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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1915
Page
7
Navy crews celebrate Christmas with liberty and feasts in home ports ending with a stage show on the quarterdeck. Across sea and ship, sailors join in athletic games, cakewalks, and vaudeville, while routines pause and morale runs high aboard.
A health column urges holiday readers to counter post Christmas discomfort with brisk outdoor activity. Adults often suffer from fatigue and indigestion after indulgent meals, while children recover quickly. the key is regular exercise such as a two hour walk before lunch, a game with children, and a two mile pre dinner stroll to restore balance and curb biliousness.
A visitor teases a boy with a question about wishing to be a girl. The boy replies he only desires it at Christmas time because of the stockings worn by girls.
A brief exchange shows a moody man declaring there is no gladness this Christmas while an optimist urges a ray of sunshine and a cheerier view. The moody man laments having no friends or relatives to speak with, and the optimist quips about not needing to buy gifts.
The article guides proper holiday gift etiquette emphasizing wrapped parcels and tasteful presentation. It advises on timing, placement, and avoidant of in person delivery when possible, plus delicate handling of money gifts using inventive wrapping ideas like a tiny umbrella with a paper bag and ribbon.
A historic note traces Christmas stockings to Italian custom. St Nicholas of Padua once threw knitted purses with money to the poor, resembling stockings. Purses evolved into stockings hung inside windows then by mantels for chimney delivery in cold northern Italy.
A lighthearted notice invites readers to imagine a festive Santa figure while keeping safety in mind. The item blends seasonal whimsy with a cautionary edge, suggesting warmth over danger as the holidays approach.
Article explains the Danish and Swedish term Julklapp for gift giving before Christmas. Gifts are wrapped to disguise contents, labeled for recipients, and discreetly delivered at various times during the day by tossing packages at doors or windows.
A lively child causes chaos with roller skates, dishes, wax likenesses, and a torn curtain. He upends tubs and terrifies his doll, yet his playful mischief earns a forgiving smile. As night falls he softly whispers good night to his parents, claiming he has tried to be good today.
Eskimo Christmas service described with candlelight in turnedips and deer tallow candles. Eskimo children cheerfully receive lighted candles as elders watch, while remote islanders cross ice to reach the mission station for the festival and later recount fearsome journeys.
Charles Dudley Warner reflects on Christmas celebrations both past and present. He notes that while some customs have faded, the era now exhibits a broader, nearly universal charity and a genuine sense of brotherhood, even if tempered by the year’s rest of the time.
In France children place their shoes before the mantlepiece in anticipation of a visit from Father Christmas. The quaint tradition reflects festive belief as households prepare for celebrations.
The Belleville Illinois burglary case shows a photographer using an automatic interior photo device to document a break in. The thief is captured on film stealing photographic supplies and part of a lens. The images could convict the offender and suggest wider use of burglar alarms in protecting valuables.
The coast guard cutter Androscoggin, stationed east of Cape Cod, will aid New England fishermen from Gloucester, Boston, Newburyport, and Portsmouth by providing hospital facilities on board. Previously sick or disabled mariners faced isolation and poor access to doctors. now federal support enhances safety for crews seeking cod, hake, and other deep sea groundfish.
Two men argued about the European war in a downtown one arm lunch room while seated side by side. They had handled battles and diplomacy but could not agree on the war’s final facts. A nearby spectator added that every country would be broke after the war, ending the debate.
A Melbourne man presenting as John Wren applied for enlistment at the city hall. He claimed racing as his business and confirmed ownership of race courses and publications. After passing tests, he was numbered as a private in a new regiment, aged forty three. He previously donated 2500 to a Victoria Cross winner.
University of Minnesota women draft rules to send male callers away by 10:30 p.m. The dean of women, Miss Margaret Sweeney, advises posting the rules and announcing the deadline with a pointed remark. If needed, she suggests bluntly statingTime is up, boys.
The Hawthorne Illinois plant of Western Electric recycles waste monthly to save costs. Metals including copper and iron are baled or melted, solvents and celluloid become enamel or insulation, sawdust and wood provide steam, waste paper and cotton make scratch pads, and lead and rubber are reused. The operation underscores reclaiming as a major factory expense saver for large plants.
United States geological survey confirms Goldfield leads Tonopah in gold and silver production with 65 million to 60 million dollars respectively. Nevada totals 125 million since 1900. Goldfield opened earlier. copper from mills continues, Tonopah largely abandoned. Deposits differ in form despite both in tertiary volcanic rocks.
A belated report recounts German officers repeatedly attempting to seize Tu kum in northern Nigeria, but native troops refused to advance due to juju. A local source explains the witch doctor spell drew a protective line marked by tusk or hair, feared more than death for invoking ancestral spirits.
A Lafayette bank employee receives a five cent check from a courteous Indianapolis youth living at the YMCA. The girl jokes that the youth lacks nerve to cash it, and the check will return with multiple bank stamps and endorsements showing it circulated among his Indianapolis friends. The young man anticipates the reaction of the Lafayette bank staff and his social circle when the check is finally paid.
Indiana senator Kern recalls earning a five cent weekly wage as a boy in a small schoolhouse. He agreed to stoke a fire in the schoolhouse store each morning an hour before opening and sweep once daily for five cents a week. He still feels he earned it.
The 1913 Russian harvest reports 944000 bushels of wheat gathered nationwide. Officials note heavy yields in grain-rich regions with strong rains aiding production across multiple governorates. Farmers celebrate improved prices and government support programs for next season.
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