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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1883
Page
1
A fragment list of sensational theater scorn and patent medicine promotions. The text mocks a man who coughs during a performance and promotes Wells Health Re newer Burdock Blood Bitters Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil and Sulphur Bitters with brief product blurbs and a Christmas gift tip for a sixteen year old’s shaving case.
A poor sick mother in a frostbitten cottage is helped by a brave boy Willie who seeks a doctor, while neighbors Aunt Sue and Uncle Tom mobilize a rural Christmas miracle. The doctor declares no serious illness, and Willie’s family is welcomed into a warm farm home with Madge and her brood adding joy.
A miscellany piece recalls Christmas warmth hospitality and charity as Washington Irving praised. It notes the growing custom of giving presents over generations and discusses early Christian celebrations of Christ's birth shifting to December by Pope Julius I in 4th century Rome.
Mrs Breezy negotiates a holiday money plan with Mr Breezy as she objects to a fixed hundred dollar limit. They volley estimates from one hundred to two hundred fifty, debating presents for relatives and noting his political winnings.
The Youths Companion notes English Christmas feasting as central to the holiday. It describes lavish dishes from boar’s head to peacock, heavy wines, and open hospitality, contrasting medieval banquets with modern festive meals.
The mince pie known as the devil's pie was once a staple Christmas dish. It used to include neat's tongues chicken egg sugar currants lemon peel and orange peel with spices. The oblong coffin shaped crust echoed the manger where the Holy Child lay. Puritans and Quakers rejected mince pies due to Christmas associations.
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