Christmas Outing By Herald Angels Carols In Street
Eight year old Schuyler Van Brunt leads Seraphina and little Thad in homemade surplices and a tomato can censer as they venture into the cold dawn to sing carols for Doctor Post. The plan ends with a warm reception and a comic, heartfelt scene of holiday mischief and goodwill.
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Seraphina
Thad Hark
Herald Angels
Thad
Schuyler
Schuyler van Brunt
Doctor Post
Doctor
Aunt Margaret
St. Jude's
Agnes
Sehuyfér
Bethoughe
Mr. van Brunt
Heral
Elsa
Dan
Margeret
van Brunt
Seraphi
Munsey
Malihini Christmas Tree Introduced Yuletide Cheer in Honolulu
A historic account recalls tourists in Honolulu starting an outdoor Christmas tree tradition. They decorated a large tree in a central park with popcorn tinsel and cotton snow to delight children of many nationalities. Santa Claus distributed dolls and jump ropes from the branches, and the Maltihini tree became an annual community custom.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Santa Claus
Dorothy M. Hoogs
St. Nicholas
Startling Total Reveals Christmas Gift Burden
Winks laments arithmetic lessons as he realizes he has to add up the number of relatives who expect Christmas presents from him. The playful exchange highlights family expectations and holiday budgeting in a humorous tone.
German Christmas custom brightens graves with candle lit trees
In Germany mothers visit "God's Acre" between Christmas Eve and morning to place candle bearing branches on babies' graves. The sight, common in cemeteries from Berlin to Magdeburg, shows gentleness amid winter sorrow as lights fade.
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Germany
God's Acre
Berlin
Leipzig
Bremen
Magdeburg
Nebraska and Vicinity Readers Notice Old Times
Local readers in Nebraska and surrounding areas note ongoing interest in aged events and memories. Community enthusiasm spans towns and counties as archival features resurface in public discussions.
Coming Events List From Omaha and Nebraska Regions
A fragmented schedule of December events includes a Nebraska revenue and tax commission meeting in Omaha on December 10 and 11 for county farmers, an alumni banquet on December 10, the Cornhusker football team event, and the annual corn show in Central City on December 10 and 11 with a mid state poultry show in Scottsbluff also noted for December 10 and 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Revenue and “Tax
Commission
Omaha
Stitute
Awisiter
Cornstusker
State University
Central City
Scottsbluff
Revival takes hold as repentant drinker seeks forgiveness
In Hastings at Nazarene Holiness Church during revival services Wesley Baker, half intoxicated, walked to the mourners bench as pleadings sounded for the most wayward sinner. About thirty minutes later he rose claiming forgiveness and regeneration, recounting a life of wayward choices and a felt urging to seize the moment.
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Hastings
Nazarene Holiness Church
Wesley Baker
Baker
M W A members in Neligh oppose insurgent movement
The Neligh camp No. 573 M W A adopts strong resolutions opposing the insurgent element sweeping the United States and specifically the Nebraska bulletin. They issue statements to support their views and dissent from the insurgent line.
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United States
Nebraska
Old London License Document Passed to Local Owner
S M Haynes of Auburn shows a very old license dated May 1765 issued under the London chamberlain seal. The parchment document bears a seal and ink filled blanks, remaining legible after about 150 years.
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Auburn
S. M. Haynes
London
Wireless Telegraphy Station Planned at Fairbury
A wireless telegraphy station will be erected at Fairbury by A. D. Ackerman who has ordered the equipment and will begin work as soon as it arrives. Receiving wires for the instrument must be 100 feet high and the setup aims to receive United States radio time signals twice daily from Arlington Virginia's government station near Washington, D C.
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WII
Instat Wireless
Fairbury
A. D. Ackerman
Skeletons Unearthed in Nebraska Declared Ancient Skulls
Three prehistoric skulls dated from 100 years to over 20 000 years old were donated to the new medical college at the University of Nebraska by Dr R F Gilder an Omaha archaeologist. The skulls represent the three races of mankind that lived in the Missouri valley since humans first reached the continent.
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Omaha
Missouri Valley
New Medical College
University of Nebraska
R. F. Gilder
University
McAuliff Wins Farm Draw Near Hyannis Neb
Tecumseh resident M. H. McAuliff of Sterling returned from Hyannis where he selected a farm. He drew No. 47 in the land setting, securing a good section 18 location fifteen miles south of Hyannis. He estimates a $3 000 gain from drawing the farm and notes at least 260 acres of hay land on his section. Labor Commissioner C. W. Pool of Lincoln is a nearby neighbor, with his claim near McAuliff’s.
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Tecumseh
M. H. McAuliff
Sterling
Hyannis
C. W. Pool of
Lincoln
McAulin
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Heyer
Hark, the
Fremont
Magnificent
Canada
Ugg
W.V. Bennett Bee Building
Omaha, Neb
New York
Athens
The
L. C. Smith & Bros
Her
Smith & Bree
P. Q
I. Joan L. Thomp
Is ’ Ans
Troy, N.Y
Rahene
Coleman
Resulta
Ray
Bee Ridge
Lincoln Sanitarium
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