This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1905
Page
4
cluttered page notes Dr L B Rasci hbau eye ear nose throat 219 Main St and Sne Lee China Goods 44mo plus various shops and promotions at The Rack 49t5 Boellner the Jeweler plus Santa Claus appearances. ads cover real estate loans timber plants piano sale hospitality and holiday shopping including Pecos Valley Lumber Co P V Trading Co U S Market and Carlton Bell abstracts plus millinery and a record office ad and a professional card for Dr.
London Sphere describes Bethlehem’s Christmas Eve rites with a Latin rite procession to the Nativity grotto. The image of Christ is placed on a silver star marking the birth site, and the birth narrative is recited as the procession moves to a rock manger. Governors and church officials are referenced in the event’s context.
The Record highlights Roswell Christmas window displays across merchants. Gifting books shines, with Gerrsoll's, Pecos Valley Drug Co. and Morrison Bros. praised for strong stock. U. S. Market and Park & Morrison showcase attractive goods, while Jaffa Prager & Co. fill five rooms with merchandise including Toyland. New York store, Roswell Drug and Jewelry Co., E. H. Williams & Co., and Dilley's displays are noted for style and variety as Christmas shoppers pour inside.
R E Muncy, a well known transfer man in Roswell, imports a top baggage team from Kansas City. The pair of sorrels weigh 1500 pounds each, valued at 500 dollars, with a new 320 dollar wagon and a pure blood trotter costing 400 dollars joining the shipment. The baggage wa
A Self Culture Magazine excerpt notes that many English girls expect marriage within a year if they share a mistletoe kiss. In some counties a mistletoe berry is added per kiss and no berries mean no kisses. The plant was once viewed as a charm against witches and said to compel all who pass beneath it to kiss brings submission to ritual salutation.
A vintage kitchen note prescribes dissolving chocolate caramels over heat with one cupful of molasses and two cupfuls of sugar. Add a quarter pound grated chocolate and a tablespoon sized butter, boil twenty minutes, pour into buttered dishes to a quarter inch depth, then cut into one inch squares when cold.
Christmas Eve in Cornwall is a special family holiday with children allowed to sit up until midnight and drink to the mock as the Yule log is called, reflecting local festive customs and seasonal cheer.
A brief market note urges readers to buy Sweet Mangoes for Christmas dinner per U S Market. The item is highlighted as a seasonal purchase with emphasis on holiday need and stock availability.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.