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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1923
Page
7
A.W. ACOB SCRIM is presented as a prosperous financier who hoards wealth in a stock and a safe full of gems. On Christmas Eve a spectral warning questions his hollow gains and urges him to invest in real happiness. He is found the next morning dead, clutching the empty stocking.
A brief verse about a Christmas gift exchange where a diamond is given in return for a beloved heart. The exchange captures themes of love and lasting affection as the speaker cherishes the gift and the giver.
C F Wadsworth describes Perezia nana as a small desert shrub two to three inches high with stiff bluish green leaves and prickly edges. It bears a single light purplish pink flower about an inch long with purplish bracts. An unrelated bluish white plant also called desert holly is used for Pacific coast wreaths.
Little Mary asks why Santa’s reindeer think why they have Christmas trees atop their heads. Her mother questions the joke as a playful Christmas household exchange.
A man who hides gifts from a wife or children learns that secret stashing of jewelry fails against burglars, underscoring the futility of concealment and the need for secure storage.
A nostalgic note reflects on Tiny Tim’s line God bless us every one as the season’s finest sentiment. The piece frames Christmas cheer through a classic Dickensian mercy and gratitude toward all readers.
Good idea leads to hanging mistletoe though Christmas is weeks away. The exchange hints at a practical approach to holiday preparations with a light humorous tone.
A family plans a Christmas trip to their old country home as a gift for their former cook. The woman, now grown, embraces the journey and the festive travel chaos, cherishing being part of the holiday movement.
Speaking of fuel a Christmas gift for the man with the average domestic supply of coal. A magnifying glass, a pair of tweezers and the framed motto Keep the home fires burning. Louisville Courier-Journal.
An advertisement urges voters to keep partisanship out of Christmas and promotes 75 sheets of good bond typewriter paper for 25 cents at the Sun office.
A lone worker far from home recalls a Christmas far from family. He had planned a festive dinner with new friends and opened a holly tied gift box from home on Christmas Eve. Christmas morning brings a homesick note as the postman delivers all the presents.
A soldier receives a Christmas day gift from home a photograph of his mother with a brief note of love. The image and message bring comfort amid homesickness, underscoring the strong bond despite miles apart.
A historic hymn excerpt outlining the Christmas carol The Herald Angels Sing praising the newborn king and peaceful reconciliation sung to Christmas tradition. Charles Wesley is credited with the hymn's authorship.
A fragment recalls Adam Yost who drank home brewed liquor to test its age. He walked slowly past a post and is said to be buried there, with the note implied as a local legend or grim tale.
A Swedish maid sobs, and her mistress asks the reason. The maid says her husband has been jailed, prompting distress and inquiry into the plight and surrounding circumstances.
A distressed Hilda laments a relative in jail but notes the amusing idea of prisoners receiving good educations. She cites that he has already gained most of his schooling there over ten years ago.
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