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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1954
Page
5
CPC Correspondent notes Santa myth varies globally with Wise Men in Europe and St Basil in Greece. It traces gift customs to Roman emperors, Yule origins to northern solstice lore, and the Yule Log to Druids. Christmas trees are not universal, Christopher says, sparking diverse traditions.
The piece blends folklore on Christmas customs from many lands with light humor and anecdotes. It surveys tree, candle, rose legends, piñatas and stork symbols, and ends with hunter and ducking quips set in a camp tale and barbed one liners.
Crochet pattern details offer two color deity designs in 13 and 19 inch sizes using No 30 cotton and gay rickrack for chair-set matches. Each pattern 35 cents, order by sending 25 cents in coins to Department PPL Household Arts Toronto. Include name and address and pattern number Brimful of thrifty gift ideas plus Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalog offers two embroidery designs and color-transfer patterns with 25 cents for copy.
A reader provides answers to a Christmas trivia list including authors of The Night Before Christmas, the origin of mistletoe, the meaning of Christmas, and the fate of St Nicholas. Key items cite Clement C. Moore, A Christmas Carol, the Christmas cactus, and the reinterment at Bari after remains were stolen in 1087.
Since Havelock Sylvester began mink raising 17 years ago the district has expanded to 15 farmers owning about 7300 animals. The industry consumes around 500000 pounds of feed yearly with freight of about 1500 dollars. Some farmers mix farming with mink raising while others pursue mink as a sideline or sole business.
The Canadian National Railways reports about 9,000,000 Christmas trees will leave the Maritimes this season in roughly 3,000 carloads. Nova Scotia supplies about 4,500,000 trees and New Brunswick 3,300,000, with NB worth about $2,000,000 and NS about $3,000,000. Most ships go to the United States, which buys about one quarter of Canadian output. Balsam fir leads preferences, with spruce, pine and cedar following. five to six foot bundles are most in demand.
The Australian bandicoots are described as resembling rabbits in both behavior and appearance, noting similarities in their habits and physical traits.
A father argues with his daughter over marrying Hugo. He finally agrees, warning happiness may be scarce due to Hugo’s thriftless ways after noting he left a parking meter with 12 minutes remaining. The piece also notes ancient Egypt customs of scented unguent on the head for festivals.
The piece surveys diverse legends about the origin of the Christmas tree and the crib. It notes pagan bans on evergreen decorations, cites Strasbourg 1604, Cleveland controversy 1851, St Francis of Assisi crib tableau, Greci 1223 crib, and the Italian Ceppo as a bridge between cribs and trees with layered lath frameworks adorned with paper, gifts, and wax, linking Northern and Southern traditions.
Tips on reviving cut flowers by plunging stems into boiling water and adding yeast to caramel for smoother candy. Cleaning advice uses turpentine on white sinks and a hair brush to clear carpet sweeper threads. A note says cancer is not clearly hereditary per American Cancer Society report.
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