Christmas With Pres. McKinley Aboard The White House
Readers glimpse a Christmas tableau at the White House with President McKinley receiving gifts from across the nation. A notable bounty included pumpkins for hospitals and a rare box of pristine wheat from the West. The narrative notes the season’s decoratives and a festive meal in the executive residence.
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White House
President Grant and Cleveland Gifts to the White House
The article recounts long standing presidential gift exchanges with citizens, noting President Arthur revived personal replies, while Grover Cleveland struggled to acknowledge gifts due to time. It mentions orange barrels, prairie wagons, flowers and plants, with cooks receiving donations and letters detailing receipt and use. The piece comments on the growing volume of gifts and the strain on executive time.
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Cleveland
White House
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Poem History and Autograph Copy of St Nicholas Revealed
In a tale tied to 19th century New York, Dr George H Moore of the New York Historical Society seeks an autograph of a famed Christmas poem. A letter from March 15 1862 discusses obtaining a copy of Visit from St Nicholas for the society archives and notes the author’s advanced age and eyesight.
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George H. Moore
New York Historical Society
New York
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Our Society
St. Nicholas
Visit From St. Nicholas author Clem Moore origin and life
Dr Clem ent C Moore born in New York on July 13 1781 wrote the Christmas poem Visit From St Nicholas as a present to his children. He studied at Columbia and was graduated in 1804. His father Rev Benjamin Moore served as bishop of the New York diocese. He inherited land in New York City extending across a large district.
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Troyans
Nicholas
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St. Nicholas
Clement C. Moore
New York
Benjamin Moore
Columbia Cuilere
New York City
The Last Dreams of the Old Year
An archival piece on dream prognostications for the new year, listing signs via symbols like teeth, snakes, apples, and funerals. It notes fortune and misfortune linked to dreams of dead, money, marriage, and travel, with cautions about weather, mud, and social outcomes.
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Chortias Turetell & Dimpoulnimend
Stara
Pwarins
Pune
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