Keeping Christmas Through Small Daily Kindness
Quoted from Henry Van dyke, the piece urges readers to forget self complaints and serve others. It asks if you will put duties and others first for a day and, if possible, every day, to brighten lives and nurture goodwill.
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Henry van Dyke
Old Belief About Evergreens and Gypsy Lore
A historical note describes gypsies believing holly ivy and pine remained evergreen as reward for helping screen the Birth of Christ. It recalls ash used for calipfr es and told by elders that ash was black balled from the evergreen list for its alleged lack of role in hiding the Christ child.
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Christ
O Little Town of Bethlehem Origin Story
The article recounts how Phillip Brooks visited Bethlehem and felt the spirit of Christmas. Three years later he wrote the poem O Little Town of Bethlehem and asked organist Redner to set it to music. They performed the carol with their Sunday School members on the next Christmas morning.
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Bethlehem
Phillip Brooks
Jesus
Brooks
Philadelphia
Sparkplug of Eonmosty Advertising Drives Mass Economy
Sparkplug of Eonmosty Advertising fuels mass distribution enabling mass production. Mass production and distribution provide jobs and prosperity relied upon by most people.
Christmas tree hazards and safe decorating tips
A garbled notice warns that holiday trees and lights can be fire hazards. It advises using care with ornaments and wiring and keeping extra lights out of reach of children to prevent accidents.
Greece Christmas Trade Slips Amid Poorer Exchange Delays
In Greece the Christmas trade weakens as the public waits until New Year to exchange profits. The passage notes holiday timing and slower activity affecting the poorer in the economy.
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Greece
Cranberry Uses Among Anteri Indians and Early Pilgrim Notes
Cranberries were aged in many ways by the Anerti on Indians for Christmas menus. Pommican was a waste made from cranber. Rantbarry poultices treated cuts and wounds, and the juice yielded a red dye. The Indians called eranberi bitter berry. Early observers noted Pilgrims’ regard for the fruit, referring to cranes as crane ia.
Birth of Christ and the origins of dating systems
The article traces the development of B C and A D dating, noting Charles HT’s adoption in 879, a monk’s creation of the Christian era about 32 A D, and the Julian period devised from lunar and solar cycles. It references the Mundane era of Alexander around 502 B C and ancient Egyptian timekeeping.
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Charles HT
Germany
Rome
Joseph Sealiger
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