The Christmas season in 1924 was, unfortunately, very much like this year’s Christmas season.
We step into history every year at this time, looking at Christmas a century ago to see what is the same and what has changed.Times were tight. Unemployment was high. The rough economic times were reflected in reports in the two daily newspapers.
Eighty men were given Christmas dinner at the Salvation Army headquarters on Johnson Street, while 60 men were treated to Christmas dinner around the corner at Stranger’s Rest, where Alice Field had been offering meals and beds to men in need since 1911. The Rotary Club ensured that Santa Claus brought gifts to 600 needy children. The Great War Veterans Association held a party for 200 children. The Foul Bay Athletic Association had a party for 100 children at Margaret Jenkins School.
“Since then, the real Christmas rush has been in progress and the warmth of the larger stores has resulted in the more general purchasing under one roof, perhaps, than hitherto.” The big craze in late 1924 was a newfangled way to pass the time, the crossword puzzle. The Colonist printed its first crossword on Nov. 20, and the Daily Times followed with its own puzzle on Dec. 16.
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