Christmas on the California frontier in old San Diego
Albert Robinson recalls a 1829 Christmas at San Diego mission. The festivities featured illuminated mass, a live nativity, a six woman choir, and theatrical processions with Lucifer, a hermit, Bartolo and Gabriel. The West’s contrasts with eastern celebrations are stark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Middle States
Turkey
California
San Diego
Presidio
Don Jose Antonio
Vincente de Oliva
Lucifer
Bartolo
Gabriel
Satan
Hermit
East Ceast
Christmas Spirit Ushers In Holiday Joy Across Homes
In the busy lead up to Christmas the narrator notes fatigue from shopping and baking. As the holiday nears a revitalizing spirit arrives bringing joy, peace, gratitude for friends and home, and a sense of lasting, priceless possessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Graham Bonner
Western Newspaper Union
Christmas Vision in a Country Lane and Stable
A frosty night leads a walker to a low stone building where a stable reveals a mother and child under a starry glow. A radiant heavenly light and choir fade, leaving a timeless question about the meaning of Christmas and its beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ the Lord
Western Newspaper Union
Yuletide Gifts From the Forest Folk
In a timberland scene the Christmas fir stands bright as the Frost King leans on its green tassels and cones. Woodfolk pass through snow to place Yuletide offerings beneath, including bark for beaver, honey for bear, moss for doe, nuts for chipmunk, and alder fruit for the white-foot mouse.
Christmas program at Tabernacle promises festive entertainment
Mrs Deller and the Sunday School plan a union Christmas program at the Tabernacle. Rev M R Tatman returns Tuesday and will start evangelist services next Sunday evening. Busy Bees postpone novelty sale to December 18 and 19 in the McKnight room. Carl Bauer and Bob Wilson head to work on the road west of Harrison. Little Miss Joe Ann Alien recovers from laryngitis. Ray Houghton’s father and brother visited over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deller
Carl Bauer
Bob Wilson
Harrison
Joe Ann Alien
Local notes from Muskegon and area
ADVANCE GRANGE visits include Mr. and Mrs. Raymond and four children from Muskegon at Basil Raught home. Local reports mention snow fence work by highway crews and several residents visiting relatives in Flint and Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Catherine Butters
John Densmore
Reginald McBride
Flint
James Gerow
Bruce Williams
Jne Densmore
Babcock
No. 5
Grace Scheiber
Brown Gorners Hold Quarterly Meeting and Christmas Plans
The Brown Gorners meeting Sunday discussed upcoming Christmas events at the church. A Sunday service with choir numbers is planned at 7 30 PM, plus a Christmas program and tree on Christmas Eve. Families and residents attended meals, prayers, and choir practice, with several members hosting gatherings and visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Kanarr
O. Birdsall
Chag
Mutsic
Forest Garver
Green
Fred Treich
Roy Gordon
Wade’ Cradit
C. Coulter
G. Lower
E. Gradit
Allén Lautenheiser
Frank Nash
Chas
Otts
Hrma
Detroit
Ott
Rescue Mission
Savage
Baptist Church of
Pontiac
Arthur Lower
James Lower
Harvey Armentrout
Harvey Gerow
Glenn Lower
Norman Myers
Clair
Coulter
Hitler
C. Clapp
Soi
Carmen Newnan
Lansing
John Hartman
Jeti Hartman
Homemakers Corner: Affordable Homemade Furniture Ideas
A piece on budget friendly gifts suggests finishing unpainted furniture to add personal touch this Christmas. Highlights small dressing table, hanging shelves, sewing cabinets, pier cabinets, and magazine holders as useful projects. Finishes should harmonize with room colors and existing decor.
Beavers and deer figures in Michigan conservation notes
The Michigan Department of Conservation reports a beaver killed by a falling tree and a deer movement study. William Sellows finds the carcass and William Love returns the pelt to a supervisor. Tags on 124 deer include 24 at Hulbert and 100 at Fletcher Swamp. Bucks moved 16 miles or less than one mile in a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sellows
Traverse City
Newberry
William Love
Julius Thorson
Love
Michigan
Game Division
Department of Conservation
Hulbert Deer Yard
Fletcher Swamp
Alpena
Londen Game Refuge
Dillon Foss
Bay City
Iosco Game Refuge
Oscoda
Will Linperger
Pigeon
East Tawas
Tesco
How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds of Fat
An old advertisement promises rapid fat loss by taking KRUSCHEN SALTS daily and drinking water each morning. It touts energy gains, clearer skin, and a younger feeling body, claiming a bottle lasts four weeks and is sold for 85 cents by H. A. Anderson or any druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Anderson
America
Hunters urged to report tagged deer histories
The department has not received complete reports. W. F. Capotan of Utica shot a buck November 18 about three miles northeast of the Hulbert deer yard. Hunters who killed tagged deer should send the tag number and location information to receive a history report on the buck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Capotan
Utica
Hulbert Deer Yard
Capitol Front Noted as Unchanged by Pathfinder Magazine
Pathfinder Magazine notes the Capitol faces east, opposite the White House, reflecting historic planning. It explains Washington’s growth favored the west and northwest, so visitors typically approach the Capitol from its rear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Capitol
Capitol
Washington
Pathfinder Magazine
White House
Also Mentioned on This Page
Xmas Lune
P. F. Creguer
Conmere
J. W. Lamphere
Banni Regs
Arthur Gutterman
Timberlands
Frost King
Dover News
Homemakers
Michigan State College
Michigan Department OF Conservation
Q. D. Bayes Bakery
Mich
Ramey & Feighner
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!