Christmas on Indian Island Penobscot heritage celebrated
A Descriptive piece portrays the Penobscot on Indian Island near Bangor Maine as civilized and Christian, trained by Roman Catholic sisters. It highlights Christmas rituals, decorations with natural materials, a concert of tribal music led by Horace Nicolar, and festive dress parades with tall, graceful men and bright eyed women.
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Maine
New Brunswick
Quebec
Indi¢o Island
Bangor
Commonwealth of Maine
Santa Claus
Lenobscot
Gion Horace Nicolar
New York
Christmas greens and traditions noted in old lore
The passage lists holly mistletoe laurel ivy and pine as proper Christmas greens while labeling yew and cypress as unlucky except in churches. It notes wreaths may stay until Ash Wednesday if they do not wither and mentions the turkey as native to America yet popular in England for over three centuries.
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America
England
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Wooster Minister
A Wooster citizen relays Rev. Joseph Baker of East North Street praising Doan's Kidney Pills. Baker notes family kidney weakness with low mood headaches and languor improved by the treatment strengthening renal organs. The ad states 60 cents a box with TosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY as sole U. S. agents.
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Joseph Baker
East North Street
Doan
Zimmerman & Co
Toster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Scottish Christmas draws from old rites to festive peace
The article notes Scotland’s shift from a pagan and midwinter festival culture to a modern Christmas observance. Halloween marked winter advent historically among rural communities, with Yule rites evolving into Christmas roast turkey and plum pudding. A universal holiday mood spreads, with hospitality shaping both rich and poor.
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Scotland
Christendom
Chicago
Thor
Lavaria Emerges as World Toy Center in Europe
The article notes Lavaria as the great toy center with nine tenths of Europe’s toys produced in Nuremberg Fuerth and Sonneberg. It highlights the French doll made in Nuremberg and mechanical contrivances like walking animals. Toymaking is a family craft with heads painted by fathers and other members assembling bodies, while decorative painting of toy china ware and glass ornaments is largely done by children.
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Lavaria
Nuremberg
Fuerth
Sonneberg
Europe
Ciildren
Liver Saute With Parsley and Onions Recipe
A simple method to chop liver fry in hot butter with onion. Mix four ounces bread with melted butter, and stir in hot water. Add finely chopped parsley and the beaten egg yolk to finish.
Warm color schemes for dinner table decorations
For dinner tables use warm tints and avoid pure white. Favor crimson old gold or bronze with generous holly and mistletoe displays, frost ed braffiches, Christmas roses, bright ribbon bows, and shaded lamps. Tall tubes suit spacious tables with desserts and silver bonbons.
Roast Turkey Turkish Style and Pilgrim Holiday Dither
Roast turkey prepared Turkish style with rice chestnuts currants and almonds mixed with butter and spiced with salt pepper and cinnamon then baked and basted until tender. Pilgrims did not celebrate Christmas calling it heathen mumumery.
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Pilgrim Fathers
Signs of Christmas by Willis B Hawkins
A nostalgic verse about holiday anticipation and family rituals. The speaker recalls Santa Claus imagery, Christmas preparations, and household scenes from greeting letter writing to gathering for a festive meal. Strong voice notes the season's warmth and duties.
Madonna in Art a Story of Murillo and Raphael
The article surveys famed Madonnas from Raphael and Murillo to modern artists. It discusses the enduring appeal of the Madonna and Child, notable works like the Madonna della Sedia and Murillo's Madonna of the Napkin, and notes later favorites by Bodenhausen, Hebert, Grosse, Bouguereau, and Macl Robinson.
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Raphael
Madonna
Murillo
Madonna of
Raphaels
Chis
Italy
Uhere
Tam Raphael Sanzio
Madonna Della Sedia
Bodenhausen
Hebert
Mary
Grosse
Bouguereau
Macp Robinson
Turkey With Sausages in Festive Roasted Dish
A turkey garnished with sausage presents a festive appearance. About forty-five minutes before finishing, link sausage is added and basted to brown evenly. Turn sausages to brown all parts. Rich flavor comes from using good sausage. Giblet gravy is enriched with minced giblets added after rendering fat.
Old Time Superstitions on Evergreens in Winter
Decorations of evergreens for temples and houses during winter months were popular among Romans and Druids, practiced to aid dryads and wood spirits who must die without shelter of their native foliage.
Blue laws punished holly keeping on Christmas in Connecticut
Under Connecticut blue laws a man possessing a sprig of holly in his home on Christmas day faced a penal offense. The punished party incurred a fine of one shilling and confinement in the town stocks.
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Connecticut
Triple Lynching Imminent In Gulfport
Gulfport Mississippi December 20 A quarrel over the arrest of a nephew led Albert Lewis to confront Marshal W E Richardson The nephew shot and killed Richardson Then Lewis and two others fled westward along the railroad hounds were telegraphed from Biloxi and about 200 men pursue the fugitives amid fears of a triple lynching as the search continues
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Gulfport
Miss
Albert Lewis
W. E. Richardson
Richardson
Lewis
Mineghey and Son
Biloxi
Grain-O praised as better and healthier beverage
A Genesee Pure Food Co testimonial from David City Nebraska on April 1 1900 extols Grain-O as healthier than coffee. The letter claims a brother’s illness was caused by coffee and that after trying Grain-O he recovered, noting initial doubt but eventual adoption.
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David City
Neb
Genesee Pure Food Co
LeRoy
N. Y
Liuureé SocHor
Peculiar Montene Christmas Eve Customs Described
The article recounts a Saxon style Christmas with a shepherd son lighting candles in the stable, wine-sprinkling of oldest livestock females, and animal kissing to ensure fowl increase. A fire ritual hides tools, the Yule log is carried out by a teeth grip, and a whole roasted carcass yields a warning if rib is broken. Foot rituals guard against blistering feet.
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Black Mountain
The Toy Trust Dominates Christmas Trade Says Santa
A satirical 1910s style critique describes Santa Claus as head of a vast monopoly on Christmas toys, funded by 400 million shoppers and protected by “trademerks” and patent rights. It notes consumer demand forces dealers and middlemen to comply, with Santa taking the glory without cash fees.
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Toy Trust
Santa Claus
Origin of the Plum Pudding and Yuletide Dainties
A historical note on Yuletide customs describes the origin of plum pudding as a sun worship relic. It recounts gigantic sausages or multimeat puddings boiled in a large pot, served with honey and mistletoe, and carried in procession by cooks and attendants amid feasting and gratuities.
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Yuletide
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