Christmas lore and Moore's St Nicholas tale century
Christmas customs were banned by Puritans and children faced ridicule for gifts as Geraldine Ames notes. Clement Clarke Moore, editor emeritus at General Theological Seminary, wrote A Visit From St Nicholas in 1823, later published in 1844, inspiring the modern Santa myth celebrated by students and Sunday school children in New York.
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General Theological Seminary
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Columbia University
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
The Spirit of Kris Kringle Across the World
The article recalls Christmas generosity personified by Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, and Nicholas With the Fur. It notes the Old World spirit spreading globally and describes various gift givers visiting homes and bringing cheer while distributing gifts and tiny threats to the naughty.
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England
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A Visit From St Nicholas by Clement C Moore
A traditional Christmas poem describes a night visit by St Nick. The speaker awakens, witnesses a sleigh and eight reindeer, watches St Nicholas descend the chimney, fill stockings, and depart with a cheerful blessing for all.
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A Modern Kriss Kringle by Harold Barnes
Kriss Kringle laughs and plans a modern surprise for the children. He reveals a hangar where a pristine new aeroplane sits, ready to replace the traditional sleigh and deer with a gleaming craft built to order for Old St. Nick.
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St. Nick
Town and Country Sermons Christmas Peace Prayer
A meditation on seeking divine peace at Christmas urges readers to pray to the Father for a perfect rest, power, and love. It emphasizes God's unchanging nature and invites personal prayer for a peaceful Christmas spirit beyond study or understanding.
Christmas Shopping Urgency Cited by Jones
A speaker urges early Christmas shopping to beat creditors who may buy presents for their wives. The remark notes the desire to complete purchases before others act.
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Christmas Trees and Stockings Tradition Described
Christmas practices endure with the Christmas tree and the hanging of stockings on Christmas Eve. Stockings bring childlike awe as gifts are revealed on Christmas morning, while the Christmas tree remains central to festive school celebrations with lights, presents, and a jovial Santa Claus.
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Santa Claus
Christmas Neckties and the Habit of Wearing Them
A humorous note questions how many of the 90 neckties given each Christmas are actually worn. It argues neckwear is a matter of individual taste and that many gifts end up likened to curtains or drapes unless forced by coercion.
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Penehnn Douglas
An Eye to Business Bet Urges Quick Berry Wins
A four year old, Elwood, competes with his father in a berry picking challenge. He finishes a quart first and shifts to a nickel bet for another quart, showing his businesslike take on stakes and speed.
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Elwood
Diamond Dyes Advertises Simple Home Dyeing
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as easy to use for dyeing or tinting garments and draperies. It promises guaranteed no fading, streaking, or running and instructs buyers to tell the druggist the fabric type whether wool silk linen cotton or blends.
Courtroom Comedy Asks Who's Your Lawyer
A quoted exchange features two characters debating lawyers Glibwitz and Pumpham. They discuss Pumpham’s influence, a jury of four women, and a defendant with egg stains on his vest, hinting at trial tensions.
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