Queen Victoria and Albert spark Christmas tree tradition in England
The article notes Queen Victoria and Prince Albert popularized the Christmas tree in England with a Windsor Castle display in 1841. It also references local scenes at a high school party, a District 7 Gold Star banquet with Congressman O. C. Fisher, and holiday greetings amid postwar generosity and community events.
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Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
England
Albert
Germany
Windsor Castle
School
Chas, Barrett
Harper
Harper Herald
Barrett
O. C. Fisher
District 7
Fisher
Home Demonstration Notes On Stain Removal And Holiday Fabrics
Rosa Lee Gilliland discusses stain removals for cider candy and wax, warns about carmelized sugar stains on silk and wool, and notes laundering for cotton. She paints a holiday fashion scene with velvet blends, brocades, and jewel tones, plus nut supplies and crop impacts from weather and pests.
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National Cotton Council
Home Economists
Efton
Observance of Christmas Through History and Revival
The piece traces Christmas from early missionary efforts in 601 A. D. through pagan blendings to Puritan ban in 1644 and revival sparked by Dickens in the mid 19th century. It notes Pope Gregory's directions, gradual Christian spread, and the holiday’s persistence amid setbacks.
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Gregory
England
Charles Dickens
Christmas Carol Authored by Charles Wesley in England
Charles Wesley a Methodist minister in England wrote Hark the Herald Angels Sing on a Christmas morning inspired by church bells and his brother John Wesley founder of Methodism.
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Charles Wesley
England
Herald Angels
John Wesley
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