Evergreen Christmas Tree Origins Across Ages
A compact survey traces the Christmas tree from ancient rites of Egyptians and Druids to medieval mystery plays, Luther’s candlelit scene, and Rhine traditions. It notes adoption in Germany by 1700, spread to Scandinavia and Europe, with U.S. records around the Revolution and middle 1800s, culminating in today’s universal holiday symbol. Ends with an unrelated classified nudge about Ledger Want Ad services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.Boniface
Martin Luther
Bethlehem
Adam
Eve
Paradise
Garden of Eden
Rhine
Christ
Rhine River
Germany
United States
Finland
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
France
England
Books as last minute gifts from Boyle list
HAL BOYLE lists humorous book gifting ideas with celebrity titles and quips. The column suggests giving a book as a timeless, low maintenance gift and playfully pairs titles with famous individuals to amuse readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Jonathan Livingston
Seagull
Tailbite Meant Lion Freedom In California Release Plan
The mother mountain lion bites off her eight week old’s tail as wildlife officials plan to train the kitten for release into California’s mountains. Sioux, a male born Sept. 26 at Sacramento Zoo, will be taught hunting and then moved to San Francisco Zoo before eventual release with radio tracking to study adaptation.
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San Francisco
California
Paul Maxwell
Sacramento Zoo
Gary Bogue
Alexander Lindsay
Walnut Creek
Bogue
Maxwell
California Fish and Game Department
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Best
Nichols Skelly Service
S. Clark
Boyle
Aristotle Onassis
Maria Callas
Henry A. Kissinger
Thieu
Vietnam
Norman Vincent Peale
J. Paul Tty
Spiro Agnew
Nixon
Omar Nelson Bradley
George McGovern
Long Island
Joyce Brothers
Johnny Carson
Dark Horse
John Connally
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Greening of
America
Phyllis Diller
Margaret Mead
Gloria Steinem
Pat Nixon
Bartlett
Archie Bunker
Jackie Onassis
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Howard Hughes
Blackmore Realty
Mexico
Quisenberry’s
South Side Market
W. Breckenridge
San Francisco Zoo
Evuy Christmas
the Corral Family
Weste Prr
Wees
R & Sadd
Exico
TO Our Friends
Credit Bureau of
Audrain
Montgomery Counties
Noel
J.N. Fitzpatrick & Sons
Hwy J
Christmas Lawrence
Drive-In Pharmacy
E. Jackson
MiLadies Beauty Salon
Shirley Gates
Marilyn Jung
Mary Lou Heaton
N. Clark
Steelman Construction Co
Benton City
Coldwell Nursing Home
Food & Vendin
Canteen Corporation
N. Jefferson
Don Fuller
Reliable Life Insurance
Rosebud
Easons
Merry Christmas
God
Blatiners
Washington
Nee Service Exico, Vio
W. Monroe
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