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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1899
Page
2
Charles M. Harger recalls prairie Christmas traditions where settlers, distant from trees and markets, share makeshift evergreens, weddings, hunts, and neighborhood parties. Gift giving favors practical items like chairs, dishes, buggies, organs, and wardrobe updates, reflecting frugal, communal holiday customs on the plains.
The passage notes a larger bank surplus and easier finances for farmers, with merchants reporting stronger Christmas sales and cash transactions versus a decade past. It argues the improved cash flow signals advancing western prosperity and a shift toward practical purchases and broader consumer choice on the plains.
A local sportman famed for poor marksmanship invited friends to dine. He showed a bullseye target painted on a barn door claiming a 1000 yard shot. Two witnesses testified he had made the shot, then he explained he first fired and painted the target around the bullet.
The London Chronicle notes dangers from porous plaster ceilings allowing gases into bedrooms via vitiated air from living spaces. It cites the British Medical Journal urging ground floor bedrooms with upper floor living areas, though it questions noise issues.
A regular army officer recalls a rain soaked afternoon in Washington when General Scott arrested a well known officer for carrying a borrowed umbrella while in full uniform. The humorous tale underscores strict army regulations challenging the general.
A Chicago Post anecdote recalls a man who, though eager to insure his business, was declined due to being an extra hazardous risk. He worked as a canvasser for an accident insurance company and suffered injuries.
A brief vignette from the Detroit Journal where Death and a doctor clash at a door. Death boasts of capturing a patient while the doctor fumes over the implied deceit and refuses a direct confrontation.
The exchange frames a compliment as a skirmish in love's warfare with a quip from a didactic border. The barkeep and listener debate the meaning as a witty aside in Chicago Tribune style.
The oldest tree on earth has authenticated history and is sacred to the Buddha in Burma. For 20 centuries it has been protected from touch, and pilgrims collect falling leaves as relics during visits.
A man reacts with predictable disappointment upon being told the map resembles him. The Atchison Globe reports the remark highlighting the humorous exchange.
A junk dealer in Brooklyn explains the peopled romance behind scrap iron. Old horseshoes and wagon tires become razors for China, while scrap iron reappears as columns in skyscrapers. He recalls bronzes, silverware, and even a diamond ring found among dumps.
A purport from Good Housekeeping advises rapid hot baths and bed rest with feet in hot water, darkened rooms, and fasting on warm broth until symptoms ease. It warns against exertion and eating during illness, claiming vitality should focus on elimination of waste material. An Indianapolis Journal remark adds humor about prosperity.
A traditional Christmas plum pudding method with raisins suet molasses and spices followed by an odd cheese cake recipe mixing lettuce juice flour pigs feet and pepper then fried in oil. The pudding bakes in a water bath for three hours and is served with wine sauce.
A historical recipe describes puff paste crust to cover a dish of cleaned pigeons seasoned with pepper and salt. The birds are filled with meat parts, egg yolk, and a beefsteak, then cooked with water under a top crust. Alternative versions surround the pigeons with anemta fortified balls, asparagus tops and other vegetables, plus bacon, varying by palate.
A stout pine climbs a wind swept crest and longs to grow. Men with a shining ax take the tree and place it in a corner for decoration. On Christmas Eve a boy and girl marvel at its final glow, the pine’s heart touched by a joyous thought.
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