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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1952
Page
11
The piece describes the Tudor origin of the Lord of Misrule as master of ceremonies at Christmas festivities. Guests comply with whimsical commands or forfeit, sometimes to the hodening horn, an English horned horse figure paraded with bells, collecting money or food.
A fireproofing method for Christmas trees uses ammonium sulfate. Select a tree four to six days before decorating, weigh it, and buy one fourth as many pounds of ammonium sulfate as the tree weighs. Mix with water to create a tall vessel soaking the tree upright, cut the base diagonally, and let the tree absorb the solution in a cool, shaded area.
You can make a big Christmas candle from odd burned candles. Melt them and pour into cardboard containers such as ice cream cartons or oatmeal containers. Use plain cord as a wick and let the wax settle until a pencil tone forms for a nice table candle.
The text clarifies no year zero exists between 1 B C and 1 A D and explains how to count years across B C and A D. It notes a person born in 3 B C would be four, not five, years old in 3 A D and that one must subtract one when adding B C and A D years.
On Christmas Eve the Carlrt Child wanders the earth seeking kind thoughtful people with loving hearts. Lighted candles in windows mark homes so He may not stumble. He visits every castle and hut along a rough path in his search for deserving souls.
Raleigh reports that permanent truck weighing stations, authorized by the 1951 General Assembly, reduced axle overloads affecting highway damage. James S. Burch of the Star Highway and Public Works Commission notes data from the Division of Statistics and Planning and the U S Public Roads confirms ongoing monitoring and improved compliance since 1950. The note cites a long-standing stake race in the United States, the Travers, first run at Saratoga in 1864.
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