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A brief notice evokes charity themes linking to the tradition of filling empty stockings for the poor. It reflects social appeal to aid those in need during the season.
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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1919
Page
2
A brief notice evokes charity themes linking to the tradition of filling empty stockings for the poor. It reflects social appeal to aid those in need during the season.
A nostalgic verse by Minnie Leona Upton celebrates going home for Christmas. It contrasts cheerful strangers, busyness of shopping, and steady work, noting the joyful mood brightens daily tasks and lifts burdens as the holiday season approaches.
Fragmentary reminiscence recalls old Christmas customs such as boars brine feasts and holly by the fireplace and bands of boys caroling at dawn. It mentions sleighing with muffled rides and a town household near the sanitary department, hinting at a memoir fragment from a bygone era.
Poem reflects on Nativity carols and the message of peace. It evokes the Magi the Shepherds and angels and urges readers to trust like children seeking that light. The verse by James Russell Lowell ties the ancient adoration to present hopeful vows and shared kindness.
A nostalgic vignette describes a domestic Christmas morning. The narrator and Mollie wake children to see the tree left from the night before, while the mother remains serene as the narrator smokes and watches the scene unfold, noting the impracticality of lighting fires and the unlikely presence of police. The passage ends with a garbled remark about Coristenan and Jonk m Atalee.
The New York County Historical Society displays a photographic enlargement of Clement C Moore's original manuscript of A Visit from St Nicholas. The poem, written for Moore's daughters nearly a century ago, shaped Christmas memory for American children and is now celebrated as a national literary heirloom.
A compact historical verse celebrates old English Christmas customs with praise for the season’s cheer. Neighbors meet by fireside to greet one another, forget old grudges, and celebrate twelve days of mirth with holly and ivy while a countryman plans Christmas gambols.
Mixed grains outperform single feeds for both young and old fowl with oats and corn ground as top fattening rations. Buckwheat and wheat add variety but less fattening. Skim milk enhances health color and texture of dressed meat. Barred Plymouth Rocks Rhode Island Reds and Wyandottes show rapid gains of one to one and a half pounds in three weeks under the described rations.
United States Department of Agriculture specialists advise careful use of damaged grain for poultry. When used in limited amounts on free range, injury risk drops, but moldy or musty grain should be avoided and confinement should be strict. Corn and cornmeal are most prone to spoilage and require close monitoring.
Green cut bone can be bought from the butcher and used as a substitute for beef scrap when fresh. Feed in a trough every other day with about one half ounce per bird and stop or reduce if loose bowels occur. Do not keep green bone long as it spoils quickly and may cause bowel trouble.
Farmers shy from ducks despite profitability. Ducks yield a fine dish, grow quickly, and need water but not large ponds. Avoid feeding whole grain, especially corn. Provide meat scraps or substitutes. On range, ducks eat worms, insects, and aquatic life.
The article argues trapping and nesting laying hens to tame them, increase egg production, and provide clear records on individual traits and breeding value. It states five aims: tame birds, identify habits, establish breeding basis, remove nonproductive hens, and improve judgment in developing poultry utility.
A troop of young turkeys helps clear meadows of grasshoppers, proving effective and valuable for farmers. The birds earn their keep by pest control.
The New York Call reports on a range of items including a ban on its mails, fourte en men sentenced to death in Budapest, leadership change at Union Pacific, a diamond tiara sale, a Mo publishing plant fire, a Lexington man’s death, Mauretania sailing with 2000 passengers, a Prague railway wreck, a YWCA national convention set in Cleveland, and Germany’s 48 000 white slaves statistic. Additional notes include Italy’s Nitti on Russia, flood reced ing in the southern U S, McNary sugar bill passage, a Buffalo bank president killed in an air crash, Captain Ross Smith’s prize voyage, a triple alliance strike plan, Detroit roundup, Dr Renner’s Paris visit, a 6 million deadweight ton ship program, Kharkov capture, Vorwaerts on prewar Germany, and US crop values for 1919 at 14 092 740 000 dollars.
Grain and feed values listed including rye and wheat prices, hay quotes, and cattle hogs and sheep markets. Prime heavy steers to 21.00 per cwt, hogs to 13.33, lambs up to 17.00, with multiple grade ranges and dockage notes in effect.
Water chestnut tubers from China delight pig tailed epicures when eaten raw or in stews. They are also sliced and shredded for soups, adding texture and flavor to dishes.
Petaluma, center of the world’s largest poultry district, ships eggs and poultry products to California industries. The article outlines growth, farm ventures, and shifting markets impacting local growers and related firms.
The article reports no physical remains of the Ark today though a faint outline is claimed to be traceable on Mt Ararat where the vessel is said to have landed.
A Boschee's Syrup advertisement extols its use for coughs bronchitis colds throat irritation and lung troubles. It asserts that influenza deaths exceed wartime deaths and touts the product as made in America used in thousands of homes worldwide and sold everywhere.
A child named Mary expresses she enjoys going to school but dislikes staying there. She says she likes to go and come back, but not to remain between times.
The article attributes rheumatism to failure of the urine to expel poisons and urges immediate treatment. It touts MEDAL Haar as a remedy said to restore sick kidneys and prevent relapse, claiming relief for rheumatism lumbago gall stones gravel and related organ ailments.
A witty exchange notes a man fit for a job, weighing options between a doortender position and an investigating committee. The humor hinges on fitting a capable man to a suitable civic role.
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