Seven Sisters Falls Community News Tidbits
Weekend visits documented with Mrs. Alex Raines and two children at Mr. and Mrs. W Raines. Curling club plans a Tuesday December 13 novelty draw. Obituary sympathy to relatives of Arthur Schultz who drowned on Lake Dorothy. Several residents, including Mr. and Mrs. H Leith and Mrs. A Bartley, in Winnipeg for visits. Sally and Ben Guilbert saw friends off to Montreal. Construction key men begin new work as J Willick family shopped in Winnipeg.
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Alex Raines
Mrs. W. Raines
Seven Sisters Curling Club
Arthur Schultz
Lake Dorothy
Sally
Ben Guilbert
Montreal
Special Trains Planned for Holiday Travel Peak
The Canadian Pacific Railway outlines ten holiday trains from December 24 with through and return runs. Winnipeg connects to Yorkton Napinka Souris Arborg and Great Falls with departures December 24 and returns December 27. New Year specials run December 31 to January 3 for Arborg and Great Falls with regular service otherwise.
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C.P.R
A. J. Mahon
Winnipeg
Yorkton
Napinka
Souris
Arborg
Great Falls
Winnipeg-Yorkton
Winnipeg-Napinka
Winnipeg-Souris
Winnipeg-Great Falls
Winnipeg-Arborg
The Spirit of Santa Claus Across Time and Places
The piece contrasts the modern American view of Santa Claus with the ancient Saint Nicholas. It traces Saint Nicholas’s origin in Asia Minor and the spread of his legend through Europe after his death in 343.
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Santa Claus
Nicholas
Asia Minor
Europe
The Evolution of Santa Claus from St Nicholas to Christmas Spirit
A historical sketch traces Santa Claus from Dutch St Nicholas to American traditions. It notes the 1809 Irving depiction of a reindeer sleigh, Moore's 1822 poem lines about a belly like jelly, and Nast’s 1866 drawings shaping the modern image. It cites the helper theory and the Spirit of Christmas guiding peace and goodwill.
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Santa
Washington Irving
St. Nicholas
Clement Moore
Thomas Nast
Santa Claus
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