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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1921
Page
14
Readable fragments suggest a holiday note or column fragment titled Christmas Merry Thoughts Right. The concise text hints at seasonal reflections or greetings without clear event details, inviting readers to infer a quaint, festive mood.
The article details cheap corner grocer stands for tree supports and describes do it yourself methods. It covers wooden crogs, a center trunk hole, and simpler boxes painted green or red to hold small trees with options to weight bases with stones or sand. It also notes carpentry ideas using cross shapes and decorative white batting to mimic snowfall.
A fragmented old recipe notes Ginger Gookies made by creaming sugar and shortening, adding molasses ginger and an egg, then water and baking powder with flour to a soft dough. They suggest rolling and baking separately. Also mentions Lemon and Sardines with lemon juice to improve sardine mixture.
The article recalls medieval gifts and customs around Christmas time. Candles and Yule logs lit homes for a supernatural visitor, with guilds sending gratis flat candies and Yule cakes to symbolize light and Christ. Bakeries offered Yule babies images of Christ, while Roman records note Christ Child images on Nativity eve.
In a Detroit News notice, oxen in a stable near a newborn child speak and ponder the strange star over Bethlehem. One ox imagines the child’s songs, while the other notes the humble setting and sees a new life shining on the earth through the manger scene.
Abandoned Vermont farms in the Green Mountains yield growing Christmas trees as spruce forests reclaim fields. Twenty choppers harvest young spruces in autumn, bundling them for miles to railheads where two barges and wagons load thousands of trees destined for markets like St Nicholas.
The article traces the history of Christmas carols from their Roman origins to medieval and early modern times. It notes Latin and Anguish lyrics, depictions of carols in 1521, and the shift from sacred to ribald themes. It covers Puritan suppression and 1822 revivals by D Gilbert, ending with a nostalgic note on their near disappearance.
Customs and their pagan roots are traced to Druids in Gaul and Britain with oak groves, acorns, mistletoe rituals, Yule logs, and the tree tradition linked to Germanic Druids. Ivy, peacocks, and mince pies appear as medieval and early modern practices reflected in Christmas celebrations.
Poem by James McNally in Bl. Laula Post-Digpatech reflects on Christmas bringing back the old faith. It speaks of the Star of Bethlehem and Judea, guiding pilgrims to praise and prayer as the world turns toward the holiday.
One half cup shortening, one cup sugar, two beaten eggs, one tablespoon milk or cream. Two and a half cups flour sifted with two teaspoons baking powder and half teaspoon each powdered nutmeg and ginger. Chill one hour. Roll, cut into shapes, bake moderate. Fancy cutters or pastry wheel advised for children.
A condensed portrait of George Washington during Christmases of the Revolutionary War. It recalls Valley Forge in 1777 with hunger and cold, Morristown 1779 near starvation, and 1780 at New Windsor with shirts and aid from Philadelphia patriots. It also notes his 1775 first Christmas with Mrs. Washington at Craigie House and his Delaware crossing Christmas 1776.
To clean leather furniture mix tepid water with a splash of vinegar and wipe with a clean cloth then dry. For polishing, beat two egg whites lightly and mix with two teaspoonfuls of turpentine, apply with a clean dry cloth.
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