Christmas Gifts That Shaped a Nation Across Time
Christmas gifts to the nation include Washingtons 1776 Delaware crossing triumph and 1783 farewell at Mount Vernon, the Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812, and the rise of Clara Barton with the Red Cross. This chronicle links era-defining acts to a holiday of memory and national tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McCookey's Ferry
Delaware
Boston
Charleston
Long Island
New York City
Fort Washington
Fort Lee
Falen
New Jersey
Canada
Mount Vernon
Sanitary Commission
Army of the Potomac
Andersonville
Bureau of Records
Europe
Geneva
Red Cross Society
Red Crass Society
United States
Arthur
Michigan
Ohio
Mississippi
Johnstown
Clara Barton
American Red Cross
New England
Aunt Martha Hosts Snowbound Carol Singers Christmas
Aunt Martha, alone in a window seat with geraniums, prepares a festive feast on Christmas Eve. Snowbound carol singers appear at her door, nearly frozen, and she welcomes them with hot chocolate and treats, sharing a joyous, generous Yuletide moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha
Aunt Martha
Western Newspaper Union
A Christmas Introduction by Florence Harris Wells
A mail carrier Peter Manley loves Miss Waters a seamstress who discovers a twin brother was not killed but alive and married to Miss Waters sister. They plan Christmas meeting and all of Peters routes end with warm festive greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermanly
Miss Waters
Peter
P. Manley
Peter Manley
Wat
Porter
Western Newspaper Union
Stilton rind as Christmas bird feed sparks debate
A London Spectator note praises Stilton rind as the supreme Christmas bird food. It claims the rind provides fat and other virtues, drawing five or six species such as robins, and staying put for observers who enjoy watching birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Spectator
Colorful Bowls Now a Kitchen Essential
A lively note promotes a nest of color bowls matching kitchen themes as a practical and cheerful gift idea for Christmas or birthdays. The piece suggests this colorful set as desirable homeware for any modern kitchen.
Housewife's Idea Box Cream Puffs with Pastry Bag
Cream puffs are easy to fill using a pastry bag instead of a spoon. The method improves efficiency whether using whipped cream or thick custard, described in a housewife’s tip from Public Ledger.
No Escape From Debt to Piper
Todor Todoroff twenty four years old planned to steal to fund a wedding but was caught during a final theft. the article uses moral reflections on criminals planning a last job and not getting away with it. It notes common themes of reform plans failing and people expecting to dodge universal laws by clever schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marshall
United States
House of Representatives
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
National Monument Society
Congress
Todor Todoroff
Todor
Scotch Post
Mice and Men
Bell Syndicate
Also Mentioned on This Page
Christmas Gifte
Elmo Scott Watson
Newport
Middle States
Lord Cornwallis
England
Thomas Paine
Rali
Cornwallis
Trenton
Saratoga
Republic
Valley Forge
George Washington
Traunees Tavern
Statehouse
Annapolis
Continental Congress
Continental Army
John ©. Fitzpatrick
Bobbs-Merrill Company
Benjamin Walker
David Cobb
David Humphreys
Philadelphia
Custis
Ghent
Russia
Great Britain
France
Ang
South Carolina
Madison
James Bayard
Alpert Gallatin
John Quincy Adams
St. Petersburg
Belgium
Jonathan Russell
Henry Clay
Adams
Gallatin
America
Plattsburg
Newfoundland
Lindsey Carson
Madison County
Kentucky
Daniel Boone
Stanley Vestal
Christopher Carson
Kit Carson
Fremont
Barton
Oxford
Mass
Father Barton
Anthony” Wayne
Unior
Mabel Brady
Garvin Institute of American Arts and Sciences
Yale University
Santa Comes
Martha Graham
Florence Harris Wells
iWneys NY
Housewife's Idea
the Housewife
Public Ledger, Inc
Wwnu Service
le Roy
Mather Tower
Chicago
Parker's
Hiscox
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
N.Y
Doan
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