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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1915
Page
7
A historic ad catalogs baby apparel and home goods with prices from 25 cents to 38 dollars. Nainsook gowns corsets drawers and combinations sit beside wool blankets table linens and cut glass, while a broad gifts-for-men-and-women section touts suits coats hats shirts shoes and accessories in a festive Christmas display.
The court orders the 1916 terms for the Court of Common Pleas and other courts in Lancaster County with start dates from January to December. It sets jury trial rules, issue list deadlines, liquor license court dates, naturalization days, juror fines for nonattendance, and publication duties for the order in ten weekly newspapers and three daily papers plus the Law Review.
A Wilbur D Nesbit poem from Harper's Weekly evokes Christmas twilight, a mother’s tender hold, and a boy’s comfort. It contrasts childhood joy with future sorrow, imagining Mary’s heart across the years as a mother nurtures a son who grows through life’s work and play.
Before Christ, Romans held a midwinter festival where presents circulated and a bond of brotherhood appeared as masters and slaves swapped roles and the latter waited on the former. The custom is cited as a source of many present day traditions.
Norman Hapgood writes in Collier's on Christmas in the lower latitudes as a noisy holiday lacking snow. He traces how gunpowder traditions shifted from November to December, then describes how Christmas evolves through generations from outdoor bustle to domestic warmth, with grandparents, parents, and children each shaping the season.
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