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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 22, 1960
Page
2
The Herald extends Christmas wishes to readers rural correspondents advertisers and contributors. The message hopes the Christmas spirit prevails in homes next week and throughout the coming year with peace happiness and security.
The writer counters critics of Christmas as commercialism and laments those who oppose holiday religion. They affirm Christmas remains a season of true majesty beyond market excess and say the festival’s meaning endures despite social changes and cynicism.
Carol McLaren shares practical Christmas baking guidance including cake pan prep with foil and paper wraps, batter levels, and cooling. It includes fruit cake prep, fruit softening, almond and raisin prep, baking times, storage aging, and a rich caramel sauce for Christmas pudding.
A 1873 Boston paper recounts Joshua Coppersmith’s New York arrest for extortion via a “telephone” device claimed to transmit speech over wires. Viewers mocked the invention as a telegraph imitation with no real value, while authorities warned against conscience‑less schemers.
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