
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