Evolution of Christmas Traditions Chronology
A historical survey traces Christmas customs to pagan solstice rites and Roman Dionysian festivals, links the Christmas tree to German and Egyptian origins, and explains Santa Claus evolution from Saint Nicholas. It notes decorations, gifts, candles, and holly as long-standing survivals, culminating in today’s peaceful, goodwill spirit.
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James
Egypt
Amer Ica
Christ
Lycia
Nicholas
Santa Clane
God bless us every one poem excerpt
An excerpted verse tribute to Tiny Tim from James Whitcomb Riley expresses compassion for the crippled boy and envisions him as nearer to sainthood. The lines emphasize universal blessing and inclusivity across creeds as Christmas dawns with the refrain God bless us, every one.
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Tiny Tim
Morill Act expansion debate centers in Senate
Washington reports that a bill to extend 1862 Morrell act provisions to finance agricultural and home economics education is on the Senate calendar. Senator Terrell of Georgia leads support, with plans to fund schools and experiments to boost crop yields and train future citizens, amid wider tariff and Panama exposition debates.
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John Corrigan
Washington
Atlanta Constitution
Washington, D. C
Senate
Committee On Agriculture
Doliiver
Terrell
Georgia
Congress
Friends of Education
United States
Double Christmas for Poor in New York
New York will celebrate a double Christmas this year with charitable drives on December 25 and 26. Churches, Salvation Army, and other groups distribute baskets and meals to the hungry, while hospitals, prisons, and shelters prepare extra aid and dinners for the needy.
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New York
Hungary
Salvation Army
Great Feheta
Get The Genuine Always Honey and Tar Cure
A wartime era health warning touts Foley's Honey and Tar Cure as the safe remedy for colds and coughs. It warns against dangerous substitutes and endorses the yellow labeled bottle sold by druggists under the brand name Foley's.
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Cerulne Foley
The Woman Who Used Him Ends His Hope
Paul Langdon leaves the club and his home as a storm of conflict finishes on him. He encounters a woman twenty-one who once disturbed his life, now using him, and he cannot say goodbye. He retreats to his office, burying his face in his arms amid choking sorrow.
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Lucy” Waring
Paul Langdon
Paul
State University
United States
Finithville
Lucy
Methodist Woman's College
Mr. Langdon
Henry Perry
Atlanta
Sorart- Saad Nar
Ty Perry
Henry
Smithville
Lacy
Europe
Paris
Cane Shor
Ghy
Beloving
Tuey
Waring
Congressman Langdon
Central
North Pole
Santa Claus
Uncle Sam
Walt
Wall Street
Democratic Party
Willie Bryan
Teldy Roosevelt
Down
Congress
Samuel
Ima
Miss Mildred Rutherford Lectures At School Auditorium
A delightful program by the United Daughters of the Confederacy at the school auditorium featured Miss Mildred Rutherford of Athens presenting On the Old Plantation in vivid plain language. Mrs. B. B. Blackburn of Atlanta offered recitations The Old Plantation and The Old Black Mammy Before the War. Miss Emma Stapler sang Carry me Back to Old Virginia and the orchestra provided music.
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Routherford
United Daughters of the Confederacy
J. E. B. Stewart
Mildred Rutherford
Athens
Georgia
Old South
Rutherford
B. B. Blackburn
Atlanta
Emma Stapler
Old
Virginia
Commerce News
Good for Jackson county in census gains
Jackson county shows a 30 percent population rise from 34039 in 1900 to 31169 in the recent census. The county stands as one of the state’s largest and wealthiest rural areas with eighteen banks, leading cotton production, and notable local figures.
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Jackson
Jackson County
House of Representatives
Banner
Commerce News
Old Christmas Shoppers Echo Familiar Rushes
An elderly reader profile from Fer tile Missouri shows a man named J. P. Boyer seeking to help others after thirty years of hardship. The ad touts Electric Bitters as a cure for a range of ailments including backache nervousness loss of appetite and kidney disorders with a testimonial claiming complete recovery.
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J. P. Boyer
Fertile
Sorith & Bro
Palmer & Sens
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