Global Christmas Traditions And Gift Practices Compared
The piece contrasts Christmas customs across nations from Germany and Denmark to Mexico and France, noting extended celebrations, specific rituals like Mexico’s pinata, and differences in gift giving. It discusses skeptics about the date of Jesus’ birth, the commercial side of the holiday, and the varied manners Americans and other countries approach gifting and festivities.
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Mexico
Paris
Rue de Boulevarde
Hoboken
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Italy
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Judea
United States
England
France
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America
Long a Temperance Worker Mother Stewart dies at 92
The veteran temperance advocate known as Mother Stewart died at age 92 after a long life dedicated to the movement. She founded Ohio’s first WCTU chapter in Osborn in 1873 and organized the first WCTU in England in 1876. After the Civil War she lectured for war sufferers in the southern states. She later became involved with Alexander Dowie and Zion City, living in Hicksville for the past five years, previously residing in Springfield, Ohio, where she led numerous temperance campaigns.
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Stewart
Ohio
Osborn
England
Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Emigration to Siberia Surges in 1907
More than 500000 people left European Russia for Siberia in 1907. Dalny Vice-Consul Chan ter says many stayed there and few returned home. Colonists receive 37 acres free land and tax relief for six years. Siberia imports about 10 million dollars in Chinese goods annually, mainly tea, while exports to China total 750000 dollars.
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Russia
Siberia
Chanter of Dalny
China
Pensions for Soldiers and Their Heirs Column Advices
The column provides guidance on Civil War and Spanish American War pensions. Readers email questions to C. E. Jones in Washington with responses from a pensions office, detailing eligibility, rates, and procedures for widows dependents and surviving siblings.
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Practical Fashions Paris Pattern No 2622
Pattern for a school frock for girls ages 6 to 14 in steel gray serge. Features backward tucks at the front, a short plaited skirt attached under a belt, plaid silk belt, and plaid-covered buttons at center back. Includes yardage by width and pattern cost. mail request to Pattern Department.
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Paris
Paris Pattern No 2648 for a Misses Fashions
Paris Pattern No 2648 offers a high or low neck dress with optional Mikado sleeve bands for a young girl aged 14 to 17. It features long tight sleeves with a hand-point at the end and a center-back waist closure, with wide tucks across the front and shoulder-to-waist fullness. Fabric yardages are listed for a 15 year old, including various widths and a net insert.
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Paris
Minister Calls Hatless Protest in Brooklyn Church
A Brooklyn Baptist minister urged women to remove hats during service and warned that any woman who refused should go home. He linked head coverings to servitude in ancient Corinth and claimed a Tokyo crowd mistook a large hat for an airship.
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