The Story of Santa Claus
A historical overview tracing Santa Claus from St. Nicholas of Myra to the modern figure. The piece notes Nicholas born in Patara, his roles as abbot and bishop, and miracles such as restoring life to children. It explains gifts given at Christmas and how various nations soften the legend into the festive figure known today.
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Anta Claus
Santa Claus
Kriss Kringle
St. Nicholas
Father Christmas
Noel
Christ
France
Patara
Lycia
Asia
Ilinor
Sion
Myra
Nicea
Arius
Athens
St. Nichol
Nicholas
Germany
Russia
Netherlands
England
United States
Jesus
Holland
Switzerland
Samta Klaus
Heligoland
Sonner Klaus
Niklo
Niglo
Austria
Krampus
Tyrol
Christ Child
St. Lucy
Alsace
Japan
Occident
Christmas and Economy Warn Against Overspending
A commentary warns that families burdened by credit and anxiety during Christmas miss the holiday’s true spirit. It urges simplicity and stores that inexpensive, homegrown joys can bring real happiness, noting children value affordable, usable gifts over costly imports.
Christmas reflection on thrift and holiday cheer across generations
The piece urges thrift as a Christmas virtue and urges care for family finances. It links frugal living to warmth at home, cites a businessman's death from overreach, and stresses meaningful acts like visits or letters to the elderly. It also surveys Santa Claus traditions from Holland to Japan.
Hymnary fragment echoes salvation through Christ
Fragmentary religious verse proclaims Christ as God and savior who hears cries and grants freedom from sin, promising salvation through divine intervention and love.
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Christ
Maud and the Kitchen as a Comedy of Errors
A humorous dialogue pits Maud’s meticulous kitchen science against a man’s resigned amusement as her culinary experiments provoke exaggerated labors, indepth measurements, and comic chemistry. A final note shows Mrs. Clarence Mackay inspiring women of wealth to back educational reform.
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New York
Clarence Mackay
Roslyn
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