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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1893
Page
8
A Christmas verse by Andrew Lang lamenting memory and old legends. It reflects on winter nights, fading years, and the moral renewal that Christmas brings as memories and voices from the past return to stir the living.
The piece explains the Christmas tree trade with evergreen choppers aiming for November harvests to avoid thawed branches. Philadelphia is the main large market within a thousand miles, prices run from 50 cents to $8 per tree while woodmen earn $2 to $8 per hundred. It notes year round gift preparations by relatives as Christmas arrives.
In this excerpt from A Christmas Carol Scrooge's nephew extols Christmas as a time when people, regardless of wealth, open their hearts to others and treat all as fellow passengers toward the grave, a season of charity and blessing.
The note explains medieval roots of Christmas carols and the aim for simple melodies. It then presents the opening verse of a renowned carol beginning with God rest you merry gentlemen and mentioning Jesus Christ the Saviour born on this day to save us all from Satan's power.
A week of successive Christmas feasts in Germany features large family gatherings, modest gifts, and jovial St NIcholas style gift giving. Meals include roast goose, soups, sausages, and starchy sides with fruit desserts served with wine or beer. The season ends with New Year greetings of Prosit Neu Jahr.
The piece argues against strict practicality in gift giving beyond extreme poverty cases. It suggests that gifts should delight and engage, noting that people remain like grown children and would choose toys, candy, or playful items over utilitarian presents.
Mrs. Burton Harrison recalls her childhood faith in Santa and how a six year old’s blunt honesty reveals that parents were behind the magic. The anecdote highlights nostalgia mixed with a sharp reminder of grown up skepticism.
A quaint motto suggests good digestion benefits from a cheerful heart and clear conscience during Christmas meals. The note links well being to positive mood and moral calm at holiday feasts.
A page notes a 1552 Church of England rule burying infants within a christening robe the chrisom. It cites a Chesham Bois brass for Benedict Lee, chrisom child, with a worn inscription. It also quotes a New York Sun line about quaint slang and nicknames among the Staybolts.
A collage of medical ads praises Dr King's New Discovery Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills for grippe throat and lung ailments. It also includes jokes about a barber shop and a phonograph, a spavined horse cure, and a Pullman buffet punch line.
A string of nostalgic and sensational ad lines for Castoria and other medicines. Testimonials from Mrs. Twickham and ex postmaster claim cures, interspersed with generic health ads and a quip about going to the devil. The text reflects early 20th century patent medicine rhetoric and dubious claims.
The Atlantic will feature a serial story by Margaret Deland with themes on modern social life, short stories by Jewett and others, essays from Mahan Bancroft Davis and Strachey, nature sketches of Florida Utah and Canada, and dramatic criticism. Subscriptions are four dollars yearly, fifty cents per issue. new subscribers receive a free life size portrait option for five dollars.
Money to loan at reasonable rates for long or short terms secured by real estate or personal property. Business conducted prudently with safety in banking. Acts as custodian of wills and valuable papers at no charge. Interest rate 4 percent per annum on deposits for six months or more.
A long roster of individuals including J. E. Roth James Louden E A Howard D G Bier James Sullivan W E Bradshaw J S McKenney and many others is filed in the records with affiliations such as Safe Loop Ward Lamson and Geo W Ball among others. The list names numerous figures across communities and organizations.
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