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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1940
Page
7
A feature on wrapping gifts for Christmas offers ways to choose festive wrappings and learn decorative techniques. It suggests practical steps for diagonal tying, using tape and colored inks, and crafting simple designs like trees and wreaths to make packages look unique.
The verse paints Christmas street scenes with carols in chapels, groves, and by the fireside. People sing devout songs as nuns and minstrels mark the season while urging thanks for firefighters and a hopeful path to peace through cooperation.
The article advises placing the tree in a pan of water to prevent drying out and to reduce combustibility by soaking in ammonium sulphate solution before setup. Dissolve a quarter of the tree’s weight in 1% pints of water per pound, pour into a necked bottle, angle-cut the trunk, and let the tree absorb the chemical. It also warns not to attach toy trains or appliances to light sockets until fuses and connections are in perfect order ahead of the holidays.
The notice warns of life and property risks during Christmas due to multiple fire hazards. Careless acts or unsafe articles could ruin the holiday with grief.
A man at the theater complains to a talkative patron in the row behind that they cannot hear a word. The reply deflects the blame by asking if it is any business of his what he is telling his wife.
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