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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1949
Page
7
A nostalgic guide encourages families to create home holiday decor together. It describes making greeting-card displays, bird treats, popcorn chains, candy canes, cornucopias, and a DIY keymonica instrument. Emphasizes shared activity, festive visuals, and memorable holiday traditions for all ages.
A humorous column recounts petty legal mistakes and odd rulings from a judge in a small town. It covers a maid and a grocer kiss incident, a bus door spill leading to damages, and a public fines case, noting humorous judicial libertines and lighthearted outcomes. It also offers Christmas card display tips and home decor ideas for festive tables and mantels.
Kathleen Norris reflects on the Christmas season and the vast debt owed to Christ. She contrasts holiday excess with the enduring Christian legacy of love, charity, and education that shaped American civilization and global cultures.
In a season rich with neckline decoration, knit Shetland scarves in seafoam color rise in popularity. Cravat style scarves in leopard print appeal to youths, while revived twenty ties with scarf collars offer options tied softly or crossed under the chin for a loose back finish.
Milwaukee readers recall colonial era hotel signs and rules such as beds for five, George Washington slept here, no boots in bed, and no beer in the kitchen. The City Hotel in New York opened in 1794 signaling evolving hotel titles and service. Civil War era rooms remained primitive with basements for baths and cord bells for room service.
The article recounts an origin myth for kissing under the mistletoe, linking it to Balder’s death and the vow to keep mistletoe from causing harm. Loki’s arrow, Frigga’s pleas, Odin’s promise, and Balder’s cycles of life and death explain seasonal myth and Frigga’s care of the mistletoe.
A cautious guidance article urges households to ensure electric Christmas lights are safe. It warns about shallow sockets, exposed metal, and using 15 watt or higher bulbs which can overheat and ignite trees. Replace defective or shallow socket strings with deep socket ones before decorating.
Mexican parents shop markets for small toys trinkets and sweets for the piñata a jar of coarse red earthenware shaped like a clown or dancer is hung from the ceiling on Christmas Day the piñata breaks to release treats reflecting local customs and Americanized influences remain limited
An Englishman on his first big game hunt is urged to shoot a leopard without hesitation. When he finally encounters the animal, a guide insists to "Shoot him on the spot." The hunter asks for a clearer target, seeking specificity from the guide.
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