Brief News Snippets and Local Notices
A column of short items notes a Dyspepsia Cure claim by Mr. Veter Sherman of North Stratford Florida, a train accident in which James McDermott of Pittston was killed, and DeWitt’s Little Early Risers advertised for liver health. It also reports pardon applications for John McCoolick refused and James Hendricks granted a rehearing, both county residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veter Sherman
North Stratford
N. Fl
Grover’s City
James McDermott
Pittston
Lehigh Valley Road
Coxton Yards
Brotherhood
DeWitt
Grover's
City Drug Store
John McCoolick
State Board
James Hendricks
Kissing the Cattle and Peculiar Montenegran Christmas Customs
The article describes medieval Montenegran Christmas rites including lighting the Yule log, guiding livestock with candles, and sprinkling wine on the oldest female of each species. The family then kisses the animals and performs superstitious acts to ensure a prosperous year. It notes the persistence of these Black Mountain customs and the difficulty for antiquarians to date their origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montenegro
Black Mountain
Mountains
A Yule Tide Dainty Origin of the Plain Pudding
A historical note on Yuletide customs tracing the origin of the Christmas pudding to giant sausage dishes. It recounts how fires were kindled on the eve of the sun god’s festival and the pudding served in lavish processions with mistletoe, honey, and a mix of meats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Yuletide
Plum Pudding Recipe and Christmas Wishbone Divination
A detailed plum pudding method uses suet, breadcrumbs, eggs, sugar, dried currants, raisins, flour, salt, candied peel, almonds, cloves, cinnamon, brandy, and nutmeg, boiled eight hours and served with brandy flames. The Christmas wishbone divination in Virginia involves two singles pulling a turkey bone and crossing the door for a future spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Roast Duck Dinner For Christmas Special
A small Christmas dinner may substitute tender ducklings for turkey. Prepare a rich dressing with fried onion, crumbs, butter, and stewed tomatoes. roast rare and skim fat from gravy. Serve with a currant or plum jelly and giblets thickened sauce. Yuletide Cigar note urges cheaper cigars for husbands who smoke.
Scottish Christmas customs and Bavarian toy trade noted
The piece contrasts Scottish Christmas observance with rest of Christendom noting reformation era indifference and later religious rites. It highlights old Scottish winter festivals, Yule remnants, and the rise of Christmas meals and hospitality. It then describes Bavaria as a major world toy center with Nuremberg and Fuerth producing most European toys and French dolls.
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Scotland
Christendom
Chicago
Thor
Bavaria
Nuremberg
Fuerth
Sonneberg
Europe
Stuffing For Docks
The recipe instructs to chop liver fine and sauté in hot butter with chopped onion. It mixes in four ounces of bread, melted butter, hot water, and chopped parsley with the beaten egg yolk to form a stuffing mixture.
Old Time Superstitions and Winter Decorations
Decorations of evergreens for temples and houses during winter months were popular among the Romans and Druids. They practiced it to aid the dryads and wood spirits, who would die without the shelter of their native foliage.
Christmas Notes on Yuletide Decor and Turkey Origins
Christmas trees proper are holly mistletoe laurel ivy and pine. Yew and cypress are unlucky except for churches. Christmas wreaths may stay until Ash Wednesday if they do not wither. The turkey is native to America but has circulated in England for over 300 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
England
Origins and Customs of Christmas Across Ages
Early Christians borrowed many pagan traditions in forming Christmas rites. The piece traces Saturnalia influences, December 25 as Christ’s birth date, mistletoe lore, and festive practices from Holland to Germany, highlighting star bearers, bells, and the Christmas tree tradition.
Christmas Gambol Narratives In Old Verse
A fragmentary verse recalls Old Christmas bringing sport and merriment. It mentions Christmas bringing ale and telling tales to lift the poor man through the year, attributed to Beott in a nostalgic winter vignette.
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E. C. Dewitt
ACO
Grover’s City Drug Store
P. F. McNulty
Mia
South Centre
Stree
Freeland
Depierro - Bros. Caheh
Gibson, Dougherty
Kaufer Club
Rosenbluth
Mutuin
Hennessy
Geo. H. Hartman
Centre Street
Central Hotel
Boyle
Eale
Rochester
Shenandoah
Youngling
Jontre Street
Orson Stroh
Birkbeck Brick
Jeex M. Carr
Attorney-At-Law
PostoMce
Goorre McLaughlin
Bronton’s
Centre St
R J, O'Donnell
Campbell
White Haven
Kane Building
Oun J, McBrearty
Avery
McMeunnin
South Centre Street
N. Maley
Birkbeck’s
Birkbeck
E. Hayes
Washington Street
Hazelton Bros
New York City
Rerowich
Os A. Buckley
Justice OF the Peace
Tribune Building
Main Street
Christan
White House
Harry
Caroline A, Dugan
Julius
M. E. Munroe
New York Home Journal
Christ
St. Cyril
Holland
Saturn
Bacchus
Scandinavia
German Alps
Poland
Bethlehem
Germany
Santa Claus
McMenamin’s
Schoo
Ihs
GEO. P. Bible
A. M
Clock Tobacco
Hazleton and Vicinity
Ait A
Khigh Valley Railroad
Weatherly
Mauch Chunk
Allentown
Easton
Philadelphng
New York
Sandy Run
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Hazleton
Mahanoy City
Ashland
Mauch Gounk
Phildelphia
Mt. Carmel
Chamokin
Pottsville
Eoston
Philadelphia
Sandy Kun
Wyllkee-turne
All Pointe
Sil. Carmel
Shunukin
Preeland
Wenih
Hisleton
Alanch Chunk
Suston
Shamokin
Shenatndonk
Mananoy City
Delaware
Susquehanna
Senty
Ratxoan
Dritton
Jeddo
Eckley
Hazle Brook
Stockton
Beaver Meadow Road
Kowa
Heziewn Junction
Sanday
Drifton
Harwood
Cranberry
Wowhicken
Deringer
Oneida Junction
Harwood Road
Rumboldt Road
Oneida
Sheppten
Hazleton Junction
Ranberry
Tombickeu
Harwood Mond
Humboldt Hound
Sheppton
Tombicka
Cranverry
Humboldt
Kean
Beaver Meadow Head
Jeanesville
Audenried
Traction Company
P. R. KR
Wilkesbarre
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Ingen
Uther C. Smith
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