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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1880
Page
3
A festive, rhymed fragment depicts St. Nick racing through snow with reindeer, bells, and gifts. Old Nick prepares stockings and toys as Aurora wakes, while children sleep, awaiting a Christmas morning scene full of whimsy and wonder.
In Cunnyville on Christmas Eve Ezra Potts the elderly church sexton finds a live baby on St. Johns steps and believes it a divine gift. The town celebrates as Ezra and wife Dorothy name the girl Christmas and Kitty, the wayward mother, returns after forgiveness is offered by Ezra and the parish minister.
Mary Kyle Dallas notes how fashion houses guide the well to do while poorer women face costly missteps. She advises planning, budgeting per yard, testing colors in gas light, avoiding impulse buys, and choosing black as a versatile base with trims for flair. The piece ends with a brief note on the Canadian Agriculture Minister proposing Irish emigration to the Northwest.
A survey traces shoe throwing from Norfolk to Whitby and Swansea to Kent as a charm for luck and matrimony. The practice appears in bridal ceremonies, nautical farewells, and death rites, with varied explanations from domination transfers to protective rituals.
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