Poems That All Snouts Know By Susan Coolidge
A historical note on Susan Coolidge the pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey and a rustic Christmas poem celebrating Christ’s birth with imagery of angels, peace, and universal joy across peasant and king. The piece marks Coolidge’s Cleveland era in 1845 and presents a traditional holiday verse with themes of goodwill and divine message.
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Susan Coolidge
Sarah Chauncey Woolsey
Cleveland
Christ
Palace Hall
King Keep
Christ the Lord
Brave Betty of Boston Town’s Daring Christmas Rescue
In a 1776 tale set near Heaton, Mistress Hetty Betty Reddywitte wards off a highwayman with courage and a clever disguise, aiding a family wealth recovery. She outwits Benedict, recovers five hundred pounds buried by her cousin, and secures a joyous Christmas with her mother.
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Hetty Reddywitte
Heaton
Betty
Pettigrew
Peggy Brooks
Marlborowth Street
Boston
Milton
Tright
Allen
Tye
Hetty
Pio
Paddocks Mall
Dorechet
Helly
Vroetiel
Melly
Cousin Benedict
Cousin Henedict
Christmas in the West Indies How the Darkies Celebrate the Holiday
The West Indies Christmas is described as jovial with masquerades and mystery plays. Local and biblical dramatic performances feature two forms, including a unique Mongoone play from Kitte. The strolling groups, with vibrant costumes, are the centerpiece of celebrations, described with colonial and exotic framing.
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Antilles
West Indies
David
Goliath
St, Kitte
Africa
Holiday pin money and how to earn it
Christmas wrapping and shipping as a profitable year round trade. A young woman in an eastern city turns wrapping and shopping for gifts into a steady business, growing via careful packing, wholesale materials, and door to door or in person delivery. Her service targets wealthier clients and especially working girls, with December the peak. Fees vary by work load, with commissions earned from stores rather than the client.
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Bha
Woman of Means
Pacific Coast
Expresas
Devery
Hier Busines
Nyald
A Than
Ateres
Plum Pudding Recipe From Old Text
Fragmentary wartime kitchen note outlines plum pudding ingredients and steps. Mentions grated bread and suet, raisins, brown sugar, eggs, brandy, and flour. Describes overnight mixing, morning prep, cloth handling, steaming, and a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg. Contains garbled measurements and misspelled words from OCR errors.
Christmas Gift Dilemmas and Simple Quiet Ways
A column urges restraint in Christmas gifting and exchange. It promotes heartfelt acts over costly presents, suggests writing sincere letters, and highlights supporting children and the poor, with practical ideas for simple, meaningful tokens and careful parcel packing.
Historic customs and superstitions of Christmas
The article traces Christmas lore from sacred holly to the evergreen tree symbolizing the Christ child, and recalls feasting practices from Elizabethan times. It notes boar’s head, mince pies, and plum puddings, with wine and punch rituals, reflecting century‑old reverence and evolving gentle traditions.
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Christ
Benjamin Franklin
Unusual Gift Ideas From A Dated Humorous Note
A whimsical guide suggests personalized gifts for friends, stressing thoughtful selection. It offers odd ideas like pairing magazines with decorative ribbons and assembling a coin-enclosed surprise, emphasizing the donor’s careful study of the recipient’s tastes and preferences.
Christmas Trees and Their Decorations
A survey of Christmas tree decorations from simple to elaborate. Parents use lemons, orange shapes, popcorn, beads, and cloth birds to ornament trees, with methods for frost effects, icicles, and multi color displays. Outdoor and indoor ideas include bananas, grapes, prunes, and wired stations for festive impact.
Christmas table candy decorations and centerpieces
The article describes festive Neooratigone and Morivian customs with red white and blue decorations. It details a candy centerpiece table setting, a brick chimney made from candy boxes, a Santa figure, and holly arrangements to adorn Christmas tables for children.
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Santa Clarus
Christmas Dinner Hints From Old Fashioned American Table
A nostalgic guide to festive dishes including a chicken pie topped with biscuit pieces, sugared buttered potatoes molded in balls, and individual mince pies. It suggests garnishing plum pudding sauces with citron and pistachios, whipped cream as a garnish, and flambéed sugar cubes with brandy. Also covers decorative citrus cups with holly and a no cook Christmas bonbon with dried fruits and nuts rolled in coconut.
Christmas Gifts From The Pioneers Of Our Home
A fragmented verse list about holiday gifts and family names with garbled OCR errors. It mentions Millie, a baby jacket, slippers, a hood, and a color clash. References to Uncle Ned, Aunt Mars, Henry, Doak, Tomahawk, and Deacon Bray appear amid distorted lines and stray words from a Christmas poem in Nixon Waterman’s poetry collection.
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Cousin
Father
Amagie
Hay
Gombe
Lovin
Theiail
Bert
al Thiever
Nixon Waterman
Womwy
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Brave Betty
Boston Town
West Indes
Mia
Newridhe
Lillian Bell
Jesus
Geo. H. Barger
Halle Yard
Pont Eird
Fairy Land
Tyng
Tung
United
Pennmvivinin
Tate
Mach
Slater
Henry Kot
Ned
Mars
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