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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1946
Page
8
A traditional holiday guide advises stocking the pantry for easy buffet entertaining with fruit cake and ham. It outlines prep steps bake ham, glaze options, salad garnishes, dressings, and fruit displays, plus a fruit cake recipe and serving suggestions. Released by Western Newspaper Union.
A columnist urges women to stop lazy excuses about aging and to adopt flattering fashion choices. Emphasizing maturity and poise, the piece notes there are many editions of trends and practical ways to enhance appearance with items like hoods, soft hats, or decorative neck ruffles to suit various face shapes and figures.
The guide advises hips handling with side draping and hem adjustments to alter the look of the skirt. Sleeve choices should avoid extreme fullness, and tall slim figures can use dramatic peplums. Belts with decorative detail and double breasted suits flatter various body types, while short, high waistline boleros suit shorter figures.
Lynn offers guidance for holiday fowl preparation including quick frozen birds to save time and defrosting in the refrigerator. The defrost method is the slowest, potentially taking overnight to 1½ days depending on bird size and fridge temperature.
Several methods to defrost eviscerated quick frozen birds are described. Defrost under running water for up to two hours or leave the package at room temperature for two to six hours. Chickens and turkeys should be cooked well done with slow cooking at low to moderate temperatures.
The text describes versatile scarf uses under dresses and over necklines to add color and interest. It suggests wrapping scarves around the head or waist, tying bows, and experimenting with peplum colors and effects. It also notes Dickies' varied options and recommends hug-me-tight vestees for slender figures and short boleros for fuller figures.
The article highlights front button princess style coats with clever accessory use and asserts trimming is secondary to material and line. It notes glamorous evening wear prioritizes fabric and silhouette over added embellishments and points to pinched waists wide belts for younger wearers and fur lined coats with smart lines and color contrast.
Susan Blanke and Douglass Wilson celebrate a New Year party at Uncle Will's mansion. Will explains a late will provision: Doug inherits the estate only if he remains single until midnight tonight. He then announces Doug and Susan's engagement at two minutes to midnight.
Japan marks a fourteen day New Year celebration with street festivities including stilt walking and top spinning while youths enjoy outdoor sports and elders compose poems and play games. The event closes with burning decorations ending the revelry.
A compact survey traces New Year’s significance from January’s mythic ties to Janus through a timeline of events starting 452 B C with the first New Year’s celebration to modern milestones such as 1907 Pure Food Law and 1942 United Nations declaration. It notes worldwide greetings in multiple languages as a universal wish for happiness.
Poem excerpt listing a ceremonial call to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new. It contrasts ring out with ring in themes, urging truth, peace, justice, and reform, attributed to Tennyson. The text traverses imagery of bells, seasons, and moral renewal.
The passage discusses the Earth’s orbital period near 365 days 5 hours 48 minutes 46 seconds and the effect of leap years on calendar accuracy. It notes the Gregorian reform of 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII, which set 366 days in years divisible by four except centuries.
The 1582 papal decree by Pope Gregory XIII replaced the Julian calendar with the Gregorian, establishing January 1 as New Year. The new calendar aligns more with the solar year, reducing the drift to about one day in 3,323 years. Protestant states adopted it in the 18th century, with Russia and some Balkan states joining in the 20th century.
The Monday after New Year is the big day for Scotch boys and girls with gift giving feasting and gaiety. Families gather to drink a cup of kindness yet for Auld Lang Syne.
Hanson Island in the Chathams will be the first place to greet the new year 1947. The tiny British colony lies 414 miles southeast of Wellington and sits just east of the international date line where time is reckoned.
The early Scots used the Bible to glimpse fortunes by opening it at random and reading a chapter. A finger placed on the page supposedly foretold happiness or misery for the individual concerned.
An early overview notes New Year cards predate Christmas cards in Europe and China. It traces origins from medals in Roman times to 1450s German prints featuring Christ Child and treasure ships. Modern cards carry festive symbols and wishes for prosperity in the new year.
The article states January 1 was set as a religious festival in 452 B C honoring the circumcision of Jesus, established after December 25 as the nativity. It notes the New Year predated Christ and has no direct link to Jesus’ birth.
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