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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1950
Page
14
The piece argues that Christmas symbols pale beside the birth of the Saviour as the world’s greatest event. It notes Christian progress despite backslidings and claims the crucifixion era reduced tortures and cruelty, urging universal goodwill toward peace.
Brazilian Christmas celebrations fuse modern observances with Portuguese traditions. The season runs from Christmas Eve to Epiphany, during southern summer. Miracle plays feature lavish costumes and tropical settings, often as elaborate dances with an orchestra. A notable piece, the dance of the Four Parts of the World, has scenes for Europe, Asia, Africa, and America as they claim rights to offer to the Christ Child, concluding with Father Time settling the dispute.
Gift wrapping ideas celebrate vibrant, decorative influence with playful details. Suggested themes include dress fabric wraps with rickrack and buttons, yarn bows, disguising flat boxes as desk pads, and using metallic blotter accents, necktie knot decor, and bold ribbons to enhance a festive package.
The nation’s 1 850 farmers mutual fire insurance companies held about 22 billion dollars of insurance on their books at the beginning of 1950.
University of Nebraska home economists warn velvets silk or rayon are delicate fabrics. Dry cleaning is preferred for velvet, while some velvcreos may be washed at home after colorfastness tests. Steam to remove wrinkles, hang freely, and dry completely. Corduroys and velveteens require careful pressing and gentle handling.
A brief Telegraph note mentions Bostitch stapling machines and staple reins on nana at all times, indicating a quirky or domestic guidance snippet. This item reads as a compact, period voice nugget from the page.
A New York State Experiment Station study of 100 farm kitchens found 70 percent of items for six tasks were over eight feet from their work area. Many supplies were kept in pantries or outside the kitchen, averaging distances over 17 feet, five times farther than items kept in the kitchen.
Mimeograph press preview hinting at legal size and availability. Mentions THE TELEGRAPH as source for obtaining the presser when needed.
County agricultural agent offices offer timely bulletins from the University of Nebraska. This list highlights recently published circulars such as E. C. 9919 Candies Old and New and E. C. 9982 Dried Fruit A, available at the Extension Office.
A compact notice lists multiple bulletin references and project topics including Apples Uses and Values, Termite Control, Twelve Broad Leaf Nebraska Trees for Nebraska, Property Construct Co, General Fertilizered Insulated Pumphouse, and recommendations for Eastern Nebraska under project codes E C 9987 E C 1558 HE C 1727 C 105. The items imply agricultural extension and building materials discusses.
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