This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1945
Page
5
A list of chemicals to create colored flames is given with methods to apply. Potassium chlorate yields violet flame, potassium nitrate yields yellow, calcium chloride yields orange, strontium yields red, barium nitrate yields apple green, copper nitrate yields emerald, borax yields green, and lithium yields purple. Apply as a shellac carrier on small wood pieces or mix with sawdust for dispersion.
Make festive homemade decorations from common items like egg shells, peanuts, pine cones, squashes, and colored paper. Create egg shell ornaments, peanut dolls, star Santas, paper stars, and painted squashes for a cheerful tree. finish with ribbons, bells, and frosted pine cones.
Elizabeth Boykin reflects on the cross cultural roots of Christmas, tracing how ancient midwinter light symbolism evolved into Christian celebration. She notes suppression of festive decor by early churches, the adoption of evergreens, holly and mistletoe meanings, and how customs spread from Holland, Germany, England, Mexico, and Sweden shaping modern Christmas traditions.
Mrs. H. R. Yount of Brunswick County North Carolina has used the same cedar tree for five holiday seasons. Starting as a 15 inch plant in a pot she rotated it between indoor and outdoor settings, replanting and decorating each year. The family prepares again to adorn the tree for this year’s Christmas.
A Christmas story traces the boar head’s role in festive meals from ancient sacred rites through medieval times. An Oxford student warded off a boar by thrusting his Aristotle into its jaws, saved the text, and the head was roasted for Queen’s College, shaping ceremonial Christmas observances.
The piece recalls legends that birds and animals spoke at midnight on Christmas Eve, honoring the beasts that warmed the Holy Infant with their breath in the Bethlehem stable. Polish children then dress in animal costumes on Christmas Eve to honor these traditions.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.