Christmas Customs Shaped by Pagan Roots Says Professor
Prof. William Warren Sweet of the Divinity School told a University of Chicago group at Bond Chapel that modern Christmas warmth owes much to pagan customs. He traced gifts, feasting, and the tree to Roman and pre Christian traditions and noted America’s strong role in commercialization.
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William Warren Sweet
Divinity School
University of Chicago
Bond Chapel
Doctor Sweet
Huraye
America
Rone
Laly
Earth
Church of
Baptists
Congre Nationalists
Sweet
All Evangelical Church
Local Social Roundup Features Visits and Christmas Plans
Clay Me and Mrs Zartman visited the Zacharias Ferry family near Lexington on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Samuel Ober with Edna Nissley and Mrs W Gerhart attended the Lincoln Lutherans Church Christmas program. Mr and Mrs Samuel Wiest with two sons and Nora Steely joined a turkey dinner at Alvin Steely’s Schoeneck home. Friends went sleigh riding on Sunday. Oh, ye olden times.
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E. K. Zartman
Lexington
Zacharias Ferry
Zartman
Samuel Ober
Edna Nissley
W. Gerhart
Lincoln ‘Luttharan
Samuel
Wiest
Nora Steely
Alvin Steely
Schoeneck
Water keeps Christmas trees fresh longer in water
Water holds the tree upright and prevents needle drop. Keep the butt in a container of water and renew it as it is absorbed. Some species produce odor, so replace water with fresh supplies.
Garden Site Selection for 1988 Barm Calendar
The text outlines choosing a fertile ground near home for a 1988 garden, winter manure application, and early spring plowing. It notes strawberry varieties Aberdeen Jupiter Howard 17 Premier and Howard Supreme perform well in extension demonstrations, with profitable production tied to good cultural practices and high yielding varieties. Lime burning guidance is available from the state extension service. It also covers selecting breeding stock for turkeys with desired conformation and early maturity.
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Aberdeen
Jupiter
State College
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Executrix
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Frank Deibler
Elizabeth Township
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Joseph B. Wissler
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Fenn Township
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Lititz R. D
Robert C. Garman
Penryn
Jos. B. Wissler
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Spruce Street
Lititz, Pa
Jackson’s Quality Clothes
Lancaster
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