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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1949
Page
14
On Christmas Day we repeat the familiar greeting to family and friends and acknowledge the care of mothers and small joys of children. The note celebrates merchants, hosts, and neighbors who share in the season, underscoring that Christmas yields proportion to our efforts and affection.
A reflective piece views Christmas cards as varied expressions of the season’s message. It compares plain, colorful, verse laden, and personal ecards to how people reveal Christ through diverse forms and personalities. The piece ends urging readers to let Bethlehem's spirit bring peace and hope to distant souls.
Jim Atwell returns home with a warm story of winning a turkey for fifty cents in a streetcar raffles. A prank leaves him with a cold turkey bottle and rusty knobs, while Muriel Martin admits the mix up and visits as the Atwell family invites her to celebrate the holidays together.
The Canadian Underwriters Association warns Christmas fires cause deaths injuries and property damage each year. A statement lists 13 precautions with tips including avoiding striking matches near the Christmas tree and other common fire hazards.
A compact carol style lullaby urges a sleeping child through a Christmas Eve scene. It weaves a birth story with a cautionary list about safe holiday practices and end with a quiet pledge of peace and a bright star over the land.
The article reflects on the Christmas tree as a gift from Germany to the world and notes Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, was German and introduced it to Britain about a century ago.
Poem in which Evelyn Craig Rusby reflects on the guiding star of Christmas. The verse travels from Bethlehem to the Holy Land and into the modern world, praising the Son of God and the holy child as a saving grace for humanity.
Biblical passage recounts wise men from the east arriving in Jerusalem to honor the newborn Jesus. They follow a guiding star to a house where they find the child with Mary and present gifts of gold frankincense and myrrh.
Defrost frozen turkeys by methods including refrigerator thawing for two or three days or running cool water for four to six hours. Unwrapped birds can be thawed with air flow from a fan, or left at room temperature for eight to 12 hours. Prompt cooking after defrosting is advised, with safe storage guidelines for drawn or unfrozen birds.
An exhortation to loyalty and courage urging tenderness, bravery, and generosity. The message invites readers to give their best to the world and promises that goodness will be returned in kind.
The article traces how Christmas practices spread from Sweden to Canada, noting electric garden lights as a Canadian adaptation. It covers varied European traditions from St. Nicholas visits in Hungary to Epiphany gifts, Spanish shoe gifts on January 5, and England's chimney Santa with the Christmas tree arriving during Victoria’s era.
A concise note describes mistletoe as a well known Christmas green tied to decoration and to social budding. It discusses the plant’s festive role and the lighthearted romantic associations it carries in American culture.
The article traces mistletoe’s history from Druids and Friga to Celtic legends and Chinese symbolism. It notes mistletoe as a parasitic plant on hardwoods and conifers, its role in Christmas myths, and explains Boxing Day as a post Christmas gift tradition tied to church offerings and monastic customs.
Decorations play a large role in Christmas mood and Canada has a notable share as holly is sent everywhere from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
The piece notes that fairy lights and candles remain popular as a survival of the Middle Ages concept of Christmas as The Festival of the Light. It mentions churches lit with candles on altars, the nave and chancel, reflecting the era’s religious feasts.
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