The Christmas Story Through Pagan Roots And Global Customs
This piece traces how Christmas merged with Roman Saturnalia and Teutonic solstice rites, detailing practices from Denmark, Germany, Belgium, and Alaska. It explains how early Christians adapted existing customs, the debated birth date, and the enduring symbols like evergreens, mistletoe, carols, and the yule log.
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California
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Senate
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Aury Evenia
Europe
England
Police say Mrs Tillson acted as go-between for Lafayette thefts
Logansport and Lafayette police pursue a case involving Miss Mabel Blume of Lafayette and Mrs Grace Tillson in thefts from a local department store. Tillson, who pleaded guilty, and her husband Earl Tilson, a moving picture singer, face bonds of 200 dollars. Blume denied charges while the extent of accomplices remains under investigation.
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Mabel Blume
Lafayette
Grace Tillson
Tillson
Earl Tilson
Moving Picture Theatre
Miss Blume
Misa Blume
Bedford Man Disappears on To Pearless Business
Bedford relatives of William Watts seek help locating him after he left his father in law William Williams home to go to Pearless on business. He vanished with about 1000 dollars intended for a Missouri trip.
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William Watts
Watts
Wiliam Willams
Pearless
Missouri
Farmer finds giant gas well near Bvanaville
In Evansville area, a farmer on George Houby’s Hornby farm four miles north of the city struck a gas well at 350 feet yielding 5,000,000 cubic feet daily. W J Rodgers an oil man will help lease 20,000 acres while experts expect further wells.
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George Houby
Evansville
Hounty
W. J. Rodgers
Rodgers
Hornby
Casey
Ill
Mice Make Nest With Bank Notes
Charles A. Hougham a farmer near Franklin found a nest of shredded banknotes in a bureau drawer after he dropped a ten dollar bill and two five dollar bills on a couch. His wife discovered the money eaten and woven by mice and enough intact to redeem.
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Charles A. Hougham
Whaye
Mr. Hougham
Three Moccasins Found In Well Near Petersburg
D M Cobl a young farmer six miles west of Petersburg heard a commotion in a water well and found three water moccasins averaging six feet in length. He killed all three with a shotgun.
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D. M. Cobl
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