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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1937
Page
2
Betty Jane and Bill stroll to the tree and exchange playful vows and memories up to a kiss under the mistletoe. Bill boasts of a college sweetheart and a picture on his watch as other suitors seem envious in their festive scene.
A 1937 Christmas scene shows Mrs Steele counsels her three quarreling sons to seek peace. She offers a final gift of goodwill, teaching that true peace requires actions, not words, and urges cooperation and restraint over conflict.
Cambridge residents are urged to shop locally for Christmas gifts from Harvard Square merchants. The piece lists Cambridge stores offering books, meats, liquors, perfumes, cards, clothing, eyewear, and dining, highlighting the Cambridge Cooperative, Manhattan Market, Har vard Trust, and other neighborhood staples. It promotes supporting local businesses and hints at a festive communal spirit.
A western Devonshire superstition holds that oxen kneel at midnight on Christmas Eve. The piece also cites Jud Tunkins urging people to choose personal merry thoughts and avoid letting annoyances spoil the holiday mood.
The article explains how English driving on the left dates to medieval times when riders carried weapons and kept the arm toward strangers. It notes a shift for coaches to the right to free the whip arm, causing left passage on narrow roads, with continental Europe using a different system and American wagon drivers maintaining the left side.
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