Holy Cradle Relic in Rome Draws Church Reverence
The fragment of the Bethlehem manger grating once tied to the infant Jesus is housed in Rome's Santa Maria Maggiore. Five worn wooden bars, about a yard long, rest in a crystal case with gold and silver feet. The relic is exposed at Christmas amid a grand procession led by a cardinal, drawing long standing veneration from the Imperial City.
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New York Tribune
Christmas Cards Origins and Early Makers
The first Christmas card was issued in 1840 by Sir Henry Cole with designer J. C. Horsley and printed in Warwick Court. About 1,000 cards were sold marking the start of a vast industry. Cards published in 1847 by Goodall and Son featured Christian symbols and festive greetings, and later years added robins, holly, embossed figures, and landscapes.
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Joseph Crandall
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Henry Cole
J.C. Horley
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The Teacher's Gift to a Beloved Schoolmaster
The old schoolmaster, moved to tears, receives a new chair from grateful pupils. He thanks them for their sacrifices and explains his sternness was for their own good as he prepares to sit. The Philadelphia Ledger notes the touching scene.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Christmas in Canada and seasonal table rites
The description portrays a Canadian Christmas with a stuffed turkey, hot pumpkin pies with cream, and gifts wrapped in maple candy. The Christ Child is said to visit chimneys to bring toys to sleeping children, with doughnut dolls and gingerbread figures noted as traditional treats from old English fairs.
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Canada
Christ
Clevaland Plain Dealer
Four Facts About Christman and Christmas Lore
A Philadelphia Ledger note recounts Christman traditions and myths. It mentions Spanish children without Father Christmas, the ebro wise men delivering gifts, and Twelfth Night cleanup superstition. It also notes Christmas Inland discovered by Captain Cook on Christmas Day 1777 and that plum pudding began as plum porridge eaten at breakfast.
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Pacific Ocean
Captain Cook
Philadelphin Ledger
Yuletide Truce Amid Christmas Cheer Across New York Journal
Poetic wartime refrain notes a plea for peace and goodwill during Christmastide. The piece imagines hearts kind and feuds forgotten as lovers and friends exchange hands in a season of universal love. A festive greeting from the New York Journal anchors the message.
The Course of True Love in Local Widowers
A comic tale from Wis. Valley Leader recounts two widowers from Grand Rapids and Port Edwards competing for a Grand Rapids widow nearing sixty, a hurried marriage arranged in a Catholic church, a last minute interruption at the train, and talk of a breach of promise suit while the Grand Rapids man bears the wedding costs. Also includes endorsements for DeWits Witch Hazel Salve and a help-wanted notice for a magazine distributor in Chicago.
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Nekooga
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January Smart Set promises a strong 1905 lineup
The January issue announces a year of high quality with new contributors like McCutcheon Mathews Lighton Pottle Hughes Boltwood and Ward. The novelette The Coming of the King by Frances Aymar Mathews blends light humor and pathos set mainly in Provence about a American girl entwined with a secluded French noble family awaiting the Bourbon king's return.
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Frances Aymar Mathews
William R. Lighton
Emery Pottle
Rupert Hughes
Edward Boltwood
Herbert D. Ward
Provence
House of Bourbon
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Rector Praises Chamberlain Cough Remedy After Easter Cure
The rector of St Luke's Ashburnham Ontario testifies that a severe cold and cough vanished after taking three doses of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He preached three times on Easter Day and credits the medicine for his swift recovery. The note notes availability from Henry Horn and all druggists.
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Henry Horn
Marathon City to Build Parochial Schoolhouse
Rev Father W Daniels, visiting from Marathon City, says La Crosse plans for a new parochial schoolhouse to serve Catholic children. The proposed building will cost about 15000 dollars and use artificial stone like the nearby M E church. Groundbreaking is planned for next spring after the frost.
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la Crosse
M.E
Wansan Daily News
White House Gifts and Holiday Customs Revealed
A Woman's Home Companion description details Christmas at the White House with wagon loads of gifts from across the country. The items become private property of recipients for examination, notes of thanks follow, and a festive Christmas Eve dinner featuring fifty fowls. Jerry Smith, longtime presidential household member, is noted as part of the staff.
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A Quaint Christmas Custom in Devon and Somerset
A fragment describes a Christmas Eve custom in Devon and Somerset. Green ash fagots are bound with withy bands and placed on the fire at dusk, as guests toast "A Merry Christmas" when the bonds break. Local lore links the wood to Bethlehem’s stable and Alfred the Great’s wanderings in Somerset.
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Somerset
Bethlehem
Alfred the Great
Russia's Belated Christmas at the Russian Embassy
Countess Marguerite Cassini oversees a grand Russian style Christmas tree at the Russian embassy with gifts and a long dinner amid celebrations delayed by the Russian calendar. The event contrasts with Americans removing Christmas greens earlier in the season.
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Russia
Marguerite Cassini
Washington Times
Christmas customs across regions and traditions
The antique sketch notes varied practices from the Weathen prototype of Christmas to Romeo house décor with evergreens for woodland spirits. It cites Atlante Georgia freeing prisoners for city ordinance offenses and describes Druids’ influence via holly and mistletoe usage.
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Russia
Europe
India
Mistletoe Trade And Distribution In The South
The eastern mistletoe parasitizes deciduous trees to New Jersey and forms great clusters up to three feet wide. Arlanga Georgia residents may freely collect it from shade trees along streets. City crews remove it, and wagons may haul it away. The article notes mistletoe’s unsightly associations yet growing demand and a trade believed to move about 20 000 pounds.
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New Jersey
Arlanga
America
Chyfatmas Eve In England From Town Topics
The Little Ladybug frets Santa Claus may confuse hogs and bugs. Mamma Ladybug asks what troubles her. She reports Castle Centiped claimed she would hang up a whole set of stockings, a curious stock phrase from the Town Topics item.
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England
Gladys
Portuguese Discovery Route to India Leads to Christmas Named Africa
Portuguese explorers sought an ocean route to India and found a southern passage. Bartholomew Diaz commanded two ships in 1486 and laid the initial voyage toward the coast. Eleven years later Vasco da Gama led another fleet south and reached Natal on Christmas Day, giving the region its festive name.
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South Africa
India
Bartholomew Diaz
da Gama
Nata
Christmas Decorations In Avisoma
Local note describes a festive rush as men prepare Christmas trees and decor, with phrases hinting at community effort and holiday bonding among residents.
Varicocele Cure Offer Promises Safe Quick Relief
An advertisement pledges to treat varicocele and related male health issues. The author invites dissatisfied patients to visit his office, claims to cure conditions safely and permanently, and states counsels cost nothing with reasonable charges for a "perfect cure."
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