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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1938
Page
2
In Cambridge and Greater Boston a Corcoran display windows set a standard of quality and taste. The Central square shop showcases an artistic blend of color and material excellence attracting many who pause, enter, and buy Christmas gifts in infinite variety.
The name Eva derives from Greek and Latin forms of Eve, the Hebrew root meaning mother of all, linking to Eve in biblical tradition. The origin traces to Eve as the first woman and the term life associated with creation and motherhood legends.
Hundreds of plaintive holiday letters arrive to Santa Claus each season with wishes for gifts, greetings, and thanks. The article notes the season's rhythm of hope, reply demands, and community charity guiding responses.
Travelers pause as Christmas carols fill station concourses. Originating in New York, the idea spread to cities each December, giving hurried passengers a chance to relax before heading home.
Plato credits Socrates with a clear belief in a just afterlife where gods are good and wise and men superior to those in this life. Thus Socrates says he is not disturbed by death and does not fear dying, for he trusts he will be judged among just men.
A golden flower found on the sides of Stone Mountain is identified as Vi guiera porterl. The bloom is about an inch in diameter and resembles a small sunflower in scent and appearance. It has been noted on Stone Mountain but not yet reported elsewhere.
A man and wife in a shop window scene react to a hopeful girl and boy imagining toys. The Mayne children, victims of a factory fire, are invited to celebrate Christmas with the Vigars who adopt them as a family, turning hardship into festive hope.
A child asks Samia to bring a doll two teddy bears and a tricycle from Santa. The speaker wonders if Christmas should come every day, then jokes about Santa getting tired from the gifts and the holiday bustle.
Leonardtown Maryland residents Mr and Mrs L J Sterling host a Christmas Eve stocking tradition totaling 33 individuals including 17 children plus grandchildren and in laws. Santa notes frequent new additions to the household as the stork visits each year with more toys and goodies to fill the growing stockings.
Thousands of Americans will not celebrate Christmas until January 7 due to Julian calendar observance. Russian, Serbian, Armenian, Bulgarian, Syrian, and Macedonian Orthodox followers mark the holiday 14 days later, while Greeks and Romanians use the Gregorian date for Christmas but Julian for Easter observance.
The article explains that in small colonies without enough eggs to swarm, a new queen may be hatched and the dowager queen and the young queen may rule together. It notes this joint rule occurs only under this exception.
A catalog blurb for Flannelettes broadcloths silks and coats in middy and lounge styles. Features Fuelbak and Pleetway soft broadcloth with an exclusive night binding free feature. Sizes A to E and slim options B C D available.
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