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A Moving Christmas Sermon
Motion Picture Story Magazine would mention again and again that, contrary to some naysayers, the photoplay was good for you and could help people make the right decision. It wasn’t merely entertainment; photoplay was there to make you think. Here’s a good example of this matter, from the January 1912 issue. A Moving Christmas SermonBy…
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A Belated Santa Claus
A funny poem from January 1912, Motion Picture Store Magazine. Santa loves the photoshow! A Belated Santa ClausBy Lillian May ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all thru the houseNot a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,But, alas! dear old Santa Claus never came there! Was…
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A Boy At Christmas
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The Magic of the Frost – E. Romney Wheeler
This time The Magic of the Frost was written by E. Romney Wheeler. It’s a straightforward poem about elf people. Again, it was prompted by St. Nicholas Magazine in the November 1927 issue. The Magic of the FrostE. Romney Wheeler (Age 16)(Honor Member. Cash Award) Many fitting shadowsOf a chilly night,Tiny imps and brownies,Working till…
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The Cookie-Lady
Here we have a “sweet” poem, again by Edgar A. Guest. It’s from Rhymes Of Childhood (1924). The Cookie-LadyEdgar A. Guest She is gentle, kind and fair,And there’s silver in her hair;She has known the touch of sorrow,But the smile of her is sweet;And sometimes it seems to meThat her mission is to beThe gracious…