Town Crier Echoes Christmas Spirit and Historic News
The piece recalls the town cryer tradition from colonial New England to modern times, noting 1638 records, curfew laws, and how criers announced lost animals and events. It links the Christmas Seals program with the town crier image and traces evolving designs from 1900 onward including Santa Claus and Red Cross emblems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
London
Oscar E. Norman
Town Crier
England
New York
Haddenham
Great Britain
George Chapman
Mass
Provincetown
Matheson
Amos
Union
Omaha
Neb
Chicago
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Santa Claus
National Tuberculosis Association
Tuberculosis Association
Edwin ‘Trudeau
Adirondacks
National Capital Sights and Senate Tax Debates
Washington column notes Sen. McAdoo battles to exempt coastwise ships from Panama tolls amid Treasury and congressional resistance. It also discusses anti lynching bill politics, state rights, and potential budget cuts amid tax reform pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Gibbs McAdoo
Panama Canal
Treasury Department
Treasury
Congress
McAdoo
Wilson
Great Britain
Senate
Henry F. Ashhurst
Arizona
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Elihu Reot
Theodore E. Burton
Democratic Party
Warren G. Harding
California
Woodrow Wilson
World Court
Arthur Pue Gorman
Maryland
Republican Party
Leonidas C. Dyer
St. Louis
South
House
Pte
Emil Hurja
James A. Farley
Harry L. Hopkins
Harold L. Ickes
Sen
Pat Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Selfish Christmas Experiment Between Kay and Toby Barnes
Kay Barnes declares she will be utterly absorbed in herself and enlists Toby in a Christmas experiment. She spends on herself while Toby buys and later gifts a quilted housecoat for her, sparking a playful clash over generosity and selfishness in a domestic comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay
Vic Barnes
Toby
Toby Barnes
Mr. Barnes
Rey
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Old Town Crier
Elmo Scott Watson
America
New Amsterdam
Poetie Criers
Samuel Johnson
Boswell
Nantucket
Ecrer
A. F. Musgrave
National Capital
Carter Field
Dyer
Oscar de Priest
Western Newspaper Union