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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
6
A wartime era reminder urges careful parcel post handling with clear return addresses and correct postage. Do not use Red Cross stamps, seal properly, and avoid delaying packages. Early, courteous, Christmassy care at post offices eases lines for workers and recipients alike.
A 19th century sermon on Christmas gifts notes boys wish for items that test strength and skill. It condemns trivial presents like shoes and handkerchiefs and favors practical toys such as rawhide lariats, rope, stilts, rods or nets. It endorses athletic gear, live pets, and items to train or ride.
Across cities, men store Christmas presents in drug stores, cigar shops, and bars to dodge rush crowds. Many buy early and stash the parcels in nearby resorts, hoping the hidden gifts avoid detection at work or at home.
The article advises buying plants near home rather than traveling far. It warns that travel costs, packing, express shipping, and time may exceed any savings from cheaper offers. It notes that dealers often coordinate holiday pricing and stock levels well before Christmas, keeping quality plants at relatively fixed values.
A reflective piece recalling ancient Christmas customs and celebrations. It notes ancestors and forefathers sharing abundance during hard times. The prose evokes nostalgia for festive traditions and the value of communal generosity across eras.
A Harper's Bazar inspired Christmas table scene describes a seaoy tree with a piled foot and gifts tied with red ribbons. Suggests modest grind items a college man would enjoy and pairs the dinner with fried duck, apple sauce croquettes, and a warm spiced sweet cider drink.
The Glastonbury thorn of Somerset, linked to Joseph of Arimathea, with a Puritan strike leading to the loss of a trunk, was spared by a miraculous chip striking the assailant, while smaller trees later grew from slips in the neighborhood.
Christmas trees from Norway spruce and short-needle pine are sold from Northern Michigan and Wisconsin. Indians in lumber camps cut trees by September and ships by November carry a tree on every foremast to signal a cargo valued beyond many treasures for captains and crews.
A critical meditation on Christmas as a commercial season. It contrasts luxury for some with charity dinners and calls attention to the Salvation Army collecting for baskets. It suggests prosperity leaves wreckage in its wake as the season becomes a display of wealth and empathy.
A quirky note describes fiFissinis pies baked in coffin shaped crusts to symbolize the crutch or wanger da. The tale mentions Bainout and a bizarre culinary practice once used.
A Good Housekeeping correspondent warns against careless trimming and candles on Christmas trees after numerous fatalities. The writer recalls a near disaster from a candle wired high on a branch, a toppled ignite, and a blown curtain risk. Tips include wiring candles at the end of branches and avoiding flammable trims to prevent fires.
The article urges Christmas warmth beyond charity by inviting bachelor maids and homeless men to a shared feast. It appeals to housekeepers to rescue the lonely from isolation, turning a holiday gathering into a center of good cheer for solitary souls as advised by Woman's Home Companion.
The article discusses forced Christmas market flowers like violets and sweet peas, noting blooms before cold weather and winter display. It mentions daffodils, hyacinths, paracassuses, bavardia, and others on Christmas counters, with holly from Maryland and the south supplied in great quantities for decorations and gift packages.
A reflective note on Christmas observances praising charity to the needy and even to animals. The piece recalls Burns and his mare with a New Year gesture as a cheeky reminder of generosity. It links timeless goodwill to festive traditions across England and Scotland.
The note from Filegende Blatter mentions the sergeant and a question about another furlough at Christmas. It references a picture of a pig that is going to be pulled and notes the father’s interest in the furlough timing.
A reader discusses evidence for gradual plant and animal development and questions biblical creation days. The piece notes sun and moon timing, contemplates planetary movements, and contrasts scientific theory with eternal punishment beliefs tied to Latter Day Saints and Nephite records, promising a future article.
On Wednesday December 16 at 6 30 p m a large barn behind Henry Douglas house in Emerson burned. Firefighters saved the residence but the barn and its contents including hay corn harness buggy wagon and a cow were lost while three dozen chickens died. The source notes the fire’s origin is unknown and a burglary occurred at T W Miller Co during the commotion with $21 and three checks stolen from a money drawer.
Mrs Elmer Buckingham and family reside with Wayne McDole near Glenwood after moving from Malvern. Four nations—Bulgaria Costa Rica Luxembourg and Finland—join the League of Nations. A government bulletin discusses propagation and profit of milk goats in the middle west.
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