Festal Day in Dixie A Carnival of Cheer
Nostalgic account of antebellum Christmas in the South contrasting bygone lavish hospitality with modern restraint. Describes fox hunts, plantation fiddler, gifts for enslaved staff, fruitcakes with family secrets, Santa Claus rituals, holly and mistletoe hunts, and church songs, ending on a note of fading southern charm.
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Dixie
South
Gracebridge Hal
Meriment
Ephraim
Marmumy
Maine
Santa Christids
Frausehold
Santa Claus
Santa Clauus
The Joys of Christmas in a Festive Hall
The text presents a seasonal verse urging merriment and celebration. It echoes traditional holiday cheer with lines about holly, dressing the hall, preparing song and feast, and welcoming Christmas. Attributed to W R Spencer, it reads as a lyric snippet from a Christmas poem.
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W R. Spencer
Siberia's Ringed Bread: A Heat Producing Ringed Staple
Peargon's Weekly reports on Siberian ringed bread, the staple for railroad workers in harsh winters. The bread is steamed then lightly baked, eaten with soup or tea, and even used as a makeshift lamp with wax vestas in its holes. It requires no salt or yeast and sustains long journeys and daily life.
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Siberia
Siberian
Peargon’s
Tooke s Taste In Tombs Nelson Provided His Own Cosin
A fragment notes historical figures Tooke and Nelson with hints of personal choices and cautious men, preserving limited readable context about tombs and kinship. The item presents a terse, ambiguous excerpt rather than a full narrative.
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Tooke
Nelson
Cosin
Tombs and gardens in Victorian folly and fashion
The piece recalls Horne Tooke’s planned tomb at Wimbledon that was scrapped to preserve estate value, and notes a London Chronicle aside on burial choices. It surveys Gardening Tips including condemning astronomical gardening and ornate displays, urging tidy borders over isolated beds, with comic asides about Wigwar and Bugeins.
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Horne Tooke
Wimbledon
Hhis
Malag
London Chronicle
Christmas Candies at Vander Lindens Bazar
Fresh pure candies priced at 12c per pound with fine chocolates at 24c per pound. Compare to typical prices of 20c to 25c and items sold up to 50c per pound. Inclusive offer aimed at broad consumer appeal at Vander Lindens Bazar.
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Vander Lindens Bazar
Wanted Agents for Economy Administration Cook Book
Help wanted advertisement seeking both sexes to sell the Economy Administration Cook Book, the year’s top seller. Earn $10 to $15 daily. Free circular or send 25 cents for Outfit and choose territory. Also ten best selling holiday books combination outfit for 25 cents. Half commission offered.
Mission Address Publisher Notice
A brief publisher’s notice from A B Kuhlman, publisher at 136 W Luke St Chicago, directing readers to address matters to the office.
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A. B. Kuholman
Luke St
Chicago
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VER Steeg Co
Dr. Pierce’s
Golden
Pierce
Buffalo
Moggins
Wigwar
Bugeins
Balthmore American
Chichester’s
Drogelat
Gwanson Rheumatic Cure Co
W.L .St
Crossett
E. C. Reed Shoes
Roney & Berger
the Hub Shoe Store
Boland & Stegeman
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