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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
10
Christmas time and its changing religious customs
The article traces Christmas history across America and Europe, noting early religious divisions over observance, colonial variations among Dutch English and Spanish settlers, and shifts toward tolerance. It covers the dating of December 25 and 26, the evolution of Santa Claus from Knecht Ruprecht and Christkindl, and the German origins of the Christmas tree introduced by Queen Victoria’s marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
America
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Algo
Virginia
Christ
Teleaphorus
Jeana
Europe
Asia
Knecht Rupert
Germany
Rupert
Elias Kringle
Christ Kindlein
Chriatchild
England
Victoria
Rediscovered Dante Portrait Reveals Forgotten Face
In Florence at the Bargello a painter revealed the long-lost Dante portrait beneath whitewash in a lumber storehouse. Dr. Henry Van Dyke likens Christ's work in restoring God's image in humanity to unveiling that concealed likeness within the heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dante
Bargello
Florence
Henry van Dyke
Christ
God
Christmas Dinner Plot Upends Boardinghouse Rules
A timid man plans a turkeyless Christmas meal at Mrs Skinem’s boarding house but is overruled. She asserts leadership, serves a 20 pound turkey, plum pudding and ice cream, while residents smile at the ruse and fear a future discovery.
Legend of Santa Claus and the boy bishop tradition
A survey of Christmas customs shows stockings hung for St. Nicholas across Europe. The practice included Italian Zopasta shoes, French convent stock stockings at the Mother Abbess door, and a boy bishop in Germany. In England a Godstone convent scene and later Queen Elizabeth era changes fed into America’s secular Santa Claus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Italy
Germany
Nicholas
Salisbury
Spain
Switzerland
England
Godstone
Oxfordshire
Henry VIII
Ellaabeth
America
Santa Claus
Suspicion and surprise in a Christmas gift exchange
Mrs Gramercy notes surprise when her husband gave an expensive Christmas present. Mrs Park adds that the gesture was auspicious rather than surprising, reflecting on the event with a light, conversational tone.
Sure Sign of Love in Miss Dinsmore’s Christmas Court
Miss Dinsmore tells her mother she believes Charlie truly loves her because he has not ended their acquaintance before the Christmas holidays, a departure from his usual pattern. The exchange centers on courtship signals amid holiday time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
Miss Dinsmore
Napoleon at the Paris Opera on Christmas Eve 1800
Napoleon Bonaparte, first consul, planned a public visit to the Paris opera on Christmas Eve 1800. An assassination plot failed when a mine exploded near his carriage, yet he entered the opera with Josephine, later learning of sweeping arrests and executions of conspirators, affirming his grip on France and public order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon Bon
Massenders
Paris Opera House
Josephine
Europe
Toulon
Paris
Italy
Egypt
France
Napoleon
Tuileries Gardens
Fouche
le Ministre
Ben
Lannes
Bessieres
St. Regent
Tullerica
Argo Advances Fayette County News Coverage and Rates
The Argo proclaims wider Fayette county news coverage than any rival paper and boasts active correspondents in key towns. Elgin receives weekly letters, and subscriptions rise from 81. per year to 1.50 after January 1, 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argo
Fayette County
Fayette
Elgin
Quit Paying Rent Farms For Sale On Easy Terms Near West Union
Large list of farms from three acres up offered with small down payments and easy terms. Properties include No 15 acres near West Union with house stabling spring timber and fencing at 600 dollars with 200 down. No 2 four acres near West Union with new house barn fruit trees at 1800 dollars easy terms. No 17 acres with orchard and large house at 2400 dollars. No 4 123 acres one mile from town with farm buildings timber and 80 acres under cultivation at 60 dollars per acre. Also larger farms on good terms permanent loans available and rental options. Immediate tenant requests taken weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
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