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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1898
Page
6
A devotional poem recalls the Bethlehem birth and the timeless light it casts. It speaks of the Magi, the Holy Family, and angels, urging readers to awaken their better natures and welcome divine love into their hearts.
A survey traces the Christmas tree from Germany to Britain and beyond, noting early English customs such as the Waseail bob and the besant, and linking tree decoration to ancient traditions, pagan rites, and biblical symbolism. It cites Scandinavian myth, Babylonian art, and Roman-era references, concluding the decorated tree signifies the universe tree with roots in underworld and branches reaching skies.
A century after George Washington’s death plans emerge to recreate the 1799 funeral at Mount Vernon on December 14. Virginia Masonry leaders, including Washington Lodge and Alexandria lodges, will oversee rites with expected remarks by President McKinley. The procession will center at the new tomb while the old vault remains fenced and preserved.
The Youths Companion recounts Dr. Holmes famed for graveyard hunts and keen interest in genealogies. He celebrated a discovery that a Perry ancestor bore the W. badge from Cape Cod after a Bible record revealed the lineage, praising the quizzical upper lip trait and sharing the moment with friends.
The article recounts the Yule log tradition on Christmas Eve in England with candles lighting the night and the log lighting as a symbol of turning night to day. It notes the practice’s endurance in northern England and references a civil war era blaze tied to a Yule log at Haghmond Abbey near Shrewsbury.
The Gaelic weekly Mac Talla issues from Sydney Cape Breton under J G Mackinnon and carries Highlander news from across the continent for readers of Gaelic heritage.
About 5 500 000 salmon eggs have been collected and placed in the Fraser river hatchery on the Columbia river.
A wry remark notes that someone claiming the world owes him a living may reflect poverty of circumstances rather than merit, framing the idea as a social stereotype about dependents or shiftless behavior.
Report describes a day long voyage aboard 600 ton steamers on Lake Titicaca between Peru and Bolivia. Scottish built vessels assembled on site travel high above sea level, with Australian coal fuel and waters hundreds of feet deep near rugged cliff shores.
An English engineer outlines a five day London to New York plan via rail to Stranraer, a tunnel to Whitehead, then Moville, Sydney Nova Scotia, and on to New York. Estimated tunnel cost doubles to £8,000,000 with UK and Ireland sections. Current voyage takes seven days, six at sea.
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