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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 22, 1966
Page
4
A letter from Jean to Aunt Mary recounts a near miss when Billy swallowed all pills and required Poison Control in Winnipeg. The doctor warns of holiday hazards including snow spray paints, decorating cements, holly and mistletoe berries, urging extra supervision to keep Christmas safe.
A look at how greenery such as holly ivy mistletoe rosemary and evergreen trees shaped Christmas traditions. The article traces pagan origins Christian symbolism and later beliefs linking plants to luck gender roles and household fate.
A Danish Christmas Eve dinner features rice porridge with a magic almond hidden inside. The finder receives good luck for the coming year and the tradition is described as a festive, symbolic ritual.
Seven year old Tommy worries about earning money for Christmas as snow fails to appear. He weighs buying a two dollar runt puppy named Blaze against his need to work. Aunt Lucy and Uncle Pete debate the cost and value of giving Tommy a suitable gift. Tommy heads toward Jimmy Reeder’s farm with hopes of a job.
Tommy asks Mr. Thatcher for work to earn Christmas money. The gruff owner hires him to clean an orchard and pays with two silver dollars. Tommy buys gifts for Aunt Lucy and Uncle Pete, receives Blaze the puppy, and a feast basket arrives from Robert Thatcher, proving the Christmas spirit.
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