Letters To Santa Claus From Moulton Children
A page of child holiday requests printed in the Moulton Advertiser includes letters to Santa from Gladys Shoemaker James Shoemaker Woodrow Shoemaker Mary Agee Angeline Agee Frank Sanderson Melrose Tube Evelyn White Madeline Heflin and twins Robert and Lee Sanderson. The notes request dolls firecrackers trains dolls tea sets books and various fruits candies and toys, and include thanks and mentions of teachers and family. The items reflect a 19th century or early 20th century small town Christmas nostalgia with multiple young readers sharing their desires.
First Xmas Carol Found in the Roman Mass
A historical survey of Christmas carols traces early origins to the Gloria in Excelsis in the Roman mass and the Book of Common Prayer. It covers figures from Telesphorus to Luther, Ben Jonson, and Luther’s son Hans, noting postures, performances, and the evolution of carols through the centuries.
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Lebanon
New York State
Telesphorus
Rome
Judea
Robert Southwell
Tower of London
Martin Luther
Hans
Tris
Italy
St Francis of Assisi
St. Francis
Ben Jonson
Bess
Grace Ehaven
New York City
Christ
Marie
Bethlehem
Angele
Grace
Mackay Smith
festive Christmas carol reflections and hymn attributions
A reflective piece celebrating Christmas bells and holiday customs, urging charity amid wealth, and noting attributions of well known hymns to James Montgomery Christopher Wordsworth Nahum Tate and others. It mentions York city and historical figures while musing on generosity and joy.
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York City
James Montgomery
Sheffield
England
Robert Montgomery
Macaulay
Christopher Wordsworth
Salisbury
Wordsworth
Darrow
Westminster
Lincoln
Nahum Tate
Ipuregte
Tate
Brady
Christie
John Byron
Manchester
Church
John Keple
Reging
Aeber
Calcutta
Kebe
Fun in Playing Old Kris Imitation for Christmas Play
The guide describes a playful home Santa act with Kris as the prince of good fellows. Children, siblings, and parents join in a sleigh journey from the North Pole to chimneys, with disguises, props, and a staged late arrival. It details roles, timing, and costume elements like whiskers cap and a fat stomach.
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HPRBE
Kris
North Pole
Dad
Mother
Santa
A Christmas Carol Return to Bethlehem
Poem urging a heart to come back to Bethlehem during Christmas season. It invites the reader to abandon envy pride and shame and seek the star and angels again, even after wandering from the holy site. The piece appeals to spiritual renewal and peace at year’s end.
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Bethlenem
Bethlehem
Excuse for Ceasing Work in Russian Christmas
The Russian working people used to cease work for a long period during Christmas. Before the revolution Kolenda marked Christmas Eve with peasants gathering, singing carols, and collecting corn from windows. A subsequent masquerade had peasants of all ages dress as animals to recall the cradle of Jesus.
The Decoy. From kind words and a lost purse
A taxi driver, warned by a friend, discovers a purse on the car floor. He recalls how opportunists may jump at easy gains when the car is left open. The purse is empty, yet he notes the many possible fare seekers who might ride in.
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Jim
Best Christmas for a Boy
A nostalgic piece arguing that country life makes Christmas real and joyful, contrasting city and rural celebrations. It stresses owning a home, regular neighbors, snow and sleighs, fresh farm food, and a self-made Christmas tree, with a playful voice from a storyteller addressing boys about country happiness and traditions.
Heart of Christmas chats on home spirit
Jane and Florence discuss Christmas amid hardship after war strain and illness. They find joy in family, health, and shared faith, realizing the season lives in hearts not gifts or trees.
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Jane
Florence
Provence
Side Remarks on Love and Maturity
A compact reflection notes that confessions of love arrive only when evidence compels the stag to speak. It observes that married women claim all men are alike while each girl knows a man she deems superior, and hints that kicking at folly may be a misstep.
Untitled Quote Reflections on Inevitability
A fragment reflects on inevitability in life noting that true acceptance often comes only after an event has occurred. The speaker suggests that people resist fate until the moment the impact of the kick is felt and registered.
Silence and speech mirror each other say Sheffield Standard
The Sheffield Standard notes that for some people speaking up is hard even when they have something to say, just as others find silence difficult when there is nothing to contribute.
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Shefield Standard
Opposed to Christmas Pie by Puritans and Quakers
The piece notes Puritans and Quakers criticizing mince pies and even some Church of England members urging clergy to abstain. Bickerstaffe argues the Christmas pie acts as a consecrated badge of distinction and questions why minced meat becomes acceptable only when sweetened.
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Church of England
Bickerstaffe
Santa Claus Atop The Hill In A Snowy House
A verse about Santa Claus living in a snow house on a hill where elves work to make cakes sugar plums and toys for children during Christmas season as described in the Sunshine Bulletin.
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Sunshine Bulletin
A Safe and Sane Christmas
Societies organize members pledged against giving gifts outside immediate families. The goal is to curb excess, but reformers should not use law to force views. Many issues exist to remedy without legislation, says the Tacoma Ledger.
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Tacoma
Wash
Why Jimmy Prayed So Loud
Dick and Jimmy visit grandmother one night and Jimmy prays loudly for Christmas gifts. Dick asks why so loud and Jimmy replies the Lord is not deaf, but grandma is.
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Jimmy
Notice of Settlement in Probate Court Dec Term 1920
The State of Alabama Lawrence County Probate Court Dec Term 1920 directs that Byars as Administrator presents and audits a settlement before the Court. All interested parties are notified to appear and contest if proper at the stated term. Written under the clerk's hand dated December 20, 1920.
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State of
Alabama
Lawrence County
Byars
Cold-Blooded Gift Plan Sparks Christmas Debate
An item critiques a proposed Lit Christians program opposing Santa Claus and urges a governor led Christ morning address to children. The narrator recounts confiscated comedic gifts and a staged showing, noting frayed pages ofgift items and a desire to avoid parental guilt while maintaining holiday cheer.
Wonderful Spirit of Giving at Christmas Time
A Christmas message encourages recall of children and the wonder spirit of loving and giving. It notes that tokens and remembrance matter more than money value and urges teaching children the true meaning of Christmas.
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la Claus
First Christmas Observance in Year 98
A fragment recalls Christmas being observed in year 98 and a dispute over its celebration. It mentions Pope Telesphorus asserting a universal practice and an incident where Diocletian ordered Christians to cease gathering and a church was set afire, killing hundreds.
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Telesphorus
Diocletian
Christ
A Thrifty Saint Reuses Santa Imagery From Years Past
A fragment suggests a thrift minded stance during holidays. The quote contrasts temptation with frugality, claiming Santa Claus imagery remains unchanged and worn as in years past, implying simple, lasting holiday spirit.
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Santa Claus
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