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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1962
Page
3
The piece explores how Christmas customs evolved from ancient pagan and pre Christian roots to modern practice. It highlights decorating with evergreens holly and mistletoe, gift giving tracing to the Magi and Saturnalia, and manger scenes in churches and homes as core meanings of the holiday season.
The note recalls an old legend that on Christmas Eve the Christ Child travels the earth as a beggar seeking food and shelter. It says acts of kindness to a beggar mirror love for Jesus and reflect Christian virtues toward the poor.
A garbled catalog entry describes various sewing patterns including a 3S-Inch table, Pattern No. 524, and a transfer pattern labeled Lot Buppets. It mentions prices such as 4 tokens and 380 for each dress portion, with mailing to Audrey Lane Bureau in New York NY. The fragment references museum pieces and unproduced footwear renaming, plus a lot transfer note and order details.
Dickens long loved A Christmas Carol first published in 1843 and still popular. The tale follows miserly Scrooge through visits from three spirits to reveal the value of keeping Christmas. Dickens enjoyed reading it in England and America as audiences flocked to hear the famed scenes at the Cratchits.
The Vernal Express recounts a simple Christmas dinner with Scrooge, a highlighted goose and pudding, ending with Tiny Tim’s famed line God bless us every one. The piece notes the Cratchit family's joy and a celebrated speech in English literature.
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