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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1886
Page
1
A lyrical excerpt reflects on a manger scene with tender imagery and Longfellow’s voice describing a child who would become a king of a divine, nonhuman kingdom.
A verse portrait praises Santa Clara for endlessly filling stockings yet notes he skips some homes of the poor due to being kept busy. The poem reflects on generosity and missed quiet acts of giving.
Dr Alexander Andover, ruined by bank failure and failed mining stocks, receives a Christmas miracle as Maud Everleth, believed lost to him, returns with a farewell gift that becomes a vow. A jeweled ring bears a Bible verse and a pledge to join him, heart and home.
Maud Everleth arrives at the sickroom and, after a heartfelt reunion with Dr. Alexander Andover, reveals a ring made from California gold. She declares her intent to be an industrious wife and nurse, and the couple wed at 5 pm that afternoon, with Maud quickly taking charge of care and household duties.
Christmas Eve reveals a vanished five hundred dollar bill and a mysterious basket brought by Uncle Jack. The family wakes to stockings gone and puzzling sounds from the hall bedroom, while Hilda offers a childlike Santa Claus explanation.
In Harper's Young People a Brazilian monkey posing as Santa Claus sorprised a family eating breakfast. The animal stuffed pockets with items and later fixed a Christmas tree, earning the name Santa Claus as a beloved, playful companion rather than a menace. The tale highlights the monkey's affectionate, mischievous nature and the family's warm reception.
English chief justice Lord Ellenborough plans a circuit trip with his wife. He bans bandboxes under the carriage seat. A bandbox flies from the window into a ditch. the judge orders onward. In court, his wig is missing, found inside the discarded bandbox.
Front page notice from the Weekly Visitor endorses Dr Seth Arnolds Cough Killer as a trusted remedy. The ad claims personal and family use with satisfactory results and lists prices 25c 50c and 1.00 per bottle. Also promotes Dr Seth Arnolds Soothing and Quieting Cordial for children priced 25c.
After Santa delivered a cabinet organ a seal skin lace a lap robe a box of gloves and a Webster's Dictionary in a Chicago girl’s stocking she found it was less than half tall and watched him climb the roof in tears.
An advertisement urges sending three 2 cent stamps to A. P. Ordway & Co. in Boston to obtain Dr Kaufmann’s medical work. The 100 page volume includes colored illustrations and is pitched as valuable for every family.
A lyrical piece reflects on Christmas Eve with a legend of Christ and the Christmas tree, scenes of families at home, and moral reflections on charity. It blends religious narratives with essayistic meditation and quotes from Harper's Bazar and Emerson.
A nostalgic meditation on winter scenes for northern children. It celebrates snow day adventures from sleds and snow forts to snowball play, noting the joy, warmth, and wonder sparked by cold weather and nature's gifts to temperate zones.
The piece reflects on Christmas as a universal sentiment of goodwill, quoting Harper’s Magazine and noting its human fraternity beyond theology. It contrasts Shakespearean and modern views and likens Santa to a symbol of heavenly blessings at year’s end. The second excerpt features an old man and a caller discussing a possible Christmas turkey gift and the.
In Paris Texas Mr J E Corley was near death from consumption. A trial bottle of Dr King s New Discovery brought relief, followed by a large bottle and two boxes of New Life Pills. After two boxes and two bottles he recovered, gaining thirty six pounds. Trial bottles free at all drug stores.
A fragment recounts Grove Bradford's note on colonial Christmas celebration. In November 1621 the Mayflower newcomers arrived. some 55 tons of fortune were landed. Governor Bradford ordered work on Christmas Day or face consequences, leading to people abandoning play and his dismantling of their props to enforce conscience.
A fragmented reminiscence quotes Beg about Christmas generosity and reciprocity. He recalls friends giving ten cent cards last year and notes the comfort of giving exactly what one would want in return, reflecting on social exchange and sentiment.
Fragmentary text from the Evansville Breeze hints at a joke about the word editor meaning eat and a Brooklyn girl teaching a pet parrot to say Merry Christmas. No clear event or people are verifiable.
The article traces holly’s religious use from Fogland to Nome and Rome, noting Roman festival ties and the plant’s evergreen symbolism. It explains Christians adopted holly at Christmas to ease conversion and mentions legends about holly’s lack of shadow and ties to brightness and newborns.
A Baltimore advertisement presents testimonials for Dr Bull's Cough Syrup and Salvation Oil as cures. Ep Bartz of La Fayette Market Baltimore reports long headaches relieved by Salvation Oil, while the ad urges trusting the products for relief.
The Georgia editor blasts a vendor who sold five dozen rotten eggs before Christmas. He vows penalties for cheating and swindling if the man does not refund or replace the eggs, remarking on the difficulty of making rotten eggs good.
As the season advances the pains and aches of rheumatism appear after exposure Hood s Sarsaparilla is not claimed to cure rheumatism but thousands benefited by Hood s Sarsaparilla urge others who suffer from rheumatism to take it before the first twinge.
A Beacon street lady visits the chamber of her child on Christmas Eve and discovers the heir has hung his stocking with a slip reading The Lord loveth a cheerful giver.
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