Christmas customs among Pueblo Indians of New Mexico
The Pueblo people celebrate Christmas with a village election of officers for the year, a grand night dance, and public festivities in Isleta. Men over sixteen vote viva voce. women are excluded from the estufa. Officers include a governor, war chief, police official, and five-council cabinet. The dance features buckskin attire, feathered headdresses, monitored by priests. the event attracts whites and drink. Isleta hosts multiday games, horse racing, gambling, and roosters in sand, with Roman Catholic services at dawn and after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexco
New York Evening Post
Sach
Isleta
Albuquerque
N. M
Christmas in Jamaica by tropical lights and nostalgia
The article notes white Jamaicans celebrate Christmas in the tropics with hammocks and shade rather than snow. Santa is unknown, and gatherings feature ice cream and conversations on verandas. Americans and Britons abroad imitate northern customs, but mostly reminisce, grateful to avoid winter’s cold and snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
Santa Claus
Kris Kringle
Kris Kringie
Jack Frost
Tropics
Island
Arctic Circle
Yuletide Customs Across Austria and Slavic Peoples
The Pittsburg Dispatch describes Christmas Eve and Day customs among Austrians and Slavic groups. Poles in Galicia attend mass, share a family meal with blessed eggs, and bow in prayer as angels are believed to bless and lift troubles. Czechs fast for a vision of Christ in dreams, while houses darken at night to heighten gifts from the Christ Child. girls read future husbands by molten lead shapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Galicia
Christ
Pittsburg
Christmas Menu Plans for Cosmopolitan Holiday Spread
A set of three Christmas menu suggestions designed for ten or more guests, with options for small families by omitting a fish course and some vegetables. Menu items include Oyster Cocktails, Roast Turkey with truffles, oysters on the half shell, chestnuts, giblet sauce, plum puddings, and varied desserts, with notes on soups and preparation. Also mentions goose as less common, and a Hunts Lightning Oil ad at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bette
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic touted as simple Tron and Oomies
A reader notes the bottle’s formula prints as Tron and Oomies with four tasteless tones. The claim says the tonic offers no cure and questions its effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Yuletide Rhymes and Jingles Head for Business
Johnnie asks what to buy for Christmas and how much money he has. The Cleveland Plain Dealer highlights a humorous exchange showing a child balancing wants with budget in a festive reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Christmas Soot in the Air Observed by Fosdicks
Mrs Fosdick notes Christmas atmosphere from the window while Mr Fosdick explains the scent is mainly soot in a Detroit Free Press item.
Childs’ Odd Gift Wish Mentioned in Print
A Philadelphia Press item from May 1 records a conversation in which a child asks for the schoolhouse to burn down. The remark appears as a quoted exchange between a child and a parent, illustrating a troubling sentiment noted in the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Philadelphia Press
Confidant Replies With Wry New Year Banter
A soubrette wishes a happy and prosperous new year and a contortionist replies with a dry quip about managing to make both ends meet. The exchange blends humor with a hint of stagecraft in a playful, era-tinged tone.
Sudden and Surprising Christmas Wish
A playful exchange features Miss Mabel and George as they react to a sudden declaration of love during Christmas. The humor continues with a friend recalling a plain holiday, while another vignette shows Mr Oompah fretting over a forgotten present and Mrs Oompah prompting their son Benny to reveal the hiding place of a drum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Mabel
George
Mistletoe Talk Sparks Christmas Pride in Courtship
Mr. Erastus Pinkley asks if anyone is hanging mistletoe this Christmas. Mrs. Miami Brown replies she will not, saying she has too much pride to advertise the common courtesies a lady is due.
Couldn't Give Herself Away Cartoon Quip
A pithy Ritter style exchange features Charley Easyman and Willie discussing a sister who gives herself as a Christmas present. Willie recalls a prior Christmas involving Mr. Brown and a return before Easter, highlighting a recurring holiday joke about gifts and social snubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Easyman
Willie
Mr. Brown
Christmas Woes and Wise Stocking Lessons
A witty note on Christmas excess and risk, with a warning that gifts can strain finances. A young man overspending on a present for his best girl foreshadows trouble, while a tall man’s fortune is cut after the holiday. Even small favors and quirky slippers fail to soothe the cost. The piece playfully cautions against telling neighbors about son’s drum gift.
The Worstest Boy Is Teddy Brown
A children’s verse laments Teddy Brown as the worst boy, recalling Christmas day without Santa. The speaker refuses to play with him after he claims their parents will gift items on Christmas, despite there being no Santa. The poem appears in Margaret Vincent in Womankind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jes
Teddy Brown
Santa Claus
Santy
Santy Claus
Margaret Vincent
Constitution
Tyro
Cametmo
The Night Before Christmas Car Ride
A playful verse depicts children waiting for St. Nicholas as the familiar puff puff and chug of an automobile approach. The piece blends holiday rhythm with a jovial, old time car imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Unruly Youths and Failing Marriages Warned by Gazette
Rising Fawn Georgia local column laments young men who marry before earning stability. Writer calls for laws against early courtships, noting numerous ill-fated unions and the strain on households. References to fathers of twins before prosperity and hurried marriages before proper finances or tools.
Cough Syrup Ad Promises Quick Relief at Low Prices
Persistent cough concern urged readers to try Simmons' Cough Syrup. The ad warns neglect could lead to serious or fatal illness and touts a guaranteed remedy priced at 25 and 50 cents.
Women and Kidney Trouble Advertises Swamp Root
The ad claims kidney trouble affects both women and men and that Swamp Root provides quick relief. It promotes a sample bottle by mail from Dr Kilmer and Co of Binghamton New York, urging readers to mention the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dru
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Advertised at Local Store
A frightened horse story endorses Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a universal remedy for burns cuts sores eczema and piles. The ad claims the salve soothes and helps hide injuries while promoting Edgar Matthews & Co's drug store as the place to buy it for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Edgar Matthews & Cu
Droge
Also Mentioned on This Page
Casadaly
Jerusalem
East
Bethlehem
Old Town
Coldiere
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Cheatham
Balabia
Noopov
Cincinnati Enquirer
Mr. Bliggins
Washington Star
Ring
BIST
Texas
JO. W. Akin
Graham
Young County
MO. C. Kay
R. F. Arnold
Beckham Nat'l Bank
W. Johnson
P A. Martin
Ofice
Court House
Westside Sonar
W. M. Terrell
Graham Nat. Bank
J. W. Gatrauri
Cas. B. Gant
Gallaher & Gant
Physicians
Graham Drug Co
Graham, Texas
Legrand
Physicians and Surgeons
of Square
M. A Morris
Graham National Bank
M. HW
Chism
Pohlman's
Grauam
B. Garrett
Contractor& Builde
Scivel
Qraham
HeLa
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North and
South Dakota
Colorado
W. H. Freen
Fort Worth
vRiGuTs &S
Rexinor
Mann Tordal
Scientific
All Newsdeaiers
Runn & Co
New York
Washington
West Iutere
Galveston
Dallas
Ted Gfe
Atlanta Constitution
United States
Publishers Constitution
Atlanta
Postoffice
Reese
Bent
Toanuary 10
TURNT
Oews
Pace W
Ticke
Agent
Dalias
Vexad
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!