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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1926
Page
7
In a small town economy shop Miss Watkins offers a Christmas toy to the first fifty children at four o clock the day before Christmas. A Santa Claus figure from the candy shop across the street joins in creating a festive scene and romantic tension as they plan to spend their lives together.
The article explains common Christmas tree types including spruce hemlock fir pine and cedar. It notes spruce needles are sharp and spread, hemlock needles lie flat and are whitish beneath, fir needles resemble hemlock but with a split under side, and pine has two leaf forms. It highlights cedar as slow growing with hard wood and pencil use.
The town lights its streets with twinkling trees and hosts nightly concerts from Christmas to New Year. Parents and children from the countryside attend as a village band plays and hot soup and biscuits are served, creating a genuine communal spirit.
In ancient belief a squinting person entering a room with a burning Yule log would bring bad luck to the household. The superstition links sight anomalies with misfortune during festive rituals.
On a college campus a tall pine adorned with colored lights stands beside the Central Administration building. Cottony webs drape trees along a campus stretch as chimes ring out Christmas carols. Eleanor King describes a farewell as students depart for holidays, carrying the pine’s spirit.
The poem depicts the rush and fatigue of holiday preparations followed by renewed energy and Christmas spirit. It contrasts late nights delivering packages with festive memories, snow arriving in time, and vivid recollections of past Christmases and New Year celebrations.
Aunt Eliza, impoverished and ill, ponders giving joy to others on Christmas Eve. She contemplates earning money to help her sister and blind Jane, then learns her sister needs her. The pair reunite and plan a hopeful return home for Christmas dinner.
A reader suggests making a small decorative Christmas tree from pumpkin rind. Peel the pumpkin thinly, cut circles and shapes with scissors or knife, and glue them onto a card to form a tree design.
An old belief holds that brides born on Christmas Day are inclined to frivolity and fondness for pleasure, a view noted in contemporary folklore discussions.
An interviewer asks for a success formula. The farmer explains the three horse formula: horse power, horse sense, and horse manure. He frames success as a blend of energy, practical judgment, and hard work yielding fertile results.
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