Christmas carols mirror nations in festivals across lands
Festivals reflect a people's heart and Christian traditions vary among Italian peasants and English traditions. The text notes how Christmastide songs carry national flavor, linking England and America in a shared literary atmosphere. It traces carol roots from ancient forms like Rouge’s tale to modern renditions such as Hark the Herald Angels Sing, highlighting evolving Christmas ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knixer
England
America
Christmaus
Fragmented verse fragment about bells and peace
A damaged OCR passage presents garbled lines referencing bells as an earthquake, despair, and a call to withstand hate. It alludes to God, the earth, and the persistence of justice and peace, but the text is incomplete and unconfirmable.
Childlike Verse Fragment From Whitcomb Tiley
A phonetic fragment from Fames Whitcoml Tiley's Rhymes of Childhood presents a playful tale of birds and fish in a mammy sird setting with a chant about Christ. The text originates from a humorous literary homage and reflects dialect styling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fames Whitcoml Tiley
Childtiod
Christmas in America in Old World Christmas
An analysis traces how American Christmas adapts to new landscapes and eras. It notes Longfellow and Sill as poets of different regions, from New England to California, and recalls Santa lore with Moore’s The Night Before Christmas, reflecting on evolving traditions and the cultural mix shaping modern Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New Engand
New England
Christmas Day in Dialect Verse by Ruth Raymond
A tender children’s Christmas poem presents Santa Claus riding through snow and delivering gifts. It recalls hopeful scenes of stockings hung high, a toymaker’s work, and family joy, all voiced in a warm dialect tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christman
St Nicholas
Ruth Raymond
Unclear Christmas Verse Echoes From Seasonal Musings
Fragmented poetic passages recall Christmas imagery and hymn imagery with mentions of Bethlehem and Mary, interwoven with dialect and reflective lines. Margaret Swagster comments on Christmastide and the birth of Christ, voicing reverence and joy as angels sing and earth responds.
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Christ
Margaret BE
Swagster
Dressing Christmas Dolls for Orphans in an Institution
A Detroit woman recounts her yearly task of dressing 50 dolls for 60 orphans. She buys dolls wholesale and gets friends to dress them, leaving clothes removable so the girls can undress and redress the dolls. Paper patterns offered for doll clothes cost ten cents but seldom fit perfectly.
Pattern sizes for dolls let you adjust outfits easily
The article explains cutting patterns for dolls from 14 to 80 inches, noting that differing doll proportions require simple alterations for proper fit. It assures no extra material cost for doll clothes since scraps from boxes or friends’ supplies suffice for dainty garments with lace, insertion, and ribbon trims.
Americans Aid Belgian Soldiers With Christmas Cheer
Mr and Mrs Ralph Norton plan to extend Christmas aid to all 120000 Belgian soldiers this year The program costs 40000 and includes chocolate soap and candy with a bilingual greeting card in Flemish and French They have guided Belgian soldiers since 1915 earning royal recognition and access to trenches Over 12000 soldiers joined their League of the Holy Scriptures with 6000 gifts sent to prisoners in German camps last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph €. Norton
Jesus Christ
Norton
Moody Ible Institute of Chicago
League of the Holy Scriptures
Portable coal screening and loading device innovation
Summary of several brief items: prison population in England halved from 18,000 to 9,500 before the war. portable electric machinery for screening coal and loading wagons. about 400 of the 3,000 plus Philippine islands are inhabited. an automobilist claims a 20 percent fuel saving by adding camphor to gasoline. Miss Mary Whiting of Boston leads a Wellesley college war service unit in France and writes of refugee children’s joy over American lollipops. Union Pacific sets aside $750,000 to build snow sheds in Wyoming made of reinforced concrete, reusable and movable, four sheds planned, longest at 4,470 feet.
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England
Philippines
Wellesley College
France
Mary Whiting
Boston
Union Pacific Railroad
Wyoming
Inventor Promotes Non Slip Pulley Surface
A pulley with pressions in its surface is claimed to prevent belt slip under use. The report notes other tech and industry items: Japan to set up three wool farms next year, women hired as conductors on Mino Electric trains due to labor shortages, Arizona copper output and a light rubber coated balloon fabric, and portable six-person office for US Army use with integrated furniture and a flexible automobile interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japa
United States
United States Army
Gathered Facts on Engineering and History Items From Various Regions
The text surveys topics from an Emergency Fleet girls choir led by Miss Beatrice Eaton to a 80 by 45 foot concrete motion picture theater in England. It notes a Viking era pea flour bread discovery in Sweden, a new motor operated floor finishing roller, a three wheeled factory truck with lifting rack, the pear shaped origin of oranges, and a foldable British eyeglass patent worn as a locket.
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Emergency Fleet Corporation
Beatrice Eaton
England
Sweden
Eurrope
Mount Vernon Christmas Dinner Scenes with Washington Family
Readings recount a colonial Christmas at Mount Vernon where Mrs Washington carved the turkey and guests enjoyed a lavish silverware era feast. Men drank Madeira as wives departed, with party etiquette and servant attire described amid venison and canvasback ducks.
Christmas at Mount Vernon A Ye Old Christmas Night
A vivid reminiscence of a Mount Vernon Christmas in Washington era describes festive dinners at 2:30 p.m. with games, kissing under mistletoe, dances on Christmas Eve, and a household run by Mrs. Washington. The piece notes enslaved workers, beverages brewed on site, and Washington’s mild authority as host before the Revolution.
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Mough
Washington
Judes
Lomax
County
Susan Lee
Rappahannock
Christias
Virginia
Mount Vernon
Henny Washington
Whittier poetic verse invoked for peace and goodwill
A verse excerpt urges global tranquility and joyous heralding of peace. It invokes angelic praise and a call for goodwill to all people across East, West, North, and South.
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Whittier
Worth Trying Christmas Spirit Into New Year Resolutions
A concise reflection suggests embedding the Christmas spirit into a lasting habit by framing it as a set of New Year resolutions. The idea emphasizes sustained kindness, charity, and mindful living extending beyond holiday focus.
Not because It’s In the ale But because I really care
Anon writes of a festive exchange as siblings and a father stir up a scene beneath mistletoe. The Brother recalls kissing a sister under the mistletoe while her father grows angry over the affectionate moment.
Christmas Drama in Four Acts and an Epilogue
The piece titled Christmas Drama in Four Acts and an Epilogue traces a shopper's journey from anticipation to realization and vexation. It describes Act I anticipation Act I expectation Act III realization Act IV vexation and ends with an epilogue about OS bills and more bills.
Christmas Joy Beyond the Rest of the Day
The piece reflects on a boy named Terry spreading Christmas spirit through selfless joy. Jerry explains true Christmas happiness comes from giving rather than getting and hopes Rodney finds joy in life, not just a gift like a motorcycle. It urges daily acts of love, care, and cheerful celebration.
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Tdi
Ife
Tiny Tim
Dolly Wayne
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Todney
Christias
Jerry
Ind
Rodney
Christe Man
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