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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1948
Page
2
A guide to selecting age appropriate toys emphasizes safety for babies with no sharp edges or small parts. Washable toys are preferred and avoid items with loose pieces or toxic finishes. The article outlines manipulative, developmental, dramatic play, arts and crafts, and nature oriented toys for different ages.
Historical Christmas banquets under English monarchs include Edward III hosting 2000 oxen with leftovers distributed to visitors. Edward I employed French cooks for the feast, Henry III ordered 20 large salmon pies in 1241 at Gloucester, and Richard II entertained 10,000 guests with over 1,000 specialized cooks in 1399.
Historians offer no firm origin for stockings as Christmas gifts receptacles. They note that children’s stockings are hung by the chimney to dry or warm, making them a natural Santa deposit. In parts of France, a shoe is left out on Christmas Eve.
The article notes no ancient iris tian observance of Christmas before the fifth century and admits no fixed date for Jesus birth. It cites proposed dates January 6 March 25 May 20 April 19 and November 1 while explaining early churchmen shifted observers from pagan mid winter to Jesus birth on December 25.
The article traces the name Santa Claus to Saint Nicholas a fourth century bishop of Myra. It notes Nicholas was the youngest bishop, born pious, and refusing nourishment on fast days. His wealthy merchant father funded a generous life, and St Nicholas day on December 6 shifted to Christmas day as church observances evolved.
Sweden reports success with paper parachutes for military use. The first foreign order reached 8,000 parachutes for the French army in Indo China, signaling growing international interest in the innovative devices.
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