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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1941
Page
4
In Nettaway country Red Malone Garret Finlar and Blaise confront ambushers while pursuing fugitives. Finlay and his group close in with a .45 as shots ring out per three men down single combat erupts in the brush. The last assault ends as a blast of light leaves him fallen.
Finlay endures brutal torture as Isadore and Tete Blanche threaten him and a planned rescue by Red and Blaise looms. Flame the dog helps gnaw free Finlay’s wrists, they flee toward the shore then dive into cold water to wash away the torment. The boat arrives as Finlay, blind but alive, reunites with friends.
Snow overwhelms Santa as his mechanized ride stalls in front of a New York store. He wields two snow shovels to free the carriage while an editor wonders what he does at the North Pole where the snow is deeper.
Christmas customs varied across the Atlantic seaboard with southern colonies embracing feasting and prayer, New England declaring pagan rites but later warming to English traditions, and middle colonies combining English German Dutch influences. Family reunions and generous hospitality marked celebrations. frontier areas saw lively merrymaking that later unified into shared national practices.
The article traces Saint Nicholas of Myra as a fourth century bishop noted for piety and grace. It describes his lineage, wealth enabling charity, and how his feast moved from December 6 to merge with Christmas as medievals reformed customs.
The account traces Christmas celebration from A D 98 ordered by Pope Telesphorus to A D 340 when St Cyril argued for December 25 as the birth date. Julius confirmed the Rome festival date, widely adopted by Christendom, with few records of Christ life era observances.
Practical holiday snack ideas include Bran Filled Hermits Christmas Cookies and Swedish Sprits with tips for shaping and dusting. Additional Do It Yourself guidance covers painting brushes care, cracking bathtub edges, removing partitions, paint removal, and spider control, with concrete steps and safety cautions.
The note suggests choosing gifts now and wrapping bright jelly or jam in gay paper with silver and blue ribbon. It adds ideas for fruit cake plum pudding cookies and candies, and recommends alternating items with waxed paper between layers to keep them fresh.
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