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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1926
Page
3
Margaret Bruce advises careful preholiday prep to protect fragile keepsakes. She urges tidying away delicate china and glass, clearing surfaces, and restricting holiday displays to ensure the home remains safe and uncluttered during gift giving.
A meditative verse recalls the Nativity scene with serene imagery of Christ’s birth in Bethlehem and the manger. Dinah Mulock’s words frame Christmas as a beacon of faith for children and believers worldwide.
A superstition links children born on Christmas Day to musical talent and above average intelligence.
The name Santa Claus derives from St. Nicholas, a saint famed for love of children and charity. It likely originated in Flanders or among the Dutch, with December as his day originally, before Old Father Christmas was displaced. The figure now embodies the Christmas spirit in Britain and beyond.
A snippet describes Santa Claus arriving at Christmas and visitors, noting the imagery of him descending a chimney and leaving gifts for children in a quaint holiday setting.
Loren Bullard and wife and Gordon Sheffler and family visited Sunday with Elmer Albert and family. Earl Graham assisted John Steel with his corn picking Monday. Merritt Caldwell and wife were Centralia visitors last Friday. Homer Osborn moved to a farm east of Givens Chapel. Perry Powell occupies Osborn's Hight farm. John Nattier and Ruth Carter of Cracker Neck visited Sunday with Mrs. Nellie Belcher and family. Luther Williams, mayor of Fairman, visited Monday with his brother Henry and family. Henry Williams and Cyrus Nichols attended a cattle sale near Mulberry Grove Friday. Loren Bullard and wife were Salem visitors Saturday. The Womans Club met last Wednesday with Mrs. Dessie Lucas. Edwin Arnold husking corn near Argenta visited Saturday and Sunday with home folks. A large crowd attended the Luther Caldwell sale last Thursday. good prices were obtained. Lorene Williams, previously with Dwight Purcell near Alma, is back with home folks. Walter Warren and family of Salem visited relatives Sunday. Guy Chandler was in Salem on business last Friday. Alpha Maulding is staying with her brother Otto and family in Centralia.
A Macon News brief notes that polygamy is now operated on the instalment plan in America. The Norfolk Virginian Pilot adds that English miners are about to quit and English mines will begin yielding.
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