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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1902
Page
1
A Kingston Jamaica correspondent depicts Christmas in tropical heat with a 05 degree shade reading and sun scorching effects. He details market crowds at Victoria Market, imported confections, and Jamaican fashion amid intense warmth and festive pageantry.
A poem voices Santa Claus lamenting modern life and fashion while noting shifts in clothing, toys, and gifts. The piece contrasts old fashioned Christmas customs with contemporary trends as Santa rides a bicycle and adheres to new fads. Detroit News Tribune reference accompanies a separate note on Mexican holiday visiting customs.
A Christian Herald piece celebrates Christmas as liberty and hope. Angels sing of freedom from bondage and the dignity of labor, linking the birth of Jesus to emancipation, justice for workers, and a future where all humanity is united as brothers.
A description recalls the rise of circular plain glass pieces worn as eyeglasses among Kingston society members. The trend began with plain lenses replacing magnifying spectacles, prompting merchants to import many circular panes for the stylish, yet foolish, crowd.
The Pittaburg Dispatch describes Polish and Czech Christmas customs in Galicia and Austria. Poles attend mass then share a supper with a dish containing consecrated eyes and raise eyes to heaven for blessings. Czechs fast and dream of Christ. lights are extinguished to frighten children into believing gifts from the Christ Child.
A fragment from a holiday page features lighthearted jokes about Christmas head of the family spending on gifts and a Prohibition pie. Includes brief chatter about Christmas preparations, church events, and a sentimental note on it always feeling like Christmas weather.
The Baltimore American describes Servian Christmas customs. A father cuts a straight oak, greets the gathering, and corn grains are tossed on him. The tree burns overnight until Christmas morning with pistol shots. Pork is the national dish, and the poorest save to buy a pig for the feast. Santa appears as honored guest to receive rather than give gifts, leaving laden with cakes and other presents.
The Pittsburg Dispatch describes Belgian towns on Christmas Eve where a long colored procession moves through main streets. Children in color coded divisions carry badges or ribbons toward shrines while bands display relics and spectators gaze reverently.
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