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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1955
Page
11
Easy felt collar and belt sets for Christmas gifts. Use home sewing machine with binder and decorative stitcher. Cut from 72 inch felt one third yard and four yards yarn in matching colors with four buttons. Create Peter Pan inspired collars and belts with decorative yarn stitching and buttonholes.
The article outlines the Christmas tree trade from harvest to sale. It notes harvest and processing begin months before Christmas, about 25 percent of retail price is stumpage, trees retail for roughly 25 cents per lineal foot and stump value around 6 cents. Nationwide there are about 30 million trees and 5,000 retailers and wholesalers with 10 major associations.
The text distinguishes mental deficiency as a lack of intelligence from insanity as a disease of the mind. It also notes Michigan's rail system covering 6,776 miles of railroad.
Across the country communities lit outdoors for Christmas, with several towns claiming the idea as early as 1913. McDonald and German Towns in Pennsylvania, Salem in Oregon, and Riverside in California reportedly showcased decorations including large evergreens and Danish inspired trumpets marking the festive display.
In ancient Babylonia and Assyria brides were auctioned once a year in front of the temple. The price for beautiful girls was turned over to the less beautiful as dowries so that every girl eventually found a husband.
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