Kaisers Christmas Gift Traditions Revealed in German Court
The article details how Kaiser Wilhelm II and Empress Auguste Victoria, along with their seven children, select and distribute Christmas gifts in Berlin and Potsdam. The Kaiser personally ensures gifts fit recipients, aided by a December list, gold and silver coin gifts, and humorous encounters with civilians and soldiers. The Empress favors lace and dolls, aiding orphans and poor families, with dolls houses and kitchen ranges among gifts. The piece cites New York World as the source of the account.
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Empress
Berlin
Potsdam
Toy- A&bops
Hohenzollerns
Royal Mint
Palace of
Sans Souci
Victoria Louise
New York World
Old German Christmas Gift Messenger Recalled
A century or two ago German towns sent gifts from many parents to a single figure in a motley robe mask and huge flaxen wig who visited doors calling for good children to receive Christ Child gifts. The practice cited by Coleridge notes that bad children faced a rod.
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Germany
Christ Kindlein
Coleridge
Brooklyn
The Last Christmas of the Southern Confederacy
Mrs. Zebulon B. Vance recalls the four wartime Christmases in the South from 1861 to 1864. She describes scarce supplies and hardships in 1862 63 and 64 including home made footwear lint spinning and the emancipation surprise as slaves left their homes during the last Christmas in 1864.
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South
Zebulon B. Vance
United States
North Carolina
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Pittsburg
Canada Christmas stamp 1898 first multi color issue
The piece describes Canada’s 1898 Christmas postage stamp issued on Christmas morning as the first three color stamp by any country, its design showing a world map and British empire holdings, and notes its high cost and future unlimited postage use. It also shares a Christmas anecdote from the New York Times about a girl’s request to forget a hoped for muff.
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Great Britain
Canada
United States
New York Herald
Strange Christmas Superstitions Across Saxon Times
In north Germany many Christmas quirks warn against spinning during the twelve nights or after Saturday sunset to avoid wandering death and mice nibbling work. Avoiding actions like rocking empty cradles or spilling salt is linked to luck, while other beliefs tie cloth, rainbows, and cabbage talk to angels and the man in it. An ox was roasted whole over the yule log at Christmas in Norman and Saxon times.
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North
Germany
The Rialto Opera Carves a Christmas Miracle
In a snowbound New York scene a theater company turns with Christmas spirit to help a sick stage artist. Manager Hardcraft confronts a sleeping child. comedian Tony Thompson and others raise funds and gift a Christmas tree. Santa Claus comforts the girl, promising to aid her family and her father Mr Granger as readers learn of a grateful end.
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New York
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Rialto Theater
Sahara
Henry Granger
East Side
Granger
Pete
Ender
Momma
Mr. Hardcraft
Hardcraft
Tony Thompson
John Hardcraft
Rialto Opera Company
Helen Granger
Tony
Jennie
Bill
Santa Claus
Santa Cladus
Santa
Atlanta Constitution
Turkey Once a Side Dish Christmas Change in Menu
Turkeys mince pies and plum puddings moved from simple side dishes to central Christmas dinner items as dining customs shifted through history. The note highlights how a once modest course became a defining feast element with broader culinary significance.
When Christmas Lasted Weeks in Our Ancestors Time
Article notes that past communities took extended three week Christmas holidays, reflecting cultural norms of seasonal leisure and extended celebratory periods. The piece contrasts modern shorter breaks with historical practices and communal observances.
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New York Times
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Geo. C. Fendler, Prop
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Watson Bros
Kennewick, Wash
Imperial Eye Food
Harness Shop
C. & S. Axel Greese
ST. Paul & Tacoma
H. W. Nelson
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A. L. Norton
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