Christmas season in civilization and commerce
The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes Christmas as a central festival shaping world trade and toy making, reflecting on its Christian heritage and the seasonal harvest of commerce. It recalls cultural celebrations, the evolving customs, and the enduring reverence for the day as a source of life and warmth.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Thomas
Nebraska
Tyler
Texas
Monona County
Roy
Luck in Mince Pie and Christmas Omens in Rural Dogland
Rural villagers believe luck follows from partaking in mince pies baked with varied roots during Christmas. A housekeeper stacks pies for friends with a playful rule counting twelve pies eaten. The Christman Rabbit tale notes a colored boy catching a hare on Christmas day hopes for luck in the coming year. The left hind foot of such a rabbit is a valuable charm second only to one killed in a graveyard under a new moon.
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Christman
Hickery Onion Dish with White Sauce Bake
Onions are boiled in salted water for five minutes and water changed twice. Large quarters are simmered until tender. Then covered with white sauce and buttered bread crumbs, baked until crumbs brown.
Christmas in Sweden A festive sunward holiday
The piece describes Christmas in Sweden as a sunward feast rooted in ancient solstice rites. It notes feasting, warrior vows, and dragon ships near the shore, with families preparing meals, laying straw for children, and lighting young spruce trees. Gifts, carols, and customs persist into modern days among Swedes celebrated with greetings and good cheer.
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Sweden
Hecht
Chicago
Aeculiar
An Incident of Prairie Life as Strangers Rest and Hope
Sarah and John Gilbert shelter a tired wagon family on a dusty prairie day. They serve dinner, offer rest, and listen to the couple share their dreams of Colorado. The travelers depart grateful, while Sarah finds renewed purpose in aiding others amid hardship.
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Sarah Preston
Sarah
John
Ama
Jine
Canaiter
Carpenter
Pollderia
Calago
Mecca
Colorado
Jess
Mr. Gilbert
Ag George
Waiters Outfitters and Attire Through the Ages
A fragmented discussion on waiter outfitters supplying attire for service staff. It notes variations like black or white jackets, aprons, and white ties provided by suppliers. Mentions collars and inventories, and ponders whether a waiter would buy or hire his own uniform.
New Amsterdam Dutch Legacy and Holiday Traditions Discussed
The Utica Observer recalls seventeenth century New Amsterdam under Peter Stuyvesant, noting Dutch tolerance, Christmas and New Year customs, and contrasts with Puritan Massachusetts. It questions modern forgetting of Dutch example while praising holiday practices tied to national heritage and faith.
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Manhattan
Holland
New England
Utica
Peter Stuyvesant
New Amsterdam
Siiverleg
Stuyvesant
New ‘Amsterdam
New York
Whitch
Massachusetts
Burghey
Amsterdam
Obscure 19th Century Notice From Ragged Text Fragment
Fragmentary OCR reads like a note about an executive meeting, administration, and a festival at a home or estate with references to a New Year. The garbled text makes identification of specific people or places impossible, but hints at a formal or ceremonial event.
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Obrintmay
Wig White Howse
Oumetiuas
Munslog Ander
Hag Ben
Ayt
Bie
Inventing 68: Abe: Mother Bre and world impact
A fragmentary note reflects on a 1968 invention and its global influence, with oblique references to Mother, Bre, and a creator named Abe. The text is incomplete but hints at a historic breakthrough shaping culture and technology.
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Bre
Putin
Abe
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