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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1917
Page
5
A playful holiday guide describes making simple bean bags from cloth and peas or beans, with colorful covers and sewn decorations. It suggests games like bean bag hide and seek, bean bag toss, and tag style variations for children, plus ideas for outdoor and indoor use and simple wooden box targets.
A playful party game describes using pickle forks to transfer small wooden or ivory pickle pieces into a jar. Players sit around a table and compete to scoop their heap first, the misfired forks adding comic difficulty.
A fragmentary account describes a figure called the Lord of Misrule leading a gathering. It notes the leader’s sway over followers and others imitating the leader, with references to a furniture context and a testing of obedience within the room.
An article explores mistletoe from Celtic Druids to Layptian lore, detailing its mythic symbolism and claimed healing powers. It cites Browne and early medicine skeptics while noting English use for heart ailments and Christmas customs involving the evergreen plant.
A fragmented Ames Christmas note speaks to residents amid town life. The text contrasts grim images with calls for unity as families return home. The writer envisions joy despite gloom and evokes bells, fog, and hopeful love for children and community.
Fragmented text describes Yule log origins and Christmas customs from northern regions. Mentions bringing in the Yule log, wassail bowl, and old European feasts. References to apples, sugar, and spiced drinks as part of holiday ritual.
A garbled note outlines a Christmas afternoon performance in the hall of Queen College, Oxbridge. The object names are unclear but indicates a hall event labeled as Christmas entertainment with expected audience attendance and a local venue.
A lively set of old time at home experiments to entertain guests during Christmas. The Suspended Plate uses a feather and plate to show attached friction. The Jumping Coin involves blowing on a coin to make it jump into the air. The Demon of Champagne performs a champagne gas ballooning trick with a raisin and cork, creating a plump, rising bubble effect.
A fragmented vintage note discusses a Christmastime parlor football game, noting overheated enthusiasm for both adults and children. It mentions a game setup with three things marked as holes and eggs and references a scene with an empty egg contents and pinholes at the end.
A quirky 19th century style letter complains of corrections in a big book kept for children. It mentions a boy named Tod and an unsettled claim about belonging to a gang, plus reminiscences of Sunday school, river temptations, and a kitchen quarrel over a pie outcome.
Community bowling notes report Cart the Jeweler among the spectators as C Troost’s team defeats Lambs two games to none on alternate nights. Reports mention bowlers Chalifoux Adams and Foster, plus captains Witt and Beloit, with local ladies curious about match letters and schedules ahead of the four round event at the Community Club Bowling League home.
Reported results show Hosler winning a frat game for the Knights and the Filyvers making a pair of wins. The Americans split a three game set, Troost tallying two wins. Bowling remains open and the club invites community members to join.
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