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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1951
Page
17
Specialists from the College of Home Economics at Cornell advise five key toy qualities. Durability allows repairs and passes down, simplicity keeps engagement, safety rules out sharp edges and toxic paint, washability matters, and a practical "do with" appeal guides selection with classics like wagons blocks clay sand and finger paints.
A humorous line notes that people delay paying doctors until after the holiday, implying relief for the next day. The quip reflects a wary view of medical bills around Christmas and Panchatantra-like budgeting irony.
Dr Geo W Cox Texas health official warns against eye abuse and outlines care. Protect eyes by proper lighting and posture, seek ophthalmic evaluation if troubled, explains how focusing changes with age and refractive errors, notes reading glasses may be needed around age 45. Standard Want Ads Phone 44.
The article notes wide differences in Christmas Day customs worldwide. It mentions a wheat sheaf tree in Scandinavia, Norwegian rice pudding with a baked almond, a first-marriage tradition for the finder, Chinese muslin stockings for Lan Khoong Khoong, and an American English influenced Christmas with plum pudding and carolers.
The piece recounts Henry Cole commissioning John Calcott Horsley in December 1846 to print the first Christmas cards. It notes the card’s image of a Victorian family and charity to the poor, the greeting A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, and Cole’s later knighthood. It mentions later artists like Winston Churchill, Peter Hurd, Grandma Moses, and Alexander Ross as examples of notable card art.
Texans see most sought farm roads built or on the way as the state plans to spend 78 million dollars on farm roads over the next two years. The Texas Highway Commission will finalize projects by late fall after consultations with county officials and local groups. Federal aid adds 48 million dollars for a two year program matched by state funds.
A guide to festive group activities for gatherings. Sug ar Plum Hunt hides candies around the home with prizes for the top collector. The Christmas Puzzle uses magazine cutouts to form grouped pieces in bags. The XMAS Scramble Cn est challenges fast word unscrambling for older children. A quoted view contrasts old fashioned discipline with guidance over punishment.
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