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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1928
Page
12
Carter Smith, now a wealthy New York broker, recalls his Southern childhood home festooned with holly and pine during Christmas. He resolves to return, packing a sprig of holly as he hurries from his hotel to join family memories on a midnight train south.
Mollie and Bill face Christmas with family strain as a $25 check arrives and a drift toward thrift. A misused firm funds fear triggers tension over gifts, but the couple finds a way to bind their family together with careful spending and shared labor. Set in 1928 Wester.
The wreath of holly blends pagan and Christian meaning and links to the crown of thorns with red berries symbolizing blood. Holly warded against witches by placement on doors and windows and in England signified which spouse would rule the house for the coming year.
Observers note a shift in doll design as sculptors craft facial expressions to appear more intelligent and lively. The trend suggests American dolls have moved from bland to expressive counts, highlighting new artistry in toy production.
A Detroit Free Press editorial frames Christmas as hope when darkness falls, suggesting faith and divine promise sustain people as science and practicality fail to steady the heart. The piece underscores the Almighty's intervention as a timeless consolation.
Guide mocks excessive patriot self praise and xenophobia urging Americans to deny foreign value and insist on American superiority. It condemns framing defeats and praises national bias, linking contempt for others to patriotism and even mocking Germans. It cautions against sentimental hometown pride and urges loud identity slogans.
A Farm Journal note describes diverse edible flowers used globally including lilies in China as vegetables with pepper and salt, banana blossoms dried in vinegar, and a northern Indian shrub flower cake mixed with butter and sugar. It highlights that flowers form table delicacies in many regions from India to North Africa and beyond.
The article argues that symptoms serve a beneficial role in disease, guiding the body's healing process. It notes Hippocrates warned against suppressing symptoms and that disease germs signal conditions needing attention and possible treatment to support purification of the body.
The excerpt presents Coleridge arguing against shaping a child's mind before they reach discretion. He contrasts a garden's weeds with education, claiming bias toward roses and strawberries would unfairly prejudice the soil. The dialogue highlights a stance on intellectual autonomy and noninstructional upbringing.
A colonel mockingly scolds a girl seen in plus fours and an Eton crop, sniping at a parent for letting her appear in public. The partner reveals the girl as his daughter, then corrects a misunderstanding when the colonel learns he is not the father.
The Denver mint director notes a decline in physical strength among men as they struggle to carry heavy silver dollars and half dollars. With upcoming small-sized bills, there may be no change larger than a quarter remaining.
The American Tree association of Washington argues for careful forest use and conservation. It promotes its Forestry Primer available for a stamp and warns that wasteful use and failure to protect young trees endanger millions of acres still in production.
A youngster in Irvington was set to perform a church play. After the second rehearsal the leader said the child did fine. The child replied I know it indicating confidence and self assurance from the rehearsal progress.
Crickside residents report weekend visits with friends and trips to Indiana and Pittsburg. A township pie and box social was held Friday. Mrs Fulton and others plan moves to Smicksburg. Local reports mention a druggist shooting a fine doe, visits between several residents, choir practice, and a funeral in Indiana.
Mrs Orr Craffius visited from Indiana on Saturday. Miss Villa Work, also from Indiana, stayed with her grandmother Mrs Cevilla Work who has been ill. Hunters returned with does. H M Wells W Oberlin and Floyd Pierce listed. Norman Pardee moved his family into the H OC Shank property on Main street. Mrs Jr W Oberlin and daughter Martha shopped in Indiana. Mrs Frank Hughes a patient in Punxsutawney Hospital. Mr and Mrs Lisle Elder visited relatives in Indiana. J N Warner of Indiana stayed with her mother Mrs Bill Hurd. Sam Lute called at Marion Learn's. Joe Washinder and wife welcomed a baby girl. Funeral of John Gress at Cockport drew a crowd. TLoulge Lydle was a visitor at Joe Vasbinder's. Marion Learn went to Clearfield Hospital for jaw operation. Gift promotion notes a weekly subscription to The Progress with a Christmas card greeting option.
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