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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1921
Page
3
A Victorian sentiment poem excerpt by Charles Mackay urges readers to gather, forgive past grievances, and renew vows under the holly-bough. It invites sinned against and sinning to forget their strife and join in friendship, love, and memory.
A historical survey traces Christmas customs from Druids and Saxons to Holland and China. Mistletoe and evergreens were linked to protection and good fortune. the Yule log symbolized turning toward spring. moon phases affected yearly luck. Holland’s star procession and Kitchen God rites illustrate diverse festive influences and gift traditions aboard ships.
The European Relief Council led by Herbert Hoover aims to raise 33 million dollars for European child relief during Christmas. Agencies including the American Red Cross and American Relief Administration coordinate medical and food aid, with 28 million for basic food and 10 million for medical services. Local committees will mobilize funds and ensure efficient use with oversight to prevent waste.
A five year old Vienna girl recovered from severe rickets after surgery at the American Convalescent Home. Her case highlights rickets as a result of under nutrition. Eight American relief groups unite as the European Relief Council to raise funds for millions facing a harsh winter. Organizations include the American Relief Administration and Red Cross.
The European Relief Council seeks 33 million dollars to aid European children facing starvation and disease this winter. Food needs total 28 million dollars and medical services 10 million to prevent disaster. American Relief Administration and affiliated groups urge checks via local committees or Franklin Lane at 42 Broadway New York.
A European child’s suffering is showcased amid hunger and disease as America’s relief effort grows. Eight leading American relief groups including the American Relief Administration and the American Red Cross join in a united appeal for Europe’s famine and winter hardships.
Eight relief groups form the European Relief Council to raise 33 million dollars for Eastern and Central Europe. The aim is to feed three and a half million children with hot soup and bread and prevent starvation and disease through a harsh winter.
One hundred thousand Russian refugees in Poland face destitution with women and children the majority. The European Relief Council funds of 33 million dollars will aid millions across Europe who rely on America for food clothing and medical care to survive.
Vienna faces a rickets crisis among children due to under feeding with official estimates placing suffering at about 30000. The European Relief Council coalition seeks 88000000 dollars to aid 3500000 destitute European children with food clothing and medical care.
The Internal Revenue Service in Washington has ruled that contributions to the European Relief Council for European children's relief fund are exempt from taxation. The ruling states such donations may be deducted from income tax returns.
One and a half million Polish children need medical attention due to hunger and poverty. The European Relief Council appeals to the United States for 33 million dollars to fund relief work in stricken Europe.
The article notes that Prane Léster played a mean joke on his girlfriend Christmas and that both are pained and surprised by his actions. He sent her his picture, triggering concern about the incident.
Humorous quip quoted from the Marion Ohio Star in Topics of the Day notes President-elect Warren G Harding wife prefers tea for breakfast. The husband says they compromise by having tea and coffee to enjoy both drinks.
A short, humorous exchange from Greenville, South Carolina, where a child asks if a cow goes to heaven and whether humans go to hell for their milk. The quip reflects rural humor and religious tone of the Piedmont region.
A playful query ponders whether earthquakes in California affect dairy production. It imagines cows yielding milk shakes after tremors, using a light tone to link natural events with agricultural whimsy.
Detroit Free Press notes a price increase shown at the top of the milk bottle. The reader observes higher cost on the label, implying broader price shifts in the dairy market.
A string of light hearted quips about milk from campus humor pages. Freshman taunts seniors over canned milk, while jokes reference rising milk prices, adulteration fears, and farm visits. A few lines poke at milk delivery and courtings with playful banter.
A Cornell widow delivers a wry rural quip about dairy life replying to a city man’s question. The exchange highlights simple country wit and the cow as the source of milk.
The latest Ireland reports portray a fragile peace outlook as conflict intensifies. The writer laments the fate of good people and reflects on migration, war, and the legacy of great men who say little.
The speaker contrasts 1920 cotton impacts with plans for 1921 and warns that self exaltation signals declining footing in a concise, pointed moral.
The Eagle reports a Cotton Conference plan requiring not over one third of farm land in cotton for 1921 and calling for a fifty percent reduction in cotton production to meet agricultural goals.
A speaker notes that wealth rarely comes without burden and contrasts reading sport pages with reading the Bible. He suggests many men would resist or overcharge for Bible reading, labeling some as windbags and others as tornados.
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