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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1910
Page
12
An ancient tale tells of a knight who invited tenants and neighbors with wives to a Christmas meal. The master over his wife sang a Christmas carol before drinks flowed, prompting a chorus of merriment that the knight enjoyed as much as his own holiday pile.
The article recounts how Christmas took its name from the mass for Christ’s birth, ordered by Pope Telesphorus before 138. It explains the shift from a movable feast to December 25, derived from Roman census tables, and notes the traditional midnight, dawn, and late morning masses.
The article notes the fading practice of lighting the Christmas candle by Irish peasants on Old Christmas Day. It mentions a stone socket carved with a lamb at St John’s College Oxford used for the candle. It adds that the Christmas tree arrived in England from Germany via Prince Consort a half century ago.
The State Journal announces a five year bargain week offering subscriptions for 1911 at 3 without Sunday or 4 with Sunday, valid only through December 21 to 28. After that date regular prices apply. The Journal touts extensive telegraph, vigorous Washington coverage, and independence, urging readers to send remittance now to receive issues through January 1, 1912.
The Hartford Insurance Company appoints Leslie Neubauer as agent for fire insurance services. Neubauer will handle policy sales, risk assessment, and client consultations under Hartford’s fire coverage offerings.
In a castle during Christmas a baron admires his daughter in law Lowell’s bride. An oak chest contains a moldering skeleton, a wedding-day tragedy. The chest springs shut and she dies entombed.
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