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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1923
Page
7
Westclox employees with two years or more service are eligible for a new pension plan praised by experts. Approved by the board on December 11, the plan provides lifetime income after retirement starting at age 55 to 65, funded by employee and company contributions and secured by a top insurance firm under state supervision.
A simple candy method combines milk corn syrup butter and sugar brought to a boil. Remove from heat add preserved cherries rose extract and beat until creamy then pour into a pan and cut into squares or rounds.
A quirky verse noting Santa Claus and concepts of neckties as symbols of gift giving and seasonal cheer.
The text traces carol roots from pagan dances to Christian singing, noting dancing faded around 1200 while singing persisted, carol singing flourished in the Fifteenth century in England and France, the Boar's Head carol printed in 1621 and still sung at Oxford, and the French noel carol name.
Dr H E Hieronymous of Urbana spent Thursday visiting Sheffield Wyanet and spoke at Princeton and Bureau Township High Schools. Walnut PTA held a dinner for 50, then Hieronymous addressed the group. Christmas seal sales aid schools with 70 percent of proceeds funding health equipment. State spelling contestant from Bureau planned. teachers urged to attend Springfield meetings December 26 28. Junior Red Cross at Princeton High School lists officers and 222 members. Mineral reports two rooms at 100 percent membership with week end target.
A large mistleton hangs in the archway inviting children to guess the number of berries. The nearest correct guess wins a prize, adding a festive activity to the season.
Christmas time renews faith and friendships, spreading peace and good will toward men. Laughter returns as bitterness and envy melt into understanding and forgiveness in this gracious season filled with acts of kindness.
A note recalls a man who celebrated Christmas half a century ago by using a muzzle-loader to hunt rabbits in the snow. The piece hints at his ongoing existence and suggests another familiar figure who once set rabbit guns and checked on his rounds before dawn for breakfast.
The entire school will enroll as 100 percent Junior Red Cross members and certificates are available at the office. North Hollowayville School District 105 pupils will present an entertainment on Friday December 21 at 1:30 PM with a Christmas seal and candy sale. all are invited.
Catarrhal deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube lining and can cause rumbling sounds and hearing loss. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to rid the system of catarrh and thus deafness, noting forty years of use and availability through druggists.
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