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Newspaper
Yerington Times
Location
Yerington, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1917
Page
3
Fragmented OCR text reads like a devotional Christmas verse Dreamy imagery blends word fragments about Christmastide and childhood memories The lines evoke the glow of Christmas and the tenderness of bygone days with scattered archaic phrasing and misread letters
Christmas customs in Norway and Sweden are described with animals and birds remembered in hearth and home. Candles in windows light the way for Kristine who brings gifts while cows and horses share in extra food. Across Brazil and tropics, animals supposedly speak on Christmas night, with the cock crowing and cattle calling from fields, as children dream of hearing the converse of beasts.
A nostalgic column argues for continuing the Christmas mince pie against modern diet trends. It recalls Puritan abstinence, Civil War veterans, and family traditions in enjoying plum pudding and holiday feasts during Christmastide. The piece contrasts old and new tastes with lively, period voice.
Orra Parker Phelps writes in the Housekeeper about harvesting forest gifts without harming living trees. She describes bark as vital, warns against stripping living bark, and shares crafts from dead wood and cones. The piece recounts making wreaths, laurel garlands, and tiny spruce gifts sourced from doomed trees.
A Philadelphia Ledger piece recounts a mother’s plan to plant a fruit tree each Christmas for her son. The trees grow with him, producing annual fruit sale proceeds to fund his education, while he learns financial stewardship under his father’s guidance.
On their return from the Holy Land pilgrims and crusaders carried new dramatic subjects. Early Christmas mysteries and plays, including St George and the Dragon, likely originated in this period and have survived in Ames to modern times.
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