Where Did They Originate Christmas Customs in Our Land
Iowa State College specialists trace origins of Christmas traditions such as bells carols and greetings from Asia Europe and the Americas. The piece notes bells announced Christ’s birth in the Orient then in Spain and America, carol histories from 1400 to 1600, card printing beginning 1844, and Santa Claus as Saint Nicholas. It also mentions foreign gift traditions and family customs like yule cakes advent wreaths and tree trimming.
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Iowa State College
Orient
Christ
Spain
America
Joseph Cundall
England
Santa Claus
Saint Nicholas
Christ Kindle
Christ Child
Sweden
Tomta Juba
China
Russia
Frost
Saint Nick
Pere Noel
France
Jule Nissen
Denmark
Feasting Traditions Across Lands Include Cakes and Puddings
Fragmentary passage notes that feasting is popular in many lands with cake, plum pudding and mince pies as traditional standbys, reflecting festive food customs across regions.
Ads Widely Read in Towa Newspapers Study Finds
A readership survey of the Adams County Free Press in Corning shows 85 percent of women and 60 percent of men read display ads. From 153 men and 150 women interviewed, groceries and meats ads top the list with 34 percent plus reach, while Father’s Day gift, contest, hardware, theatre, and conservation ads draw 34 to 41 percent among women and strong reads among men on groceries and meats.
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Towa City
Towa
Iowa
Adams County Free Press
Corning
State University of Iowa School of Journalism
Free Press
Readership shows ads reach major share of prospects
A university study reports food and grocery ads reach a large portion of male readers, with 50 to 60 percent readership for several ads and 41 percent for others less basics like food. Professors Newsome Newsome Barnes Peterson Moeller note high engagement across products, especially non essentials.
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Ellis H. Newsome
School of ‘Journalism
Department
Newsome
Arthur M. Barnes
University School of Journalism
Wilbur Peterson
Bureau of Media Service
Leslie G. Moeller
School of Journalism
Towa
Escape and Explosion After Fuel Fire at Premises
A man escaped a burning building after attempting to smother the blaze, then fled seconds before gasoline ignited in a fierce explosion. No further details provided about injuries or location.
Survey finds classified ads widely read by newspaper readers
Iowa City report shows 82 percent of men and 72 percent of women read any part of the classified section in a weekly Iowa newspaper. The seventh Iowa Newspaper Readership Survey by the State University of Iowa measured recall in 163 men and 150 women for the Adams Corning Free Press. For Sale led recall at 82/72 percent, followed by Wanted at 75/59 percent, Stock for Sale and Cards of Thanks at 73/66 and 62 percent. Data cover Rent, Farm Loans, Help Wanted, Lost and Found, and other departments with varying male female readership.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Adams County Free Press
Corning
Bureau of Media Service
State University of Iowa School of Journalism
The
Free Press
FarmER killed in saddle horse fall near Westfield
A Westfield farmer in Plymouth County died December 2 after a saddle horse threw him. He suffered a broken neck and died instantly at the scene.
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Westfield
Plymouth County
Three Pesky Insects Invade Your Home
Clover mites cluster flies and box elder bugs invade homes in winter. They cause nuisance but little damage and can be banished with 2 percent chlordane or 14 percent lindane along floor wall joints behind baseboards and around windows and doors. Aerosol bombs help when insects gather in large numbers.
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Town State College’ Extension
Harold Gunderson
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