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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1952
Page
17
Henry Van Dyke asks if readers will forgo self and rights to serve others and sow happiness. He urges looking beyond faces to hearts and embracing duties to give to life, proposing that such acts let one keep Christmas even for a day.
An occluded description explains the Tudor Lord of Misrule as master of ceremonies at Christmas with commands and forfeits. It also notes the Kentish hodening horse custom where youths paraded with a horse head and bell ringing to beg for money or foods.
Fireproof your Christmas tree by soaking it four to six days before decorating. Weigh the tree and use one fourth as many pounds of ammonium sulfate as the tree weighs. Dissolve 1% pints of water per pound of ammonium sulfate and soak the tree in a tall narrow container upright. Saw the tree diagonally to expose a large cut surface and let it absorb in a cool place away from direct sun.
How to craft a long burn candle from odds and ends of partly burned candles. Melt wax, pour into cardboard containers, suspend a wick with a pencil, and let it set to form a table centerpiece candle.
A historical note explains that there is no year zero between 1 B C and 1 A D. Historians state the A D year directly follows B C, so calculations require subtracting one when adding B C and A D years. A person born in 3 B C would be four years old in 2 A D.
On Christmas Eve the Child wanders the earth seeking kind and thoughtful people with loving hearts. Lighted candles are placed in windows by such souls so He may not stumble as He visits every castle and hut along a rocky path.
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