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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1896
Page
6
A 1896 tale titled Amos and the Parson follows Amos Dee an old fisher and Parson Moore as they seek a Christmas miracle. A lost son presumed dead returns home after a perilous sea voyage aided by a stormy Christmas prayer. The village rejoices as snow fulfills a hopeful prayer and the Christmas season renews faith.
In a humorous Chicago Times-Herald vignette a father scolds for overspending by his son Tom. The letter from Tom spurs quarrels about allowances as the father threatens to cut off payments while the wife defends Tom and contemplates his progress and bills.
George Du Mauquier presents a self portrait with angel wings and a cloven tail hooves. He inscribes that some see him as angelic and others as having a forked tail, while asserting he is an ordinary little man.
A humorous German painting shows a young girl picking cabbages from a Christmas tree with an inscription praising Germany as a kitchen for civilization. The caption links cabbage to the German Christmas dinner of boiled pork and sauerkraut, sausages, puddings, goose, chestnuts, cheeses, baked apples, beef with sour sauce, potatoes, and beer.
The article notes a real live tree is indispensable for Christmas households with kids. It emphasizes the joy of discovering a gray bearded Santa figure among branches and the importance of attractive decoration, highlighting five tree types pine hemlock spruce cedar and balsam fir and first cost as a major factor.
A small storefront highlights appealing items with competitive pricing. The brief lists a few desirable goods available to customers, signaling value and variety in the current offerings.
The passage traces the origins of New York's Orphan Asylum Society from early 1800s founder Isabella Goritam and Mrs. Hoffman to its Riverside Drive institution. It recalls the birth of the charity, key figures, and Christmas customs including holly and mistletoe, with anecdotes about kissing under mistletoe and seasonal beliefs.
A reflection on impulse buying during Christmas, noting how shoppers fill pockets with a mix of items at high costs, often overpaying for goods not worth the price. The piece links such behavior to the festival's spirit and its role in sustaining social morals and religious inspiration, while affirming that enduring impulses can foster growth.
The text lists nine crown varieties recognized as insignia of renk in heraldry: the oriental, the triumphal or imperial, the diadem, the obsidianal crown, the civic, the crown gallery, the mural crown, the naval, and the crown qlestial.
A remote tribal custom in the border region between India and Persia grants women full marital choice. A single woman signals interest by a servant placing a handkerchief on a man's hat, binding him to marry unless he proves he cannot meet his future father in law’s price.
The pair discuss gifting a pocket flask to create a strong personal reminder for the dear girl. The suggestion aims for a tangible, portable symbol of their bond that she will see and recall him by.
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