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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1894
Page
3
New York World advises seasonal decorating from Christmas Eve to Twelfth Night. Emphasizes indoors friendly displays using holly, mistletoe, evergreen wreaths, pine cones, and bows. Recommends centerpieces with glittering holly and thematic place cards featuring holly or Santa Claus.
A family scene unfolds as Ham Hion Perc, Mrs J, Jimmie and Tom discuss Christmas breakfast. The children recall Santa’s arrival with a noisy tumble on the stairs while the mother savors an inscrutable smile amid playful banter. A San Francisco Examiner note appears.
An old Forebridge tale tells of a benevolent donor who, hearing children lack plums for pudding, counted village houses and funded a pound of plums per home. The Stafford corporation chamberlain then paid six shillings each Christmas to distribute to residents in Forebridge Liberty.
A fragmentary recount outlines Saint Nicholas stories from sailors and German Christmas customs. It describes miraculous aid at sea attributed to Nicholas, plus Kriss Kringle traditions with gift exchanges and Father figures guiding children in December celebrations.
A damaged OCR fragment mixes Christmas proverbs and carol lines. It references Jesus birth and biblical imagery, with garbled names and phrases that resemble puns on Christmas themes and historic stanzas. The text includes scattered references to Bethlehem and the Savior, in a confused poetic form.
In a Dublin Irish tone and Chicago setting, Dooley and McKenna recall Christmas rituals. The piece weaves tales of turkey roasts, family gatherings, and the long road home to kin with memories of dear loved ones and holiday cheer.
The article reflects on yule log traditions from Druids to Victorian times, mentions Scandinavian origins and Puritan shift, and recalls Christmas celebrations in the Civil War era including a New Hampshire regiment’s feast and a pig hunt. It also covers the hobby horse in Cornwall and Kent, Queen Victoria’s Christmas dinner, and a note on charitable gift giving vs. surprise.
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