The Christmas Box Surprise in the Home Parish
Isabel plans modest gifts for friends before Christmas but devises a clever showing of a dollar bill with a decorative portrait. Reverend Dalton discovers a charity box and a rummage sale letter from The Sunshine Class offering a $100 gift to the frontier family. The scene ends with a sense that God was in the gift.
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Jack Bayes
Isabel
Anna
M Montgomery
George Washington
Washington
Reverend Dalton
Weern Newspaper Union
Yule and Christmas Origins Noted in Historic Text
A Montresul Herald excerpt discusses Yule as an ancient sun festival celebrated around December 22. It notes Christmas later began December 25 and that the older Yule name gradually became synonymous with the holiday.
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Montresul Herald
Holiday Cheer Spreads with Outdoor Decorations
The article notes living Christmas trees with bright lights delight passers by. Bitter-sweet sprays surround a sundial and wreaths adorn doors, while cheery window boxes boost in-yard decor for festive spirit.
Shadow of Poverty Haunts Christmas Givers
A Holland's Magazine excerpt laments the harsh poverty that robs families of holiday joys. It describes the pain of penury restricting gifts for children, leaving parents unable to play Santa and provide basic comforts during Christmas.
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Santa Claus
Holland’s Magazine
Mistletoe and Christmas Symbols Across Ancient Times
Traditions link mistletoe to Druids and Christmas lore while ancient Egypt used a palm branch symbolizing the year end. A Christmas sale at The Goodwill Department Store in North Wilkesboro offers sugar at 5 cents per pound with a $10 purchase and promotes large winter discounts and a downstairs TOYLAND for holiday shoppers.
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Druids
Liberty Magazine
Germany
Egypt
Goodwill Department Store
N. Wilkesboro
N. C
North Wilkesboro
Ford Ignition System Advances in New Cars
Close look at the Ford ignition design notes a single high tension cable from coil to distributor and elimination of distributor to spark plug cables. Dealers offer tune ups at low cost during oiling and greasing services.
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Ford
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Yule
Santa
For Motor Company
Xmas Shopping
Milady
Will C. Walker
North Carolina
Boone
North Fork
Thomas
A. m
Ellison’s
P. m
Moretz’s
Stevens
Bald Mountain
Stony Fork
Cook’s
Deep Gap
Beaver Dam
Sherwood
Hagaman
Cove Creek
Zionville
Mabel
L. Wi
Watauga County
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