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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1940
Page
3
The piece recounts La Befana the penitent old woman who delivers Christmas gifts in Italy on January 6. It explains Italians await Epiphany for presents, and tells the legend of her origin from three kings seeking the Christ Child, a journey that continues as she visits homes yearly.
The first Christmas card was designed in 1846 by J. C. Horsley for Sir Henry Cole who sought a way to greet a thousand friends by mail. One thousand hand colored cards depicted a family at a dinner table and sparked temperance protests, leading to wider adoption in America as the Christmas card tradition began.
Unsealed Christmas cards may carry one and one half cents postage and must not contain personal correspondence. Weight must stay under two ounces and letters cannot be enclosed with Christmas packages. In fourth class or parcel post, simple greetings with names may be enclosed. Books may bear non personal dedications at one and a half cents per pound.
A simple waist slimmed by inside tucks shapes a skirt that flares and ripples. Frills and ribbon trim sleeves and neck line. Diagram sketch shows an easy design for a party ready outfit for little girls.
A vintage health ad extolls Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin as a pleasant laxative option. It claims the herb Senna wakes lazy bowels and that Syrup Pepsin makes the medicine smooth for a sensitive throat. It targets adults and children seeking gentle relief from constipation.
A Holmes quote cautions not to trust money but to place money in trust reflecting a financial ethics stance.
The notice describes pattern No 8827 for sizes 3 4 5 and 6 years. It explains cutting four pieces tucks and darts and assembling a simple dress suitable for velveteen or taffeta with fine lace or organdy trimming. Includes a sew chart and material requirements.
Between 1841 and 1852 the Cherokee in Tahlequah Indian Territory established a national newspaper a Masonic lodge male and female seminaries teaching French Greek and Latin and three temperance groups including the Cherokee Cold Water Army.
A reflective piece urges living well and performing continual good deeds while one has power. It emphasizes filling life with positive actions and keeping a cheerful, ready mindset because death is ever near.
A reflection on confidence as the mind’s sure harbor for bold deeds and noble ventures. The quote by Cicero frames self-trust as the catalyst for ambitious, meaningful action.
The quote notes that a fool hides his faults with a golden curtain that blinds others to his flaws, attributed to Feltham.
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