The First Noel and the Long Christmas Carols
A historical overview traces Christmas carols from their pagan midwinter origins through Tudor England, noting carols as community service in 1920s cities, the rise and suppression of carol singing, and key works such as Silent Night and God Rest You Merry Gentlemen. It highlights authors and composers linked to famous carols and the evolving meaning of Noel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dickinson Sherman
England
Wynkin de Worde
Lorraine
London
Caxton
Queen's College
Oxford
Wyakin de Worde
Henry VII
Thomas Trysdale
Parliament
France
Jesus
Michael Haydn
Ludwig Erk
Oberndorf
Germany
Joseph Mohr
Franz Grubér
Erk
Little Town of Bethlehem
Boston Divine
Phillips Brooks
Joseph Barnaby
Louis H. Redoer
Christmas Task Reaches Stamp Aches and Address Blues
In a light vignette from 1925, Tessie Tongue laments fatigue while stamping Christmas cards, Hannah Hand frets over addresses, Effie Eyes worries about address books, and Bessie Brain orders order amid a group attempt to finish cards for Mrs Hopkins, then shifts to a note on Chicago's new Union railway station chapel for travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tessie
Hannah Hand
TI Shan
Effie
Bessie Brain
Tessie Tongue
Effie Eyes
Martha Banning Thomas
Western Newspaper Union
Union Railway
Chicago
Something To Think About By F A Walker
A meditation on mental growth and the struggle to rise from humble beginnings. The piece compares physical growth to intellect, urging readers to cultivate attention, imagination, and reasoning to live in the light and contribute to human progress.
The Art of Poetry and the Cowper Biography
The quote is attributed to William Cowper about poetry guiding passions to virtue. The piece then details ALLIAM COWPER, an iconoclast, his schooling at Westminster, dislike of discipline, and health issues. It traces his legal path, a clerkship at the House of Lords, ensuing insanity, treatment by Dr Cotton from 1763 to 1765, partial recovery, later mental decline, and death in 1800 as recorded by Wayne D. McMurray and George Matthew Adams.
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Alliam Cowper
Westminster
Cowper
House of Lords
Doctor Cotton
St Albans
Wayne D. McMurray
George Matthew Adama
De Pauw Ancestry Unearthed In Revolutionary Era Family Line
The piece traces the De Pauw lineage from a 18th century founder in Ghent to Charles de Pauw of Salem and links to early American settlers in Kentucky and Indiana. It notes origin from Pau in Navarre and Welsh roots via Ap Lloyd, plus a speculative Deacon variant from David.
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de Pauw
United States
de Pau
Pau
Navarre
France
Familly
Flanders
Michael de
Kentucky
John de Pauw
Indiana
Charles de Pauw
Salem
John
Elizabeth Buttiate de Pauw
Ap Lud
Ap Lloyd
Lloyd
Map
Mac
Deacon
David
McClure
The Measure of Love Poem by McClure Syndicate
Poem pleads for all embracing, steadfast love beyond ego and status. Speaker seeks love that travels, endures, and forgives, lifting both neighbor and self toward a holy, enduring bond.
Hot Ham Sandwiches from Mother's Cook Book
A recipe excerpt suggests Hot Ham Sandwiches for supper when nothing else comes to mind. Use chopped boiled ham mixed with creamed butter, mustard, and cayenne spread on buttered bread. Beat an egg with milk and salt, dip the sandwiches.
The Young Lady Across the Way and Domestic Dishes
A quirky column mixes a humorous note about a young lady with a set of simple 1930s style recipes. It lists egg and steak casseroles, pea soup, Corn Flake Macaroni, Popcorn Macaroons, and Spanish Lima Beans with peppers and tomatoes, written in period home cooking voice.
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SieCiure
Syndicale
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