Christmas Spirit Across Time and Nations
A reflective column compares Christmas observance from Jamestown to modern America, noting charity to Russia, the lasting Santa figure, and carol traditions. It recalls Puritan and Cavalier roots, cites Bishop Shipman’s Christmas ship, and cites 2,000,000 German children to feed for 141 days, urging universal goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Shipman
Near East
Santa Claus
America
Sion Grain
Henry T. Allen
Rhine
Germany
Century-Old Woman Astronomer In England
Mrs Thoms Sty an celebrated her hundredth birthday and remains an active astronomer. She studies the night sky through her telescope and records observations each evening. In Panama Bay near the Pearl islands pearls were so abundant natives used them to decorate canoes.
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England
Thoms Styan
Pearl Islands
Bay of Panama
Cuticurn Talcum Powder Ad Promotes Fragrance and Value
An advertising notice touts Cuticurn Talcum Powder as a fragrant economical option for face skin baby and dusting use. It claims the powder renders other perfumes unnecessary and positions it as part of the Cuticurn Toilet Trio along with Soap and Ointment.
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Cuticurn
Cleaning up a home as visitors approach
A domestic scene shows Flint questioning why cleanup was done yesterday as a lint company plans to visit this afternoon to assess the wife’s housekeeping. The dialogue suggests attention to household upkeep and guest perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Lint
New York Sun and Globe
Cascarets for Liver and Bowels at 10c a Box
Ad catalog entry notes Cascarets for liver and bowels offered at 10 cents a box claiming to cure billiousness constipation sick headache and indigestion. Advertisers list drug stores Land's Sake. The playful dialogue contrasts an old lady and a farmer about fertilizer in Wisdom.
Women Dye Any Garment Drapery Worn Faded Things
Advertisement notes a dyeing service for women to refresh worn garments and drapery for 15 cents. Emphasizes easy tinting of fabrics to revive color.
Diamond Dyes Advertisement Copy
Promises guaranteed perfect home dyeing even for beginners. Druggists carry all colors and each package includes directions for use.
Rug Wool Dyer Man of Importance
The dyeing of wool for Persian rugs is valued as fine art and the tribal dyer is regarded as a person of considerable importance.
Allcock's Plaster Promoted as Local Remedy
An advertisement proclaims Allcock's Plaster as the best external remedy for aches and pains from cold exertion or strain. It also notes clothes do not make the man but acknowledges attention to how one is dressed.
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Relief Administration
Trotzky
Ahra
Russia
Rus
John Dickinson Sherman
United States of America
Christ
Bangor
San Diego
Seattle
Miami
Plymouth
Mass
Jamestown
Atlantic
Virginia
Massachusetts
Church of England
New World
Church of
Ngland
Church ofEngland
Oliver Cromwell
Father Christmas
Saint Nicholas
Kris Kringle
New York
Universal Brotherhood of Man
Denver
Thomas Hardy
Adam
Heaven
Hell
Bethlehem
God Rest Poumetry
Paplizel
Schote
Bayer M
Bayer
Fletcher
Loup Shichon
Smith Brothers
Ceenthol
Carter
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