Christmas plants and legends from folklore and ceremony
A tour of traditional Christmas flora and myths describing the symbolic meanings of holly, mistletoe, the Christmas Rose, rosemary, Our Lady's Bedstraw, Baby's Breath, the carnation, the onion, the yew, laurel, juniper, fig tree, sage, pennyroyal, and Edelweiss. Legends link plants to nativity scenes, miracles, and moral lessons across Europe.
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America
Earth
Christ
Orient
Bohemia
Heaven
Mary
Jesus
Egypt
Herod
Jane Virgin
Controlling Respiratory Poultry Ills
College Station expert S A Moore from the A and M College Extension Service explains that poultry respiratory diseases arise from infection and are worsened by poor ventilation dampness drafts chilling and sanitation. He advocates prevention and separating housing to limit spread noting lamygotracheitis infectious bronchitis and infectious coryza.
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S. A. Moore
A. and
M. College Extension Service
Moore
Russia Keeps Old Style Calendar Twelve Days Off
The notice explains Russia still uses the Julian calendar, running twelve days behind the Gregorian system used by other nations. It notes the historical divergence and its effect on dates and records.
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Russia
Gunnison Tunnel Largest U S Government Irrigation Project
The Gunnison tunnel in Colorado is described as the largest single irrigation project ever undertaken by the U.S. Government, highlighting its scale and significance in federal water development.
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Gunnison
Colorado
U. S
Georgia’s Constitutional Roles Through Early Statehood
Georgia ratified the U S Constitution on January 2 1788 seceded January 19 1861 and was readmitted to the Union July 15 1876 in a sequence of pivotal constitutional milestones.
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Georgia
U. S
Edelweiss Symbolizes High Romance in Swiss Tale
The story follows bold climbers who fall for an angelic maiden they cannot win. After prayers, she returns to Heaven, leaving a human heart in the edelweiss. A Swiss girl accepting a Christmas edelweiss bouquet is a pledge of yes to the suitor.
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Heaven
Palace Theatre Installs New Lamps and Screen
The Palace Theatre adds high intensity projection lamps and a larger Superlite Sound Screen after War Production Board approval. Re decorates walls with acoustic materials to improve sound and appearance, aiming for big city theatre standards.
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Palace Theatre
War Production Board
Washington
Fort Alamo Shrine Story Tells Mission to Fort Change
The Alamo in San Antonio began as a mission church and was converted into a fort during the Texas War of Independence in 1836. The site marks a pivotal moment in Texas history with its dramatic transformation from religious mission to military stronghold.
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Texas
Fort Alamo
San Antonio
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Joseph Bros. Garage
National Grocer CO
Rayne
Richard
Oestreich
F. Bruns
Wesley A. Feuge
Edgar Marschall
St. Nick
Fredericksburg Implement Co
Glastonbury
Weargall Hill
Fredericksburg, Texas
West Main
Fredericksburg
Roos Cement
Gilbert Kaderli
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Sunnyside
Charlie Grona
Richard Metzger
Robert Leutbecker
Gerhard
Erriest
Schneider Produce
Otto Schneider Jr
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