New Year's Charity Cards and Support for Impoverished Schoolchildren in Mais
Across Tyrol, the practice of replacing reciprocal New Year's courtesy visits with charitable donation cards is gaining ground. For the first time, the parish of Mais near Meran collected a notable sum through this initiative to assist impoverished schoolchildren.
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Tyrol.
The Poor Relief Commission.
Innsbruck, 9 Jan. News arrives from several regions of Tyrol that the custom, established here for several years, of purchasing cards for a voluntary donation toward a charitable cause instead of exchanging mutual New Year's courtesy visits, is spreading increasingly. Thus, for the first time this year, the parish of Mais near Meran collected a sum by no means insignificant in proportion to its population to support poor schoolchildren, earning the childlike gratitude of those concerned.
1826 at a glance
The year 1826 in Merano and its surroundings was characterized by administrative innovations, cultural documentation, and locally significant deaths. While social donation practices and technical innovations such as a new flax spinning machine accompanied progress, historical treatises focused on regional art and church history as well as the processing of past eras. In addition, the year was marked by the commemoration of influential figures such as the late parish priest and school reformer Franz Pöder. →
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"New Year's Charity Cards and Support for Impoverished Schoolchildren in Mais." Der Bote für Tirol, 12 January 1826. https://digital.tessmann.it/tessmannDigital/Zeitungsarchiv/Seite/Zeitung/47/1/12.01.1826/150215/1. https://www.meran-archive.com/en/artikel/1826-01-12-neujahrsentschlagungskarten-und-unterstuetzung-fuer-arme-schulkinder-in-mais