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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1945
Page
3
Create colorful homemade decorations from everyday items like egg shells peanuts pine cones squashes and colored paper. Eggshell ornaments can be colored strung and designed with pencil drawings and Christmas seals. Peanut dolls star Santas squash embellishments pine cones and bells complete a festive tree display.
Mrs. H. R. Yount of Brunswick County North Carolina has kept a cedar tree alive for five Christmas seasons. Started as a 15 inch sapling in a pot it moved from house to yard to bucket before serving as an outdoor tree for the last two holidays. The family continues preparations to decorate it again this year.
A draft describes adding chemicals to shellac or sawdust for colored flames in a Christmas fireplace. It lists violet potassium chlorate, yellow potassium nitrate, orange calcium chloride, red strontium flame, apple green barium nitrate, emerald copper nitrate, green borax, and purple uranium, noting methods to apply to wood or mix with carriers.
A concise history traces New Year customs from ancient times to modern days. It covers offerings to gods, exchange of gifts, and the punch tradition, noting shifts from royal gifts to civilian habits and the enduring custom of toasting to health as bells and trumpets announce the new year.
A roundup of New Year beliefs from the United States lists cautions and rewards tied to daily actions. Warnings include avoiding making wishes, cutting hair or nails, and leaving the house early. benefits promise good meals, wealth, luck, and success if traditions are followed.
Citizens mark midnight with bells and trumpets, buying noisemakers to express feelings and celebrate New Year’s Eve. The scene captures a mix of timeless and varied customs as the year turns.
A list of notable occurrences on January 1 spans eras from 38 B C to 1815. It notes Caesar era beginnings, Paul Revere’s birth in 1735, Washington’s flag in 1776, Kentucky’s statehood in 1792, 1814 dragoon action at Bullalo, and General Jackson’s repulsion of the British at New Orleans in 1815.
Ancient Romans cast a black ballot to oppose a measure, a practice that gave rise to the term black-balling. The note contrasts historic voting with modern libraries, biological facts about the June bug’s eye facets, and wartime logistics of Chinese workers. It cites Pearl Harbor era liquid assets and closes with a biblical proverb about favorable outcomes when one pleases the Lord.
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