Ancient Customs Told In New Christmas Designs
Ancient folklore tied Christmas customs to symbols like Santa Claus and mistletoe. The tradition of mistletoe involved white robed priests and ceremonial sprays for purity and healing, hung to welcome forest gods. Tree ornaments evolved from fruit on trees after a medieval geographer described a Nativity night when trees blossomed, leading to fruit and then decorative ornaments.
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Santa Claus
Clement Moore
Santa
Drulis
Britain
Gaul
George Jacob
Western
Europe
Man of Nazareth and the Christmas Joy
A Christmas message reflects on the Man of Nazareth and the season as a time of hope. It notes gifts, lights, and children as earthly tokens of His grace, urging reverence for His love, courage, and humility and extending a Merry Christmas wishes.
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Man of
Nazareth
Glastonbury Thorn Legend Told as Christmas Tale
The Glastonbury thorn story claims Joseph of Arimathea landed in England after Christ’s death and rested on Wearyall Hill at Christmas Eve. His staff struck the ground, sprouting snow white blossoms that flowered annually until the civil wars destroyed the bush.
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Glastonbury
Christ
Joseph of
Arimathea
England
Wearyall Hill
Gifts Once Welcomed by Soldiers in Civil War
A list of items reportedly recommended for sending to soldiers during the Civil War includes ambrotypes in five pound cases full size Dutch ovens feather beds and pillows ripe watermelons baby wagons castor oil catnip tea fiddle strings vases for flowers ice cream freezers hot water for soaking feet nutmeg graters Suffolk pigs for pets and chicken gravy in bowls.
Success With House Plants and Flowers
A promotional note touts Success With House Plants and Flowers offering tips for terrariums dish gardens and liner ideas. It promises year round greenery with an afternoon of work and invites readers to send in for the booklet.
WEPRLY Service MDW NY Address Listing
Local service index lists WEPRLY NEWSPAPER SERVICE at 11th Street New York 11 N. with postal address details and contact placeholders in a clipped classified style.
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Weprly Newspaper Service
MDW
11Th St
New York 11 N
Little Co Operation Tale of a Tricky Rail Yard Test
Tom, applying for work at a railway yard, is set to drive an engine into a shed. He explores the cab's valves and switches, accidentally starts the engine, and struggles to stop it as it alternates between shed and yard. The foreman cries out, Tom retorts, and the misunderstanding ends with doors left open.
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Tom
Christmas Gifts For Smokers From A Local Ad
The advertisement endorses Camels cigarettes and Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco as ideal gifts for Christmas. It promotes a carton of 200 Camels and one pound Prince Albert tins, both with holiday wrapping and space for messages, available at local dealers.
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Prince Albert
Adv
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