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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
7
The poem notes how Christmas celebrations across Italy England America and the former Kaiser's land shape distinct national flavors in carols and songs. It traces the evolution from old English folk tunes like As Joseph was a waulin to modern anthems such as Hark the Herald Angels Sing, linking cultural atmosphere to holiday literature.
The piece contrasts a harsh New England voyage with Christmas memories and Longfellow’s Christmas Bells. It recalls the Civil War shadow, bells of Christendom, and the refrain peace on earth good will to men in the face of war.
A discussion of Christmas traditions in American poetry and culture with excerpts from works about California Christmas by Sill and classic pieces by Clement C Moore Ruth Raymond and James Whitcomb Riley. It notes the enduring appeal of Santa Claus in diverse dialects and literary styles.
The piece blends dialect and formal verse to reflect Christmas mood. It cites Paul Laurence Dunbar on festive sounds and Margaret Sangster on Bethlehem and Christ’s birth, highlighting the season’s warmth, memory, and spiritual significance through literary voices.
An experienced woman shares a yearly charity practice of dressing 50 dolls for orphans. She buys dolls wholesale, asks helpers to avoid sewing the clothes on, and uses patterns with removable garments. Patterns fit dolls from 14 to 30 inches, and scraps supply all fabric needs for dainty outfits.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Norton extend the Belgian soldiers Christmas aid in 1918 to all 120000 of the Belgian army, at a cost of 40000 with chocolate soap and candies. A bilingual greeting card says Our American friends wish you deliverance and peace through Jesus Christ. The Nortons, Moody Bible Institute graduates, have aided since 1915 with Queen Elizabeth’s recognition and access to front trenches. Over 12000 soldiers joined the League of the Holy Scriptures. 6000 gifts went to prisoners in German camps last year and many requests for gospel copies followed.
The note cites England's prison population dropping from 18000 to 9500 before the war. It mentions portable electric machinery for screening coal, several islands in the Philippines with only about 400 inhabited, and camphor added to gasoline. It also notes an English automobilist claiming a Seine run, a pulley with abrasion resistance, and Japan planning three sheep farms and employing women on cars due to labor shortages.
Sweden uncovers a loaf of bread made from pea flour dating back over a millennium, showing peas were cultivated in Rus regions over 1,000 years ago. The find adds to evidence of ancient legume use in northern Europe.
The piece argues that early men succeeded due to convictions, while present men often fail from lacking core beliefs and relying on opinions. It contrasts enduring purpose with drifting viewpoints.
A collection of autumn noon meals and supper ideas including Spanish Meat Dish with layered potatoes onions and tomato, Hash From Boiled Dinner using leftover vegetables and corned beef, Rice and Egg Omelet with rice stock eggs and milk, Egg and Sausage Omelet with onion pepper and ham, Oysters Fried in Batter with a simple milk and flour batter, plus baked sweet potatoes served buttered with sugar. The excerpt ends with a quotation from Tennyson about difference between women and men.
The piece urges balanced hosting within means, praising simple, well prepared meals over lavish eight course feasts. It stresses originality in food substitutes, avoiding costly experiments, and notes a plain boiled dinner can be memorable. It ends with a note on a practical flour sifter mechanism.
An overseas returnee displayed in ward 4 at Mort Des Moines hospital is identified as a Greek soldier of the American expeditionary forces. He collapsed during gas shell exposure while finishing his name and putting on his gas mask.
For years druggists note Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder medicine. It strengthens and aids natural function. Sold by druggists, sample offer for ten cents. Mention this paper.
Editor Edward Bok’s caution about London’s pull on American soldiers prompts George Cohnan to dismiss his alarm as overdone. A Chicago officer, Captain Bobby Gunn, becomes the punchline as actresses joke about engagements and future marriages during leaves at the Savoy.
A theory visitor introduces himself as Glubelatter in a humorous exchange at the Right Place Store in Petunia. The store proprietor, wary of a sales pitch, suspects a ruse and asks if the visitor aims to propose marriage or seal a deal. Philippine ports in 1917 received 602 foreign boats.
The advertisement urges women to prepare for war by using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and the Medical Adviser. It promotes nursing, physiology, and marriage knowledge, claiming cures for female illnesses and listing the Pleasant Pellets as helpful for liver and bowel issues. A testimonial from Mrs J W Schmiot of Sioux City endorses the remedy for young women.
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