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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
2
Cornell undergraduate Raymond P. Sanford lives on 85 cents weekly with buttermilk lentils peanuts raisins cabbage oats and apples. A Washington Star piece recounts a European palace masquerade where sentries in Santa disguises indulged briefly in champagne lobster and cake before revelation and restraint.
The passage notes that in Holland on December 6 children place wooden shoes by the hearth rather than stockings, and the figure of St Nicholas arrives to distribute gifts, reflecting a long standing gift giving tradition tied to this date.
Marie Louise Tompkins presents a playful Harper's Weekly verse about a child helper in the kitchen during Christmas as she watches crullers prepared. The narrator describes the lamb shaped fried cakes as a family treat, noting the pot, spattering risks, and the warm ritual of tasting and gifting. The piece blends child voice with domestic holiday imagery and affection.
In 1644 Parliament ordered a strict Christmas fast and forbade festive displays. The populace resisted on the following Christmas, clashing with enforcers in many places. With Charles II restored, Christmas joy returned as old customs revived. The adage that telling a man to mind his own business is unpopular remains.
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