Christmas card origins and old country customs described
The article surveys Christmas card origins with Joseph Cundall noted as issuing the first proper card in 1846 and traces early school pieces and charity traditions. It then details old English practices for blessing orchards and crops, various charms, beliefs about love and omens, and the evolution of the Christmas tree from ancient symbols to Luther’s fir tree tale and global adoption.
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Joseph Cundall
London
England
Buasex
Worsle
Jesus
Germany
Siena
Martin Luther
Greece
Strassburg
Rhine
Yar
Modeling for Children and the rise of clay art education
The article discusses children modeling in clay as a teachable art form. It argues clay fosters form appreciation and artistic skill from primary grades, citing Ruskin and Schreiber on hands on sculpting aiding visual perception and creative development.
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Ruskin
Abe
Ater
Widow pensions for wartime mothers proposed by Little Mothers' Aid
Mrs. Clarence O Burns of the Little Mothers' Aid Society argues widows with dependent children deserve state pensions. She emphasizes a widow’s need and life hardships, urging support to provide ongoing care for children until they reach working age.
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Clarence
Sorathe
Cork Leg of Santa Ana Becomes Illinois War Relic
McLean County researchers reveal that Edward Elliot of Bloomington captured General Santa Ana’s cork leg during Cerro Gordo in 1847. Elliot sent the leg to the rear as the battle raged, later relinquished to the Illinois State House along with a gold cache from the coach.
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State House
General Santa Ana
McLean County Historical Society
Hving
Edward Elvin Elliot
Bloomington
San Rafael
Cal
Elliot
Eliot
Illinois Infantry
Mexico
Cerro Gordo
Noted Irishman Reaches Eightieth Birthday
Justin McCarthy, renowned Irish Nationalist leader, celebrates his 80th in London. Born November 22, 1830 in Cork, he rose from Cork Examiner reporter to parliamentarian and author. His long career spanned journalism, novels, and 17 years in Parliament with the Irish parliamentary party.
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Great Britain
Justin McCarthy
London
Mr. McCarthy
Ireland
Cork
McCarthy
Cork Examiner
Smith O’brien
Dillon
Thomas Francis Meagher
Queen Victoria
van Diemen's Land
Ballingarry
Liverpool
Irish Parliamentary Party
From Poorhouse to Senate in Iowa Rise
John J. Dannegan of Shenandoah Iowa rises from a North Carolina poorhouse upbringing to be elected to the Iowa state senate. He endured harsh early years lacking education and family support then worked as a railroad hand, farmer, well digger, and plumber before building a diverse career across multiple states and winning political office.
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John J. Dannegan
Shenandoah
Iowa
North Carolina
Chilahéja
John‘ Dunnégan
Milford
Nebo
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Sreborne
Vance
Ee Bay
Joseph
Ekor
Thartyrdot
Oratefield
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Apelin
China
Ofpanyones
Poorhouse
Senate
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