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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1934
Page
5
The Methodist Episcopal Church holds public worship at 9 30 p m and Sunday School at 10 30 a m The Missionary meeting is set for Thursday December 20 at the home of Marjorie Tucker at 2000 oclock with a pot luck lunch.
St Josephs Church schedules Masses at 8 and 10 oclock on Sunday December 16. Catechism classes held Saturday at 2 39 Pather T C Harrison is the Pastor.
The Union Church holds 6:30 choir practice and Monday evening sessions at 7:30 for Christmas music. A children talk will be part of each service. Ladies Missionary Association meets December 13 at 2:00 with listed hostesses and program leaders.
Muriel and Agnes discuss luck and marriage on Christmas Eve when Agnes reveals she won a contest judged by Harold Ryan now the paper's managing editor. Harold arrives to reveal Agnes won second prize, and Fred Ryan with Harold propose a double wedding. All celebrate with renewed holiday cheer.
A retold nativity scene recalls Caesar Augustus’ enrollment decree guiding Joseph and Mary from Nazareth to Bethlehem. With no room at the inn, they find sanctuary in a cave where Jesus is born, amid the oxen’s breath and humble surroundings. Katherine Edelman Western Newspaper Union.
Giuseppe feels alone among international classmates till a school Christmas program includes carols in five languages and a nativity play where he plays Joseph. The Italian tradition centers on an orange tree feast, a big family gathering, and a joyous end to the festive day as parents praise his participation.
In 1669 the Massachusetts General Court enacted a law fining five shillings for observing Christmas by abstaining from labor or feasting. The Puritans favored Thanksgiving celebrations and deemed Christmas a popish festival.
A simple method to keep a Christmas tree green is to cut a small piece from the base and place it in a water-filled pan in the stand. Add an aspirin tablet to the water to promote a flourishing tree throughout the season.
Crude toys such as box blocks nested cans floor boats stick horses and sand offer more imaginative play for children than elaborate expensive toys.
Uncle Eben insists Santa Claus is real and punctual each year despite children being told otherwise, a tradition framed with local color and irony.
The text hints at uncertainty over who created the Christmas pudding, noting that very little is known. It reflects a casual belief that it was a good idea, credited to an average healthy boy, without naming a definitive inventor.
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