Santa Claus in New Yorks Christmas Spirit Echoes of 1650
A nostalgic portrait traces how St Nicholas evolved into Santa Claus from Dutch settlers to modern North and South, celebrating Christmas as hospitality and joy. It recalls 17th century New Amsterdam, the portrayal of Santa, and how markets, houses, and families prepare for the holiday with gifts, feasts, churchgoing, and charity across social classes.
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St. Nicholas
New York City
Amsterdam
Stuyvesant
Broadway
Wall Street
Maiden Lane
Bowling Green
City Hall Park
City Wall
Materfamilias
Santa Claus
Ponda
Kris Kringle
Foxraryeg
Christmas in the Land of the Czar in Ukraine
The piece describes Ukrainian Christmas customs including preparations for Christman kutia a barley grits dish. Families whitewash huts adorn ikons with linen towels and straw crosses, place kutia before a hay bench under St Nicholas, pray and wish for a bountiful harvest before sharing the meal then attending church.
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Ukraine
Russia
Christmas Bells and Peace In New Orleans Picayune
Clara Lee Pucketto writes in the New Orleans Picayune about Christmas chimes and holly garlands. The poem evokes peace on earth amid joys and pains as snow falls like a benediction, reflecting seasonal reverence and festive imagery.
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Clara Lee Pucketto
New Orleans
Christmas Dinner Talk of Uncle Ebony and Dashaway
Dashaway asks Uncle Ebony about Christmas dinner. Ebony says he will have a fat and sassy turkey, noting he moved out of the neighborhood since a previous expectation. The exchange shows humor and dialect.
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Dashaway
Uncle Ebony
Christmas wish list and travel ad blend in one notice
A festive poem requests skates a drum fife books a kite and trees while asking not to be sent a baby. The page follows with travel ads for Louisville and St Louis Air Line offering winter resort trips to North Carolina Georgia and Florida and concludes with Dunn and Co Pure Raw Bone Meal ads touting price stock and county sales with farm endorsements.
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Louisville & St. Louis Air Line
North Carolina
Georgia
Florida
St. Louis
Louisville
R. A. Campbell
Gen’ Pass
Evansville
Ind
Dunn & Co
Troy
Indiane
Rice Watson
Cox Warehouse
Vear
Carter
Bose
Thore
Druggisia
Mall
Carter Vedicini CO
New York
Humphreys Seven for Nighs and Colds Ad
Humphreys' Specific number seven claims forty years of test and proven merit for nights and colds. Priced at 25 cents at all drug stores.
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Humphreys
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the Czar
Poor Ann
L.carmer
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Pr. Miles
Miles
Laincerely
Gypsum City
Kans
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Carters
Itia
Lane’s Medicine All Druggis
Ane
F. Woodwabb
Lcloy
N.Y
William Kinderman
United States
Brooklyn
Wes
Barge Express Company
American Express Co
United States Express
J .G.cunn & Co
Coby & CG
BeKalb Avenue
W. C. Isbell
Prest
Terre Haute
Terre Haute Commercial College
Prof. Willson
Conservative
Garmens
London
Electro Association
New York St
Indianapolis
Pudiaina
G. TH. Camp
Jacob Ghoss
Prop
South Side Public Square
Pasieei As
TeReee
Erve Ton
Koon Ville
Indiana
Sounset
Ohio
Koenig
Joseph A. Flautt
L(rey
Pastor Koenig
Fort Wayne
Koenig Med. CO
Chicago
Gfors
MED. CO
William St
New Tore
Tales From
North America
West
Town Tories
Wooten
N. B
AEI
Weakueniof
Errostraz Rotust
Melissa Anood Tally
Atling Bantiood
Buffalo
Merrell & Soule
Syracuse
N. Y
Becker’s Central Hotel
WM. Becker
North Side Public Square
Court House
Boonville, MD
Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
da. G. C. Oscoon
Lowell, Mass
J. F. Kincee
Conway, Ark
Lohs
Ancurs
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Oxford St
Castoris
Asitep Hospital
the Centaur Company
Murray Street
August Becker
Boonville Marble Works
Marria Boonville, Indiana
Warrick and Adjoining Counties
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Optician & Engraver
French Dye Works
Locust ST
Evansville, MD
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George
Mackey
Proprietors
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Hee ‘Eaapal
Haven & Co
Bupard
Fumime.’s Hotel
Marion Goad
Boonville Lodiana
John Nester
Propr
Rockport, MD
Devot
Pete Pagelt
Lae Kemp
Leah
Brown
Titans East
Huntingburg
Rockport
Cannelton
T. M.mcnors
Boonvide
Brasccamheell
Evapevile
T.R. Latshaw
Proprietoro
Public Square
Tin Diana
the Green Grocery
Philip Lutz
Main ST
Weason