A Visit From St Nicholas and Santa Claus Myth
A retrospective on Clement C. Moore and the poem A Visit From St Nicholas, tracing its 1822 origins, later illustrated portraits by Darley and Nast, the emergence of Santa Claus imagery, and the evolution of Christmas hymns from Ambrose to Phillips Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement C. Moore
General Theological Seminary
New York City
St. Nicholas
Doctor Moore
New York
Chelsea Village
Ines
West Twenty-third Street
Moores
Moore
Troy
N. Y
Santa Claus
America
John Reese
Chelsea
Reese
Christmas
F. O. C. Darley
Darley
United States Army Engineer Battalion
Grenada
Nicaragua
Mary Christmas
Boston
Mass
Hoover
Thomas Nast
Harper's Weekly
Nast
Ambrose
Tohop
Milan
Prudentius
Sedulius
Jesus
Ben Jonson
George Wither
Jonson
Christmas Folklore and Puritan Prohibitions Across Ages
The piece recalls mailbox poems and Christmas lore from various locales, noting how Mary Christmas references, Claus households, and Santa legends appeared in cities like Austin and Pittsburgh. It contrasts festive customs with early New England Puritan laws against Christmas observance and quotes Cotton Mather on Christmas revels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Christmas
Austin
Texas
Superior
Wis
Herbert A. Ronn
Pittsburgh
Edward C. Claus
Claus Avenue
New England
William Bradford
Plymouth Plantation
Govr
Massachusetts
General Court
Boston
Treasury and Coast Guard Guard Duties in Customs
The essay extols the federal treasury duties at customs houses including tariff valuation and enforcement. It praises the United States coast guard for protecting revenues and preventing smuggling, and highlights the Public Health Service as a scientific unit warning communities on health risks from research findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Customs Service
Treasury
United States Coast Guard
Coast Guard
The
United States Public Health Service
Public Health Department
Treasury supervising architects guide federal building plans
The article explains the role of the Office of Supervising Architect in selecting sites and approving construction for federal buildings. It notes that before work begins, a branch examines sites, consults with local authorities, purchases the site with federal funds, and receives congressional authority to proceed, showing treasury influence on daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Office of Supervising Archiitect
Post Office
Federal Courts
Customs House
Congress
The
Wester Mewspaper Union
Sun Burned by Gold Sky on Set Reveens
A reflective note describes a sunlit scene turning the sky golden and scattering sparkles on the set, creating beauty before a sudden sunburn affects Reveens.
French Scientist Makes High Altitude Parachute Jump
Acting French scientist Rene Machanaud jumped from a nearly five mile high aircraft and landed twelve miles away as instruments on his body recorded blood pressure and heart rate. A special respirator kept him breathing during the thin air before his parachute opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene Machanaud
M. Machanaud
Spinning Wheel Maker Faces Decline in Mayville
Frank Fel and son run a 25 year old spinning wheel business in Mayville Wisconsin. Records show the decline of spinning wheels with two thirds of current output for utility use rather than decorative purpose. The Indianapolis News notes this shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fel
Mayville
Wis
Indianapolis News
Beware the Cough Or Cold That Hangs On
Persistent coughs and colds lead to trouble. Creomulsion soothes inflamed membranes and inhibits germ growth. Creosote is highlighted as a healing agent. Guaranty of satisfaction and money refund offered if relief fails.
Old Lady at the Zoo Joke About Lion
A punchline from Literature Digest features a keeper responding to a question about a man-eating lion. The keeper quips they are short of men this week and the lion gets beef instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Literary Digest
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John Milton
Nature
Charles Wesley
Nahum Tate
Phillips Brooks
Bethlehem
Elmo Scott Watson
Mdaolat
Placut Lana
Usein Beach
Josh
la Carey
Steele
Uae
St. Nacoles
Tom Pasaton
Dave
Bay
Cotton Mather
Western Newspaper Union
Omne
Kellogg
Arthrop & Lyman Co.inc_Suftale, AY
and Edi Pemedy
Cleveland
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