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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
6
Ida M Bruce recounts mistletoe lore from ancient Britain and Scandinavia. The piece traces kissing customs, Druid rites, Thor and Baldur myths, and the plant’s believed healing and protective powers across Europe.
A survey of diverse topics notes new sugar tongs, tropical forests in the Philippines, cream color indicating richness, a rope dam for irrigation, sponge scarcity and cultivated methods, Norwegian expedition in Asia, crossbred tobacco value, decorative light balloons, a portable eraser pocket for typewriters, and weather forecast accuracy. It also lists meat consumption by country, wireless ground signaling from California, a French life preserver, candy flowers from Chicago, Brazil hiring a cotton expert, Birmingham’s glass eye trade, and a Whorean servant’s charitable hospital offering.
A historic New York World blessing prays for light to the shadowed homes and hearts. It asks mercy for the afflicted, guidance for wanderers, and a universal sense of kinship among all living beings.
A letter criticizes modern Christmas for excess and commercialism. It argues the proper observance should begin with humility worship mortification and acts of charity before feasting. The author calls for reflective reverence to God and contrasts it with secular celebrations.
The piece notes how the American Christmas has spread globally since the United States became a world power after the Spanish War. It describes official observances in territories like the Philippines, Tutulla, Hawaii, Guam, and Sulu, and mentions American communities in Paris, Rome, London, and Berlin observing the day with ceremony akin to Independence Day.
Ainslie's edition quotes Clinton Scollard’s verse portraying Mary beside the manger, soothing the child with tender lullaby imagery and prophetic calm amid distant danger, highlighting reconciliation themes in a gentle Christmas tableau.
The article describes how Christmas trees originated in Germany and spread worldwide from the Pacific to New England. It notes buyers in New York expecting up to $10,000 in sales, with dealers contracting in wooded districts, selecting straight trees, bundling them for transport, and pricing small trees at 25 cents and larger ones up to $5 or more. Losses are counted in the dealer's margins.
Small evergreens are moved to tubs in late fall for use as Christmas trees. After serving their purpose, they may be replanted rather than discarded, preserving the trees and reducing waste.
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