Christmas in Camp 1869 A Soldier’s Makeshift Feast
In 1869 at White Oak Church near Falmouth Virginia after Fredericksburg two soldiers endure cold and lack of rations. They improvise a Christmas supper from storehouse scraps mole sugar molasses and yeast. They risk punishment during the theft and later bury evidence before a camp-wide search. Amos J. Cummings recounts a harsh but memorable holiday.
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Fredericksburg
White Oak
Falmouth
Hagoman
Guerrilina
Brigade Readquarters
Etornhouse
Nason
Boston
Came For
Amos J. Cummings
Christmas Evolving Heaters Yet Warmth Remains
The piece reflects on how Christmas warmth shifts from the old Yule log to modern heating like furnaces radiators and electric heaters. It argues human nature and Christmas spirit endure despite changes in technology and comforts across generations.
Christmas Stockings and a Toyshop Window Scene
A street urchin watches a prosperous father buy presents in a toyshop just before Christmas. His eyes widen as the purchases continue and, as the man leaves, the boy timidly asks if all those gifts were for one boy.
Christmas in the Pacific and Armenian Holiday Traditions
An old sailor recalls surviving a 1840 voyage aboard the Jolly Rover after a Cape Horn storm. Cannibal islanders, Christmas Day rescue by a British man of war, and the crew's survival frame a tale of sea peril. The second part discusses Armenian Christmas customs in Constantinople, including services, gifts, greetings, and carol singing.
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Agu
South Street
New York
Jack Brown
Jolly Rover
Melbourne
Cape Horn
Davy Jones
South Pacific
Rover
Ararat
Captain Stout
Bill Fry
Jim English
Fry
Pacific
Stout
H. Hator
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Christ
Patlon
Skeleton of a Lay Sermon For Christmas First
A fragment titled Skeleton of a Lay Sermon For Christmas offers six admonitions for giving gifts. It urges modest rewards, sincere motives, and cheerful labor rather than vanity, and it emphasizes acts of charity over costly presents.
Armenian Christmases and the Persecuted Race Story
An Armenian narrator recounts enduring persecution during Christmas observances and reflects on the harsh challenges faced by the community. The article highlights resilience, faith, and the impact of oppression on cultural rituals.
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Samos. J. Cummings
Turkey
Minog Haig
Obof Onrintemaa
Overman Wheel CO
Victor
Sam Francisco
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Denver
Detroit
Portland
Dillon, Montana
Horsade
Poindexter & Orr
Montana
George W. Dart
Thomas M. Selway
Harriet A. Dart
Boor
Dillon
Beaverhead
Hanger A. Dart
Thomas M. Seeway
Bannon
Ohio
Onn Wa
Gilmore & Co
Open Board of Trade Bldg
Chicago
Ill
Farmer
Charleston
Coles Co
Will
Broadway and
Arizona, Mont
Butte
Farrow
Milmerica
Europe
Westary and Naval Books
Military-Naval Publishing CO
Broadway
New York City
Scientific American Agency
Pfox
Munn
Bees
Scientific American
Neine Sear
Newark City
Nasholds
E. Nasholds
Best Hotel
Bates
Salmon City
Idaho
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