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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1914
Page
10
Laborately trimmed Jack Horner pies feature hidden gifts and scarlet ribbons. Designs include a large golden bell, silver bells, a plum pudding corner pie, and a malt centerpiece. Each guest pulls a plum from the dish or gifts hang from miniature trees with ribbons and evergreen wisps.
A memory recalls mission work in Labrador using white turnips as Christmas gifts. Turnips, seen as prized fruits by Eskimo children, were served with small candles on Christmas Eve, making them highly valued amid a harsh coastal diet. The vivid anecdote highlights cultural exchange and dietary novelty in the far north.
Poetic reminiscence of a soldier in scarlet and a maiden in pearls as a wreath grows from a holly bush. Through snow and time the lovers part and reunite with mistletoe entwined in their fate. Minna Irving to Lealte's.
The balsam fir yields the best Christmas tree with regular form and dark green foliage, superior to spruce. Thinning dense young stands preserves future forest value, avoiding large clear cuts, since many small trees crowding bigger ones must be removed anyway. Six feet tall two inch diameter trees are in demand, while properly cut Christmas trees act as a forest byproduct.
A fragment from a poem invokes a tale of King Ferdinand and St Francis of Castellarimare in a Naples setting. A friar melts a gold coin stamped with Ferdinand’s head, which bursts bloodily as he proclaims the traitor gold should be returned to the people. The piece warns that deeds of rulers may be judged by mortal things. New York Sun.
The article extols handmade Christmas decorations over store bought items. It suggests using nuts, popcorn, cranberries, crabapples, oranges, gingerbread figures, tissue paper flowers, cornucopias, and geometrical shapes. It offers craft ideas like paper dolls on cardboard, folded paper chains, folded circle balls, and creative uses of corncobs and clothes pins for dolls.
A child recalls debate with cousin Alferd Potts about Santa Claus. Grandpa, aged and witty, recounts his own belief as a child, noting Santa’s kindness to well behaved children and the lesson that “what is good is always true.” The tale ends with Alferd and his father not matching his grandfather’s long life and wisdom.
A frail sister toils through a bleak December dawn hoping to gift her kinswoman Maggie a gold heart locket. After a failed search for a true gift, she discovers a mysterious package labeled Merry Christmas to Maggie. She places the locket on a blue bed for Maggie to find at dawn, keeping it for the intended recipient.
Margaret Woodward argues in Suburban Life that Christmas should focus on giving of self rather than gifts. She notes the problem of material excess and emphasizes the true spirit of Christmas as a personal sacrifice and sharing of time and kindness.
Perley and Halloa tease Christmas plans as Jinx replies he will skip golf and football. Instead he intends to carve a turkey he bred himself for ten people, joking that exercise is the real workout.
A reflective Christmas note urges generosity beyond gifts, asking readers to show appreciation to friends and relatives. It encourages visiting, shaking hands, sharing warmth, and writing cheery letters to those not seen, reframing the holiday as a chance for genuine kindness.
A compact tale of the Glastonbury thorn legend and its Christmas blooms. It recounts Joseph of Arimathea planting the staff in Glastonbury, the buds that appeared on Christmas, and a Buckinghamshire cutting becoming famed. It notes calendar reforms, public reaction, and ancient customs linking trees to harvest rites and festive lore.
Instructions for baking traditional Christmas cookies with almonds hazel nuts and chocolate. Includes step by step mixing beating folding and baking in a cool oven for crisp results. Mentions mellowing stored cookies and festive serving.
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