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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1913
Page
6
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery as a relief for coughs colds and bronchial issues for all ages. It claims rapid relief and a money back guarantee if not effective, citing testimonials from Mrs J F Davis and Mrs A F Mertz and noting availability from F S Shadle & Co.
An old newspaper ad touts Honey and Mar Compound as a universal remedy for coughs colds and lung troubles. It promotes external and internal use claiming superiority and notes approval by the American Drug Press Association. Author J J Klopp signs the piece and claims long-standing use in Georgetown Texas.
Edwin L. Sabin presents an 1918 poem celebrating Christmas as a global dawn. The verses describe a universal joy that spreads from the east, reaching every land from frozen steppes to distant chateaus, blessing all with the Christmas spirit and mercy.
In New York City Italian and Hungarian areas the presepio or Bethlehem scene remains a Christmas centerpiece. Sicily preserves the tradition with cork bark mountains, cards for houses and castles, blue sky, and the Holy Family as families add gifts and Sicilian touches each December.
The excerpt traces early Christmas celebrations from Dev 26 origins in a distant empire to later Christian rites under pagan rulers. It notes scarce early references, then persecutions, and the shift to a Christian style after Rome ceased to be pagan, with varied dates and celebrated as a grand festival.
The Yule log in England is a relic of druidism. Its name is believed to derive from wheel log, a wheel symbolizing the sun. The lighting of the Yule fire recalls sacred fires kindled by druids in midwinter. Round towers remain in Great Britain, Ireland, France, and Spain.
The legend of Knecht Ruppert explains a German Santa Claus who assists St. Nicholas in December. Families place gifts on a yew bough in the parlor while the clan gathers to celebrate. Knecht Ruppert distributed presents to children and lectured on obedience, punishing the disobedient with a switch.
The passage notes Mans boys and Ditchfield reflect on atonement rituals tied to St Stephen’s Day. It recalls a story that a dangerous siren once transformed into a wren every four years on the 20th and was killed by mortal bands. Another tradition says a wren woke St Stephen’s guard as he fled from prison.
The expert cutter must judge if branches grow in perfect range to ensure shape and symmetry. He checks that buds at the tips remain, and that cattle and deer have not sharpened their boras in pagaing, while squirrels have not eaten the topmost buds.
A historical note traces Christmas lullabies and carols to medieval Coventry pageants. The Cradling of the Child depicted angels shepherds and the Holy Family on a platform with hymns and German verses about rocking the babe. Separate joke ends with a bill joke.
A compact note on why holly is used at Christmas tracing origins to pagan Rome and Saturnalia. Romans dedicated holly to Saturn during December festivals and Christians later adopted holly and Saturnian emblems to seek protection and goodwill.
A fragment exploring Christmas customs across Europe. It notes Holland’s St Nicholas visit on Dec 5 with shoes for gifts while other regions vary. mentions Irish Christ Child legends guiding candles, Hungarian open doors for the Child, and the fading Dec 28 innocence punishment custom. Includes a brief cartoon dialogue about Mrs. Crabshaw and Bobbie.
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