Revival of Carols and Their History in Christmas Tide
The article traces the origins of Christmas carols from pagan midwinter rites to church celebrations. It notes English traditions from Watts street musicians to 19th century printed carols, Puritan bans, and restorations. It highlights Silent Night and God Rest You Merry Gentlemen origins and profiles composers like Phillips Brooks.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Watts
Wynkin de Worde
England
Henry VIII
Thomas Trysdale
Parliament
France
Jesus
Leipsic
Michael Haydn
Ludwig Erk
Oberndorf
Germany
Joseph Mohr
Franz Gruber
Trk
Town of
Bethlehem
Boston Divine
Phillips Brooks
Joseph Barnaby
Louis H. Redner
Christmas Card Chaos In Household Task
In a humorous scene from 1925, Wessle Tongue and friends grumble over stamping and addressing Christmas cards. Bessie Bratn orders work, Tessie Tongue reaches stamp number forty eight, Hannah Hand writes card forty eight, Effie Eyes frets at the rhythm, while Mrs. Hopkins is singled out as needing a card. The group continues with brisk, comic impatience.
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Wessle
Hannah Hand
Effie Eyes
Bessie Bratn
Tessie Tongue
Bessie Brain
Martha Banning Thomas
Western Newspaper Union
Union Station Chapel Aids Travelers In Transit
The Chicago Union railway station features a chapel where bodies in transit may be cared for and travelers can pray while waiting between trains.
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Union Railway
Chicago
Collie Herds Chickens and Talks on Dogs and Man
Colonel Prouse's collie herds neighbor's chickens, then helps baby chicks reach safety. Old Man Negley praises the pup as a natural herder and compares it to a sheep dog. The piece muses on dogs' loyalty, roles, and the evolution of breeds from ancient times to modern dogs.
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Colonel Prouse
Prouse
Negley
Red Bluff
Cal
Animal Kingdom
Man Negley
The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
North Sea Fishing Life and Trawler Investments
During the fishing season about 50 000 people inhabit the North Sea area with many boats at sea for weeks. Supply boats bring provisions and other vessels carry the catch to markets. Trawlers are well built and equipped, reflecting large investment in fishing fleets.
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North Sea
Two 50,000 Year Old Neanderthal Skeletons Found Near Crimea
In a Crimean cave archaeologists uncovered two Neanderthal type skeletons estimated at least 50,000 years old. The site also yielded remains of dinosaurs, hyenas, and bears.
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Crimea
Pe-ru-na Promises Health From Chronic Catarrh
Mrs Anna Linder of Dassel Meeker County Minnesota credits Pe-ru-na with curing two years of chronic catarrh after trying the remedy. The testimonial notes the product has stood for more than five decades and urges insistence on genuine Pe-ru-na available in tablet or liquid form.
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Anna Linder
R. F.D
Box
Dassel
Meeker County
Minn
Red Cross Ball Blue Advocated Worldwide
An advertisement extols Red Cross Ball Blue as the finest product of its kind, asserting that every woman who uses it knows the claim to be true.
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Israel
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Minneapolis
Northwest
Weiller Zweiller. Livestock Commission
ST. Paul
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Department OF Agriculture
Tallahassee
Florida
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Doan
Ontana
Albert Spichtle
Grant St. Red Lodge
Mont
Dean
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