Corrugate Wrapping Aids Holiday Gift Appearance
The article notes many gifts look shabby due to overlong paper and loose string. It recommends corrugated wrapping for difficult shapes and provides five steps: fold, snug the paper, fold ends, wind a figure eight knot, and tie. Extra care improves presentation.
Cleveland Sells Stocks To Buy Community Tree
The 1912 Cleveland initiative sold preferred stock listed on the Cleveland Stock Exchange to fund a 70 foot illuminated community Christmas tree in the public square. Over $12,000 was raised without personal solicitation, sparking a national trend of community trees in more than 15,000 U.S. cities.
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Hark the Herald Angels Sing Origins and Attributions
The hymn penned in 1739 by Charles Wesley is linked to a Mendelssohn chorale from Gott ist Licht. Adeste Fidelis has been rendered in 76 languages and is sometimes attributed to St Bonaventure of Albano in the 13th century.
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Christmas Marked In Early Colonies By Jollity Feasting
Early Atlantic colonies varied in Christmas customs with southern colonies like Georgia and Virginia favoring merrymaking and church as in England. New England banned pagan rites yet gradually adopted English yuletide cheer. Middle colonies mixed origins Germany Holland Sweden while Quakers limited observance to religious services. Family gatherings, feasts, and hospitality spanned the era as regional differences faded into a common national practice.
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Saint Nicholas the Bishop of Myra and His Feast
Saint Nicholas, a fourth century bishop of Myra, was renowned for piety and grace. He came from a wealthy family and used his riches to distribute goods, with his feast originally celebrated on December 6 before being linked to Christmas.
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Christmas Celebration Dates through Early Church Figures
The text traces Christmas origins from A.D. 98 celebrated as a solemn feast by Pope Telesphorus to later dating efforts. It notes Cyril’s investigation around A.D. 340 identifying December 25 as Jesus birth date, Julius’s acceptance, and the festival's spread across Christendom.
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Cleaning and house repair guidance for home projects
The article gives practical home maintenance tips on choosing quality paint brushes, storing them, and protecting brushes between uses. It covers common problems in new houses such as bathtub edge cracks and waterproofing methods, plus advice on removing or supporting interior walls, smoothing old paint, removing spiders, and proper roofing care with asphalt shingles and coating products.
Lessons on Christian Giving in Corinth
This sermon outlines Paul’s lessons from 2 Corinthians on cheerful generous giving. It contrasts Macedonian generosity amid poverty with Corinthian stinginess, urges pledges kept for Jerusalem, and notes God blesses sowing with harvest while emphasizing joyful stewardship and self surrender to the Lord.
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Faith in Christ Said to Prevail Over Death
Dean Howson argues that true disciples trust in Christ to be present in the heart. Faith unites believers with Christ so that eternal death cannot overcome them. The quote emphasizes Jesus' presence as the key to overcoming sorrow and loss.
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Martha
Dean Howson
Crochet Tops for Outdoor Girl from Red White and Blue
Pattern notes describe two crochet tops for an outdoor girl. One top is laced up the back and features red, white and blue colors. The second top is worked in one piece.
Pattern 2969 Mittens in Different Sizes and Stitches
Pattern 2969 provides instructions for making mittens in small medium and large sizes with illustrations of mittens and stitches and lists materials required. Send your order to the address provided in the pattern.
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