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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1888
Page
4
A nostalgic column blends Christmas lore with Old World menus and modern prep tips. It recounts Santa fantasies, mince pies, plums, and plum pudding receipts, detailing ingredients, steps, and a festive dining sequence from oyster soup to roasts and desserts.
A Hillsford hermit known as Old Weaver, once resisted shelter from authorities, later marries Mrs. Caroline Hart who sheltered him. Weaver, alias Herman Weaver, is revealed as Vincent H. Weaver, a NYC author with long s spans abroad. They plan a summer home in Hillsford and winters in New York.
The lines reflect a rustic Yule scene with feasting and family roles. Jock returns to his tail and Jeunie to her wheel, hinting at domestic tasks and shared celebration in a rural setting.
The article discusses Christmas celebrations across Christendom, noting enduring traditions and the role of the Christmas dinner. It highlights the dessert tradition of the ancient mince pie and plum pudding as staple festive fare and credits Saxons with influencing the fruit mincemeat practice.
Poem imagines a timeless Christmas night with heaven lighting the world. An angel rests beside shepherds and the speaker asks God to renew familiar words and make them anew for today. The verse blends ancient imagery with a contemporary spiritual plea.
Instructions describe placing a cracked lamp chimney in a pan with cold water, sealing the pan, boiling for an hour, then removing from heat and letting the chimney cool submerged to prevent breakage.
A snippet from Drake's Magazine features Ponsonby boasting of brilliant prospects despite current lack of means while Mr. Dolliver questions the viability of his future. The exchange underscores parental concern and the tone of social matchmaking.
The piece surveys the current big button season with détails from Tosca sticks priced 5 to 50 dollars, Directoire coats, new carved wooden buttons, long pointed jackets, and braided fronts. It highlights Watteau fans, Italian handmade shell buttons, lace and tulles for gowns, luxury bead embroidery belts, and cat’s eye buttons from Aimoy and Newark suppliers. It ends with a market note on Ormonde the Derby winner selling for £17,000 to an American.
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