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Brimfield News in Brimfield, Illinois

31 May 1934

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Brimfield News

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Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1934

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3

Old Christmas Traditions Reach Across Time and Place

The piece surveys Old Christmas celebrations from Rodanthe North Carolina to Missouri Ozarks, noting regional variances on January 5 or 6. It recalls Twelfth Night customs and ties the North Carolina ritual to Dare County history and Roanoke Island, linking Virginia Dare and early colonial roots with nearby Kitty Hawk and the first airplane flight.

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Rodanthe Barrier Islands Pamlico Sound North Carolina Walter Raleigh New World Missouri Ozarks Christ Pope Gregory Britain Ozarks Missouri Arkansas America Dare County Virginia Dare John White Roanoke Island White Kitty Hawk
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Uncertain Old Christmas Eve Net Laying Observance Cited

A St Louis Globe Democrat item notes lingering doubt over whether fishing nets are laid aside on Old Christmas Eve or Old Christmas Day while support for tradition remains.

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St. Louis Globe Democrat
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Edison tied to radio via early detector lamp at exposition

The article notes Thomas Edison, dubbed father of the electric light and phonograph, may be seen as grandfather of modern radio for creating an early lamp detector tube in 1833. At a New York national electrical exposition, New York Electrical Society members used it in a radio set and received a regular broadcast program.

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Thomas Edison Marconi New York New York Electrical Society
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Mud on the Great Man Quote by Maxim Gorky

A historical newspaper excerpt records Maxim Gorky noting that no notable figure today escapes criticism or mudslinging, underscoring the universal reception of public scrutiny and insult in fame.

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Maxim Gorky
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