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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1949
Page
3
An ode to holiday entertaining with a pantry ready guide. Recipes include Holiday Cider, Date Roll, Snow Balls, Orange Nut Cookies, Sugar Plum Loaf, and a New Year menu. Tips cover serving hot appetizers in the living room, open house hors d oeuvres, and festive beverage ideas.
The name January derives from the two faced god Janus who guarded light and day and later the beginnings of things. A festival named Aginia honored him at the year’s start as people sought his guidance for important undertakings.
President Lincoln hosted a landmark New Year reception at the White House on January 1, 1863. Secretary of State Seward delivered the emancipation proclamation for Lincoln’s signature at noon, and the president remarked about shaking hands from early morning, his right almost paralyzed.
Omens linked to the New Year include wearing something new for luck and avoiding leaving the house until an outsider enters. Weather lore predicts warmth if the wind is south or west, cold and storms if north, fruit if east, and dangers if northeast. Also, giving a present was thought unlucky without first receiving one.
The article describes how different nations celebrate the New Year with unique ceremonies. It profiles Druids observing the solstice and the mistletoe tradition, highlighting ancient processions led by priests seeking health and prosperity for the year.
The article outlines New Year’s Day as a longstanding American celebration from colonial times to today. It notes receptions by Presidents and a strong custom of visiting friends and relatives, with peak social activity in the gay nineties and increasing popularity despite evolving plans for New Year’s Eve.
A column notes Mule Train as a sensational hit spreading from radio to video and living rooms. It credits Bing Crosby for popularizing the tune and mocks the mule driving chant clippety clop with playful cultural observations.
Birds that do not migrate will enjoy a homey feeding station. The robin returners in spring may drop by if you prepare cottages. Pattern 276 costs 25 cents. Order from WORKSHOP PATTERN SERVICE Drawer 10 Bedford Hills New York.
A humorous exchange features Mrs. Givens and Miss Take discussing a Count. Miss Take calls the Count a fortune-hunter seeking an old maid, reflecting social nuances in a playful dialogue.
A love-smitten youth asks an old married man for marriage advice. The elder sums it up as love guiding men above while marriage drags them into a coal-hole they unexpectedly stumble into.
The Hadacol tonic, with five B vitamins and four minerals, is marketed as boosting energy and digestion for mill workers in North Carolina. Personal anecdotes from Cannon Mills in Kannapolis and a Salisbury mill describe regained appetite, sleep, and strength after using Hadacol, with calls to buy genuine Hadacol from LeBlanc Corporation or drugstores.
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