Real Happiness Means to Live in Peace, Kathleen Norris
Kathleen Norris reflects on aging, isolation, and marital trouble through portraits of two women. A rich, aloof aunt and a penniless, querulous mother illustrate how peace and companionship elude those who cling to controlling relationships. A 31 year old Pittsburgh woman writes about a flirtatious husband seeking other women and the toll on their child and home.
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Carry
Pittsburgh
Laura
Cal
Learn How to Live by Adapting to Others Says Norris
The piece argues genuine living requires adapting to others interests. It cites an older woman unable to get along with family and friends ending up isolated, urging spouses to share activities even if they prefer solitude. It emphasizes mutual compromise for lasting relationships.
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Kathleen Norris
Reindeer leads to kidnapped Bentley child on Christmas Eve
In a snowy Christmas Eve tale Davie and Phyllis Bentley are central as a deer sighting foreshadows a kidnapping revelation. The Bentley family learns Phyllis is alive after the child hides with Davie, prompting a hurried dash to town before telegraph deadlines.
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Davie Darling
Davie
Jeck
Santa Claus
Ned
Goldilocks
Phillie
Ned Cozetti
Bentley
Phyllis Bentley
Jock
Toys for Little Tots Can Be Noise Makers
Children from one to four years old enjoy noise makers. A simple toy idea is six baking powder tins, each filled with safe items to rattle. Securely seal lids and coat with enamel in bright colors to prevent swallowing hazards.
Christmas Traditions Vary Across Early American Colonies
Christmas customs across Georgia to Virginia blended English, German, Dutch and Swedish influences. Southern celebrations emphasized feasting and worship, New England pursued stricter Puritan observances, and middle colonies mixed traditions. Over time regional differences faded into a shared national practice.
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Atlantic Seaboard
England
Georgia
Carolina
Maryland
Virginia
New England
Old England
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Germany
Holland
Sweden
America
Philadelphia
United States
Saint Nicholas The Bishop Whose Feast Linked To Christmas
The article traces Saint Nicholas from Myra in Lycia, a fourth century bishop, famed for piety and grace. It notes his birth, wealth of his father, and his role as a dispenser of good works. Originally celebrated on December 6, his feast merged with Christmas Day during the late Middle Ages.
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Santa Claus
San Nicholas
Saint Nicholas
Nicholas
Myra
Lycia
Asia Minor
Christmas Dating Tradition Through Early Church Figures
The record traces Christmas origins from A.D. 98 celebration decree by Pope Telesphorus to A.D. 340 work by St. Cyril confirming December 25 as Christ's birth date. Pope Julius later standardised Rome's festival date, adopted across Christendom.
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Telesphorus
Christ
Cyril
Julius
Rome
Christendom
Corrugated wrapping boosts holiday gift appearance in shops
The article notes men struggle with neat gift wrap at Christmas and praises department store wrappers who use corrugated paper to cover awkward shapes. It outlines five steps: fold edges, tuck diagonally, form a neat end, wind a lengthwise string with a figure eight knot, then finish by tying sidewise.
Cleveland Sells Stock to Fund Community Christmas Tree
In 1912 Cleveland, Ohio sold stock in Cleveland the City of Good Will Incorporated to fund a 70 foot illuminated community Christmas tree in the public square. The sale raised over 12000 dollars without personal solicitations. The event sparked a nationwide trend with thousands of cities erecting community trees each season.
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America
Cleveland
Ohio
City of Good Will (Unlimited
Cleveland Stock Exchange
Hark the Herald Angels Sing Origin and Adeste Fideles
The hymn Hark the Herald Angels Sing was written in 1739 by Charles Wesley, brother of John Wesley. Adeste Fideles has been translated into 76 languages and is sometimes attributed to St Bonaventura.
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Charles’ Wesley
John
Mendelssohn
St. Bonaventura
Albania
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