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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1940
Page
2
The piece traces the Christmas card history from its 1846 design by J C Horsley to early mass distribution in England and the temperance backlash. It notes early cards featured dinners and brimming glasses, then lithographs with simple greetings, and America's adoption of the British custom.
A plane crash in Virginia during a storm kills Senator Lundeen Orsign and 24 others. The tragedies span multiple dates with air and rail accidents across the country including a Utah airliner, a Cadiz mine disaster trapping miners, and a Chicago airport crash injuring a notable figure.
In Italy Christmas gifts arrive on January 6 through La Befana the old woman who first learned of Bethlehem from three kings. She set out to find the Christ Child but never reached Bethlehem and now travels from house to house delivering gifts to newborns on Epiphany night, hoping the Child receives her offerings.
National League Cincinnati Reds defeat the Detroit Tigers in a seven game World Series. Reds celebrate in clubhouse after clinching the title.
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