Lighted Candle Christmas Tale by Christopher G. Hazard
Mrs Gentle and her daughter Nelly keep cozy in a stormy night as a candle guides the Christ Child to their home. A wandering boy is found and warmed, and the tale ends with a moral on the candle’s guiding truth. Recipe and instructions for nut bread pudding follow, including bread crumbs milk nuts raisins and lemon.
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Mrs. Gentle
Nelly
Christ
Tommy
Santa Claus
Santa
Christmas Ban in 1643 Roundhead Parliament
The article notes that in 1643 the Roundhead Parliament banned Christmas observance in England, with Massachusetts following in 1659, and the ban lifting in 1661 after the monarchy’s restoration. It traces Yuletide origins from Teutons and early church history, and recalls Puritan-era suppression then global celebration.
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England
Massachusetts
Leather ties and smart shoes for gifts in new styles
A local outfit offers leather novel ties ideal as gifts and a selection of shoes and oxfords in snappy new styles. The store also carries pull-overs and the Tourist Coat, praised as a practical office wear option light enough for under a regular coat.
Honey Drop Cakes Recipe for Large Batch
A large batch muffin recipe combines honey sugar and shortening creamed together with eggs and vanilla, then alternates dry and milk into four cups flour and baking powder. Flavor options include chocolate using baking chocolate or cocoa. Bake in greased muffin tins and serve iced or plain.
Hearts Are Trumps and Christmas Child Joy
Dr James I Vance urges readers to share Christmas joy with children. He calls for giving and caring, noting the joy of children lightens cynicism and lifts spirits. The piece emphasizes bringing happiness to any child in need at Christmas Eve.
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James I. Vance
Illinois State Journal
Paradise
Kingdom of Heaven
Boar's Head Yuletide Tradition Survives at Oxford Queen's
The Boar's Head ceremony at Queen's College Oxford University endures as a rare Yuletide custom once linked to Druids and Freya. A former student leads a procession of bearers carrying the head on a silver salver, crowned with herbs. The event includes choir, organ, Latin grace, and trumpet calls through the cloisters.
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Yuletide
Great Britain
Queen’s College
Oxford University
Detroit News
Freya
Queen’s
Oxford
Origin of the Word Yule Explained
The article traces Yule to the Gothic giul or hiul linked to wheel. It notes Yule marks the sun’s turning point as days lengthen after solstice. Medieval almanacs depict a wheel as the symbol for Yule or Christmas.
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Europe
Odin
Thor
Chocolate Sea-Foam Fudge Recipe Instructions
A Delineator recipe describes making fudge by boiling light brown sugar water and grated chocolate, then adding beaten egg white and cooling to form bon bons or squares. The method includes dropping on waxed paper or pouring into a pan and marking into squares with a knife.
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