Daly Municipality Cadets Clean Up Vacant Lots
The Rivers Gazette notes Daly residents join cadets in cleaning vacant fets and remembers local men who died overseas. It reports McMath's illness and passing in Transcona, mentions two Higginson brothers Fred and Victor entering the army, and recalls a surprise sendoff at the Higginson home. Lyman Brooks is cited as promoted to sergeant. Webster and Thompson advertise a new Maxne car in a large Gazette ad. Several district men, Harry Fowler Norman Ferguson and Martin Wareham, die overseas within a week, followed by IvorWithers. The piece ends with to be continued.
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Dane
James Higginson
Fred
Victor
Higginson
Lyman Brooks
Webster & Thompson
Harold Robins
Gazette
Gazette Classified Ads See Rising Public Use
Classified ads in the Gazette grow in popularity as more readers place notices, sales, and services. The item notes brisk engagement, with readers increasingly relying on the section for local ads and announcements.
Four Voices of Hamlet Reand Echo Fear
A fragmentary poem excerpt in archaic style describes four voices near mead and moor reacting with fear. The voices swell and fail as if a door shuts between the speaker and sound. The lines shift between dilation and contraction of fear, ending with a plea for peace and goodwill to all mankind.
Christmas Trees Cribs and Ceppi in Christmas Observances
Christmas trees cribs and Ceppi shape seasonal observances across cultures. Legends vary on the first tree with 1604 Strasbourg origins and 1223 Greccio crib, while 18th century Italy’s Ceppo bridged cribs and trees with layered shelves, paper decorations, gifts, and wax tapers.
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Strasbourg
Germany
Henry Schwan
Cleveland
Ohio
Francis of
Assisi
Greccia
Italy
Europe
America
Star of Bethlehem and Age: The Nativity Star Debate
The Star of Bethlehem has inspired extensive discussion among scholars and skeptics alike. Theories range from natural astronomical events to religious symbolism, while faith traditions view the star as a miraculous herald of Jesus birth. The biblical passages in Matthew and Luke frame Bethlehem as the prophetic city and the Savior’s birthplace.
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of Bethlehem
Jesus
Jesus Christ
David
Abraham
Bethlehem
Lord
Christ the Lord
Used As Good Luck Charm in Sweden Mistletoe Necklaces
In Sweden mistletoe charms were worn around the neck as a folk remedy to prevent sickness. The practice reflected traditional beliefs that such talismans could ward off illness and protect wearers.
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Sweden
Children of Provence Pray For Virtues At Christmas Cribs
In Provence faithful recite a prayer listing virtues drawn from everyday life and trades. The text venerates figures from fishing to weaving, ropes together moral qualities with humble work and sacred longing. The motif links Christmas devotion to communal roles and simple human kindness.
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Provence
France
Jesus
Future Foretold By Drowsy Hens
In Czarist Russia Christmas rituals included divination by a drowsy hen. Five grain piles named Hope Ring Money Thread Charcoal were laid, and the hen’s choice foretold fate such as wealth wedding toil or death, while songs and stories accompanied the belief.
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Russia
Hope
Ring
Yule Means December
The word Yule traces to the Anglo-Saxon geol meaning December and Christmas season. It reflects how December was named in early language histories.
Christmas lore and legends mixed with questions
Questions cover mistletoe origins in health lore, Saxon roots of heal meaning, a warm Christmas superstition ending, Quetzalcoatl, a thorny Christmas-bloom plant, Mme. Schumann-Heink's Christmas Eve song, literal meaning of Christmas, and the burial site of Good St Nicholas of Myra.
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Mme. Schumann-Heink
St. Nicholas of
Myra
Answers and clues from a varied list of historical references
Dr. Clement C Moore appears in a puzzling compilation. Dickens A Christmas Carol is linked to Indian Ocean vicinity southwest of Java. Irving Berlin is noted with Sweden and a Wassail bowl. A cold Easter and the Aztec god half bird half snake replacing Santa in Mexico in 1930 figure among the items. Christmas cactus and Silent Night, Mass of Christ appear. The remains were stolen in 1087 by merchants and re interred at Bari.
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Clement C. Moore
Dicken
Indian Ocean
Java
Irving Berlin
Sweden
Santa Claus
Mexico
Christ
Bari
Mistletoe Said to Aid Wrestler's Strength and Recovery
In Holstein a belief holds mistletoe can cure green wounds, aid success in the chase, and give strength to the wrestler when worn. The claim blends folklore with sporting superstition, reflecting local traditional remedies shaping athletic confidence.
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Holstein
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Ll.b
Satourlay
Second Avenue
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Jas Roser
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Daly
Rivers Cemetery
Con. McMath
Transcona
Mrs. MccMath
Happyland
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Harry Fowler
Norman Ferguson
Martin Wareham
Ivor Withers
The
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T. E. Wright
Buckingham & Stony Canadian Bank of Commerce
Harry L. Trump
Optometrist
Charles A
Campbell
Brandon, Manitoba
James A. Dunkin
George E. Dunkin
Tennyson
Star of Bethlehem
Leon Hi le
Christmas Island
Tered & White
Merry
J. W. Hanlon
Peace
Earth
Bradwardine Hardware
J. F. Topinkxa
Amer & Supply
N Lumber CO. Ltd
Bert Ford
Manitoba Farm Loans Association
Winnipeg
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