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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1915
Page
6
A local shop advertises manicure goods priced from 1.50 to 10, with Tollet sets described as versatile in quality and price. Ivory or Woods candies, exclusive lines from Johnstons Liggetts Guths Fenway, and perfumes in high grade Christmas boxes are listed as popular gift options.
A reflection on holiday generosity versus modern hustle. The piece recalls Christmas hospitality, urging selflessness and shared feasts, contrasting past communal warmth with today’s grind. It laments vanished traditions, from social gatherings to ancestral balls, and imagines hidden spirits in old chimney nooks.
A reflective verse celebrates the Christmas forest as a symbol of Christ’s birth. It contrasts a vanished old forest with a new evergreen filled with light and reverence. The poem links trees, songs, and patience to the glory of the King of kings and the enduring joy of Christmas.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls the medieval Christmas pageants in which children acted a war and love tale of St George and the Dragon. Dressed in bright ribbons and paper, they staged battles, pharmacists, minstrels, and various roles during twelve days, with gifts and games.
The article describes continental caroling customs in Italy during Advent and details Calabrian pilgrim shepherds in traditional dress. It then notes Columbus Indiana Good Fellows organization behind the municipal Christmas tree in Commercial Park near City Hall, with carols by city church choirs and provisions for the needy distributed to the poor.
The text traces the December feast evolving from a seven day Roman midwinter celebration to a longer period under Claudian and Caligula, then shortened by Christian influence. It notes public happiness tied to the festival date and the church’s shift to one day for Christmas, due to birth observance requirements.
A brief study of Matthew's Magi as eastern scholars from Persia who followed a celestial sign to visit the infant Jesus, bearing treasure. The note discusses Herod's reaction, their homage, and an astronomical conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn tied to the birth narrative.
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