23 Dec 1932
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1932
Page
1
In a Kansas City Times column, Christmas is described as the enduring force sustaining human love and mercy across society. The piece asserts Christmas reveals humanity's divine heritage, uniting rulers and the poor in worship of compassionate values despite life's struggles and temptations.
Marion Jack jokes about being near sighted as Myrtle notes confusion at a festive gathering. The lighthearted exchange centers on not seeing someone under the mistletoe, highlighting playful social humor rather than any medical issue.
The piece extols the Christmas feast as a divine, lavish spread in the American home with turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, and pies. It links the Christmas tree to ancient and medieval customsTracing Bacchus lamps and the Christ child symbolism and notes how German, French, and English traditions blended into the modern celebration.
The origin of the Christmas tree is debated with legends linking Luther to a candle lit fir tree, St Winifred’s miracle with a fir, ancient Egyptian date palm customs, and overlapping feasts of light. The narratives mix religious symbols with seasonal celebrations across eras and cultures.
The Victoria and Sibert museum’s director sent a Christmas Picture Book described by a London Star writer. It shows the first Christmas card printed in 1943 for Sir Beary Cole, then director of South Kensington museum, alongside other artworks from Cologne walrus ivory to a modern Eric Gil woodcut. The collection traces art’s wheel back to medieval austerity and includes a lighthearted note about a hearty meal.
Three Christmas observances occur yearly in Bethlehem at Nativity Church. The Roman Catholic celebration falls on December 25, followed by Greek Orthodox thirteen days later, and the Armenian church observances occur a further thirteen days after that.
A sprawling 1930s style anecdote traces Elias Hopper’s rise in the Midwest, his son Alec’s shady fortune attempts, and Cyril Hopper’s modern drift from thrift to spendthrift, ending with a moral about First Families. It contrasts pioneer hard work with inherited wealth and warns against easy money. Cyril, raised amid lavish promises, returns to Shirt Sleeves living in Florida and on the Gulf Stream, chasing status through real estate and leisure, while the old man watches. The piece highlights cycles of wealth, inheritance, and risk, concluding with the quip that borrowing from such lineages is foolish.
London Answers notes a remarkable rise in training blind people to cook. Blind cooks use touch to identify ingredients and measure, sound to gauge simmering and heating, and smell to detect rapid cooking. Electric stoves are recommended as safest for blind cooks.
Nine year old Regina, excited by a school assignment on the happiest day of life, reveals she wrote about Bennie the day her brother was born. Her fondness for Bennie, three years younger, underscores the family moment that shaped her memory.
Charles Sherwood Stratten known as Tom Thumb was born January 4 1838 in Bridgeport Connecticut. He stood 28 inches tall and weighed about fifteen pounds when exhibited by P T Barnum after his mother took him to Barnum in 1842. He died July 15 1882 in Middleborough Massachusetts. Barnum exhibited him in England in 1855.
Letters on clay tablets found near Tel El Amarna Egypt appeal to the pharaoh for military aid to defend Palestine from invaders called Habiru believed to be Hebrews. Sir Charles Marston, an archeologist, notes the tablet date aligns with the Israelite conquests and confirms arrival at the Egyptian capital.
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