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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1940
Page
6
A 1941 safety advisory lists numerous festive hazards and cautions. It urges care with dangerous toys and electric lights, keeping trees away from heat sources, using fire resistant prep, securing decorations, and preventing slips. It also warns against risky ladder use and icy sidewalks while stressing cautious driving to survive the holidays.
A vivid slice of New Orleans holiday life describes Christmas fireworks lighting Canal Street. Kids dash doorbells and parade with tin trumpets as rockets blaze nightly weeks before December 25, defying heat and caution while families stock up on cheap firecrackers and revel in a riot of color.
A simple method to prevent needle drop involves trimming the tree base to expose fresh wood. Place the base in a shallow water pan and add a teaspoon of sugar to the water. The moisture helps the needles stay firm longer by nourishing the cut end.
Weather prognosticators claim forecasts stem from Christmas observations. Beliefs link sun through the apple tree to next year’s crop, Christmas snowfall to winter snow, and ice or thunder to upcoming conditions.
An essay recalling Christmas in Hawaii with vivid memories of riding cowboys on Maui. The writer describes horse and spur serenades on Christmas Eve and a multiethnic gathering of Americans Hawaiians Japanese Chinese Portuguese under one roof. The piece blends tropical imagery with nostalgic family scenes and shared celebration.
If you doubt certain lamps in your Christmas tree string, this quick method helps identify burned out bulbs. Remove a regular lamp from a five cell flashlight and screw in the tree lights one at a time while checking for illumination.
A wartime analysis argues for preserving civilian industry and employment while strengthening military mobilization. It warns against immobilizing civilian plants, urges intelligent centralized authority, and critiques the year-long draft training plan as insufficient to yield effective modern warfare capability.
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