Christmas Classics and the Nativity in Art and Verse
A feature on Christmas classics from painting to poetry, highlighting Correggio’s Holy Night as a premier Nativity work and Clement Clarke Moore’s A Visit From St. Nicholas. The piece traces art historical praise from Valentiner to Moore’s unlikely road to fame, noting the poem’s 1823 Troy Sentinel printing and its enduring appeal for children and readers alike.
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Christ
Correggio
W. R. Valentiner
Detroit Institute of Arts
New York Times
Botticelli
Mary
St. Nicholas
Clement Clarke Moore
General Theological Seminary
New York City
Moore
Troy
N. Y
Troy Sentinel
Santa Claus
Is There a Santa Claus in the Sun Editorial History
The Sun’s famous 1897 editorial by Francis P. Church assures Virginia O H anlon and readers that Santa Claus exists. It traces the tale from Moore’s classic verse to the enduring moral of faith, love, and generosity, ending with the comforting claim that Santa will bring joy to children far into the future.
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Kingdom of Heaven
New York Book of Poetry
New York Historical Society
Moore
St. Nicholas
Francis P. Church
The
New York Sun
Sun
Virginia O'Hanlon
Santa Claus
Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas
New York
Laura Virginia
Western Newspaper Union
Papa
Virginia
Crossword puzzle clues list a tangle of terms and misspellings
A long OCR style crossword puzzle item with numerous garbled entries across two grids. It lists horizontal and vertical clues such as river boundary, umbrella, weaken, sailor, alcoholic drink, cotton fabric, and many others, many entries corrupted or mis-spelled, lacking clear numbering and consistent formatting.
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Italy
Greece
Statesman
Alnarm
An Exception at the Income Tax Office
Mr Everybody visits the income tax office cashier and declares his intention to pay. The cashier notes he is the first to say he would like to pay, not the first to pay. The exchange turns on a humorous twist about expectation vs action in civic duty.
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Windaur
Yemen
Tata
Conaha
Meysly
Geert
Dusady
Acyl
Income Tax Collector's Office
Mr. Everybody
Dictionary Misunderstanding Sparks Domestic Quarrel
In a wary exchange a wife recalls catching her husband paying his stenographer for a purchase. The cat reacts as the wife reveals his anger and decision not to sue for divorce, noting his instruction to buy a dictionary for spelling words she did not know.
Flea Plan Stirs Wry Exchange Over Lap Dog
In a comic exchange two men debate where to obtain a hundred fleas. One grouchily asks the other for ideas, then reveals the aim to place the fleas on a lap dog his wife adores, prompting a backward shrug about the motive.
A Great Idea from Lustige Blatter
A humorous exchange credited to Lustige Blatter features a child wishing to turn everything into chocolates and proposing to transform into an elephant noting the impracticality of eating so many sweets. The quip reflects playful fantasy common in the period.
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Mummie
Lustige
Too Small or Too Far A Suit for Little John
A grandmother sends a gift suit to Little John who rushes to wear it. The child declares it fits him not because it’s small but because he is in it too far, prompting his mother to express disappointment. The tale appears in the Indianapolis News.
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John
Ichabod Crane
Visitor Seeks Mrs Golightly But Is Refused
A visitor knocks on the front door and asks to see Mrs Golightly. The maid refuses, saying she is not at home. When asked when she will return, the maid answers she has not left yet and does not know.
Not Earning My Salt Reflects Hardship in Salt Search
The conversation frames a shortage of salt as a personal struggle. A speaker laments not earning their salt while another acknowledges the need for salt during tough times, highlighting the salting scarcity as a poignant obstacle.
Playing Safe Legacy Brings Subtle Prescription Change
A patient quips about leaving a handsome legacy for the doctor so as not to insult him by paying the bill. The doctor, in response, requests another look at the prescription and notes a slight alteration he wishes to make. The exchange appears in Pearson's Weekly.
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Pearson’s Weekly
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Nicolas
Elmo Scott Watson
Nativity
Friends of the Sun
Clement C. Moore
State of Equality
Liberty
Solar Sytem
Oriental Tower
Vortex
Ise
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