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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1941
Page
10
The essay explains how firs, spruces, and pines vie for Christmas tree status with evergreens favored for shape and scent. It notes balsam, Fraser, and white or concolor firs as key regional choices, distinguishes spruces from pines by needle arrangement, and mentions jack pine arborvitae red cedar and Douglas fir as less common options.
Seasonal harvest drives demand for galax leaves spruce laurel and hemlock as families travel into forests to gather greens. Buyers ship material to dealers while backwoods shops prepare wreaths trees and decorative rope for the Christmas market.
The article notes mistletoe's claimed healing powers by Druids and its association with Friga the Norse goddess of love. It explains the custom of kissing beneath it and the belief that a maid not kissed under mistletoe will not marry in the coming year.
Gift boxes of cookies and candies for Christmas feature Bran Filled Hermits Christmas Cookies Brazilian Penuche Popcorn Fudge Popcorn Brittle Swedish Sprits and Krispie Marshmallow Stars with simple home recipes and festive wrapping tips. Recipes include Bran Filled Hermits Cookies Butter Cookies Penuche and Popcorn treats to suit holiday gifting.
Lynn suggests selecting gifts now and using bright jelly or jam from last fall. Wrap in gay paper with silver and blue ribbon, add fruit cake and plum pudding, and pack cookies and candies with waxed paper between layers for freshness.
A guide to caring for poinsettias notes they are tropical from Mexico and require steady warmth 70 to 80 degrees by day and 65 at night. Provide abundant water but allow soil to moderately dry between waterings and keep high humidity or syringe foliage daily.
Dr Ella J Day head of the University of Tennessee child development department advises selecting toys aligned with a child's physical growth and mental social development. She urges age appropriate choices to foster self reliance and habits of industry and concentration while considering a toy's likely lifespan.
A playful Christmas warning explains Santa marks misdeeds with red ink for ruined furniture or spills, while green ink notes helpful chores like ashes, dusting, and dishwashing. The green ink reports are said to bring Santa down the chimney at Christmas.
Pattern No 68071 lists sizes 36 to 52 and 398 requires 544 yards of 35 inch material. The contrast section would take a fraction of a yard. To order, send your request to the listed address.
A compact quiz item asks six questions about sports water avoidance rail tunnels and world symbols. The set includes topics on bathing suit sports, the Western hemisphere tunnel, Suomi alias, country by rail miles, Joe Louis boxing title year, and the god whose authority is shown by a trident.
A compact note lists topics including surf board riding, the 7.79 mile Cascade tunnel in Washington, Finns and Russia, and the year 1937 with Neptune as a referenced term.
A soda cracker breaks into fine pieces and sprinkled on the crust stops fruit juice from running into the oven. Cut corners off stiff envelopes when mailing a book to prevent corner bending. Starch in water cleans mirrors and removes soil. Vinegar on brick tiling restores shine. Hang clothes after wearing. Keep about a dozen cans of soups meats and fruits in larder for unexpected guests.
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