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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1893
Page
4
The editorial urges practical Christmas charity in 1893, urging readers to curb costly gifts and aid the very poor. It cites Harper’s Weekly urging simpler, meaningful generosity and asks the well-to-do to forego showy presents, focusing on helping those with nothing. It emphasizes prudent spending and brotherly goodwill.
Maynard residents face a pneumonia wave and school closures next week. Several Christmas and church events unfold including tree festivities at Congregational and M E venues, Danish church organizing, Epworth league anniversary, and a millinery exhibition. Repairs and heating upgrades at the Maynard school linger amid contractor concerns and possible refunds.
A writer recalls Saxony Christmas customs once seen by a mother a boy dressed as an angel descended from a church roof to sing Von Himmel hoch a rope broke amid tragedy. In Tubingen up to 1820 a midnight rocking cradle on the tower with a doll and lights accompanied by trumpets and Glory to God on High.
Christmas reflections praise Jesus as pure, kind, and noble. The text lauds his life as a universal source of love, noting people of faith and doubt alike feel moved by his compassionate deeds and healing work.
Instructions urge all miter to reach the publication office no later than Tuesday night to appear in the same week issue. Early receipts prevent condensation or delay of articles. Mail or deliver news ads and subscriptions to C. H. Persons Riverside block or J.B. Deand Loewe's black.
Maynard orchestra ready for dances and entertainment bookings. Address C H Sweeney Maynard Mass Box 332. Also ads for clearance items Parker Morse bargains and Co operative association stock crockery and confectionery. For sale a painted meat wagon and holiday presents at Cleary Williams store. To let five room tenement Spring Lane Main Street apply Mrs Foley West Acton Upstairs tenement O S Fowler
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a pure medicine that cures liver and kidney diseases removes skin ailments and purifies blood. It claims malaria prevention and cure for fevers headaches constipation and indigestion with satisfaction guaranteed and a refund option. Sold at B F Johnson's Drug Store Maynard and J C Friend Concord.
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