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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1945
Page
5
Colorful homemade decorations for the Christmas tree use egg shells peanuts pine cones squashes and colored paper. Eggshell trinkets can be colored designed and strung. peanut dolls star Santas and paper stars brighten the tree. pine cones and squashes with ribbon or bells provide frosty accents.
Mrs. H. R. Yount of Brunswick county North Carolina has used a potted cedar as a Christmas tree for five holiday seasons. The tree began as a 15 inch seedling, was periodically replanted, moved between indoors and outdoors, and has served as a table tree then an exterior decorated tree for the last two years. The Yount family plans more decorations again this year.
A guide lists chemicals to add to shellac as a carrier for colored flames. Methods include painting wood pieces or mixing chemicals with sawdust. Colors described include violet potassium chlorate yellow potassium nitrate orange calcium chloride red strontium apple green barium nitrate emerald copper nitrate green borax purple lithium.
A compact history of New Year customs from ancient gifts and branches to punch bowls and modern greetings. The piece traces a shift from royal gift exchange to civilian practices, noting authority, religion, and colonial adaptations as the year begins with bells, trumpets, and a global sense of new beginnings.
A 1946 newspaper item lists common New Year superstitions in the United States. Beliefs cited include cooking certain foods for luck, avoiding callers, and fears about cutting hair, washing, or quarreling. The passage notes daily repetition of New Year customs as a broader omen.
People buy noise-makers to express feelings as church bells ring at midnight and trumpets echo, though certainty fades. The excerpt depicts New Year's Eve and its varied customs amid lingering doubt and celebration.
A concise list notes pivotal events on January 1 across eras. Highlights include Caesar era beginnings in 38 B C and Paul Revere's birth in 1735. It recalls the 1776 first flag unfurled by Washington and Kentucky's 1792 statehood, plus 1815 American drone actions at New Orleans.
The text notes ancient Romans used black balls to vote against issues, cites a half million book libraries at only 11 state universities, and claims the June bug eye facets reach 8000 to 25000. It references Chinese workers hauling 120000 tons of gear inland for Jap invasion prep and Pearl Harbor era liquid assets at 50 billion. Bible verse Proverbs 16 7 is quoted.
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