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Newspaper
Gem Valley Chronicle
Location
Grace, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1947
Page
2
Gilt Aproas presents practical bib aprons ideal for kitchen chores and hostessing with easy sewing. The pattern Mo. 1715 offers sizes 14 through 44, with yardage notes for size 16 and a short apron. Fall and Winter Fashion issue features patterns, special features, and a free pattern insert, price 25 cents.
Poem by Willard Wattles cherishes a compassionate Christ figure who heals and consoles. The speaker recalls a cross bearing figure who loves, understands, and promises reunion with a dying comrade. The verse mixes reverent imagery with military and brotherly bonds.
The expression of Christmas greetings traces to an old English custom where school children began greeting cards over 250 years ago. The article notes the tradition and its early practice of pen marked messages among pupils.
An excerpt notes Santa Claus as the strongest Christmas symbol worldwide. It claims the figure likely originated in Holland and was imported to America, shaping youth imagination with its benevolent image.
The article notes balsam fir as a traditional American favorite and describes three virtues of Faith Hope and Love. It lists fir and spruce as predominate choices with blue white and Norway spruces among big sellers. It mentions pine and cedar as other options and explains regional species like lodgepole pine in Colorado and white cedar in Tennessee.
The Burning of the Greens marks Twelfth Night traditions from medieval England to modern America. Large fires purify fields and promise harvests as communities sing the Wassail Song and share Wassail Cup. Revival began in Rochester, New York, in 1930 and spread to other towns as discarded trees are burned in a New Year bonfire.
The text reports opposition to Christmas among Jehovahs Witnesses who view it as an admixture of Christian and pagan elements linked to Nimrod. It notes some older members continue to observe Christmas due to founder disagreements in the past.
The questions ask about the agony code for fatal injuries, the starting year of the Mayan civilization, which Americans negotiated a postwar treaty with Great Britain, the number of houses possible from timber destroyed by last year’s fires, and John Bunyan’s profession.
A garbled list cites items about personal ads and an incident where someone was thrown from a carriage. It mentions archaic dates around 4000 B C and names Hartley Adame Franklin. It references over 200,000 five room houses and notes the subject was a tinker.
A paper plate under cans prevents floor marring during painting or varnishing. Check three points for a perfect fit in long sleeves: shoulder elbow and wrist. Protect blankets with lightweight washable tops about 16 inches wide. Iron curtain edges when removed from stretchers to finish. Store hammer and screwdriver in the kitchen drawer with other tools.
A Christmas gift idea column recommends Camels cigarettes and Prince Albert Tobacco for men. It promotes holiday wrapping and suggests the products fit for smokers, noting Camels come in ten packs per carton and Prince Albert in one pound moisture proof containers.
A London curiosity notes an unlikely bond between a West African chameleon and a green tree viper, each about a foot long. The snake often curls on the chameleon’s back, illustrating unusual companionship in the animal world.
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