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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1955
Page
5
The Eisenhowers spend Christmas in the White House with grandchildren likely to visit the tree. A new baby is expected around year’s start, and Gettysburg remains the couple’s country retreat as Ike eases up after a heart attack.
A historical look shows Nebraska settlers lacked seasonal celebrations early. By 1829 Fort Atkinson marked Christmas as a day for fatigue to cease, while 1859 Brownville's Nebraska Advertizer touted a Christmas ball with lively dinners, music, and social gatherings.
The piece notes post offices in Christmas towns like Santa Claus Indiana and Fort Christmas Florida handle outsized mail volumes during the season. It also recounts a 23 year tenure of Christmas Cove Maine postmistress and a name-change history tied to Santa Claus and Fort Christmas.
Henry VII introduced the wassail bowl to England from Scandinavia. The bowl held hot ale, spices and toasted apples as a drink of good cheer, shared as a token of success for the coming year.
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