Santa's Odd Christmas Routes From Lighthouses To Alaska
Santa Claus visits remote spots across the United States during Christmas. He arrives at Ellis Island to distribute gifts to immigrant children, feasts at lonely lighthouses, and even delivers food to Boon Island keepers. In Alaska he appears with reindeer, delivering provisions to Eskimo villages via government reindeer stations.
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Santa Claus
Ellis Island
New York
America
Boon Island
Maine
Boonlight
Sam
Aleutian Chain
Alaska
Pacific
United States
Los Angeles Times
Christmas Verse Greeting From Whittier Notation
A poetic Christmas wish from Whittier expresses love and solace in sorrow. The lines speak of unity across lands with hymns and songs celebrating the birth of Jesus, offering blessings and shared joy during the holiday season.
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Angela
Jesus
Quip Exchange on Wealth and Marriage in Gossip Papers
A snappy dialogue from New York Globe mocks a father threatening wealth and a son resisting public disgrace by marrying for money. Puck adds a witty line about a feast and a moat, illustrating playful color in early 20th century gossip.
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New York Globe
Christmas Treasures In My Baby’s Early Christmas
A poem recounts a parent counting treasured mementos from a baby's Christmas, including a toy a sock and a lock of hair. The verse recalls a child’s delight and a sorrowful farewell as angels take the child to eternity, with the mother pledging enduring watchfulness.
For This Christmas Ye Old Time Stave
A compact reprint of a Riley verse praising Christmas revelry and the traditional blessing God rest you merry gentlemen and gentlewomen, set in taverns wassail halls and banquet rooms.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Christmas Feast Origins Through Roman Emperors
The piece traces the December 25 celebration from Commodus to early Christians. It notes persecutions culminating in a Christmas day massacre, then explains how the feast spread in Christian times across varied lands. The ancients agreed it should be the year's most magnificent festival lasting days.
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Commodus
Rome
Christ
Origin of the Yule Log in England
The Yule log in England is described as a relic of druidism with a name possibly derived from wheel log symbolizing the sun’s march. The Yule fire recalls the sacred midwinter fires kindled by druids in round towers still found in Great Britain, Ireland, France and Spain.
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England
Great Britain
Ireland
France
Spain
The Joys of Christmas Poem by W R Spencer
A short festive piece invites cheer and merriment as the season arrives. W R Spencer signs the brief verse urging holly-decked halls, songs, feasts, and a joyful Christmas celebration.
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W. R. Spencer
Remley & Remley Attorneys at Law
H M Remley and James Remley of Remley and Remley Attorneys at Law announce general practice in Anamosa Iowa with offices on Main Street opposite the Easterly hotel first floor.
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H. M. Remley
James Remley Remley & Remley
Attorneys AT Law
Anamosa
Iowa
Main Street
Lovell Block
Monticello
M. W. Herrick
E. Reed
Herrick & Reed Attorneys AT Law
Monticello State Bank
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