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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1916
Page
5
Traveler recounts January 7 Christmas dinner in Addis Ababa hosted by Emperor Menelik. In Abderash hall 199 feet long, 35 feet high, 80,000 soldiers seated. Menu includes milk and rice soup, kebabs, beef, mutton, rolls, coffee, beer, champagne. Emperor thanks guests and wishes safe travels and good shooting in his country.
A New York Times Christmas tale follows a man who unwraps gifts during the morning, hoping for things he wants. He discovers a fur lined overcoat from his wife, realizes his stinginess, and praises her in a reflective mood while she kept the surprise intact with a discreet tailor.
The Red Cross Christmas seals fund tuberculosis relief through patient support and nurses visits. They back open air schools and dispensaries from coast to coast, distribute educational literature, and provide free patient care and advice. Buy at least ten seals to aid the current year’s efforts.
In a cold December the Bricklayers face a thrift Christmas. Mrs Bricklayer and children improvise toys from boxes, clothespins, and pennies. Johnny earns pride with a pocketknife as gifts include a rattle, dollhouse, and homemade items. The family shares a hopeful, modest celebration despite want.
The tale explains mistletoe’s shift from deadly weapon to love symbol. Balder sought immunity from harm, forgot mistletoe, Loki incited a hired archer to strike him. Balder’s death sparked prayers for revival, and mistletoe became a token of love guarded by the goddess of love for kisses beneath its bough.
A writer in the Indianapolis News reflects on Father Christmas and Mother Christmas, noting the seasonal arrival of Christmas symbols, the evolution of customs since German immigration, and the adoption of Santa Claus as a national term while lamenting linguistic quirks in naming Kris Kringle and related figures. The piece contrasts traditional Bethlehem signs with modern commercial trappings and highlights the Midwest’s grafting of immigrant customs into Christmas.
A farmer recalls giving his son a tiny plot in the truck garden as the year’s gift, which started the boy toward college. Mrs. Blank near Washington sold violets for $1.25 at Christmas, later boosting the total to $25, turning into a steady income that supports her daughter now.
A reflective plea urging readers to welcome the spirit of Christ at Christmas and exorcise greed and selfish desires. The piece calls for kindness, aid to those in need, and to align hearts with angels loud in Bethlehem. It ends with the timeless motto good will to men.
John Plavel reflects that the mystery of the Incarnation surpasses human understanding. He notes that even the fall of celestial beings to lesser forms would be incomprehensible, yet the Creator becoming creature remains the ultimate wonder beyond human grasp.
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