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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1915
Page
6
The article recalls colonial era customs, foods, and preparations for Christmas. It details turkey stuffing, mince pies, plum pudding, and a pig roasted for the feast, with women supervised by mistletoe and holly decorations, and a ceremonial table set for guests.
A collection of old fashioned gift distribution games and decorations. Recipes detail gift lines and pies with ribbons. Other ideas include hidden eggs with poems and a Frost King display with snowball gifts. A novelty cobweb method uses labeled strings to guide receivers to presents.
A fragmented notice describes four groups of enclosed units each with eight paired wheels. The text is garbled but indicates a mechanical item or assembly requiring paired wheel sets. Further details are unreadable in the OCR snippet.
A compact overview tracing Christmas from early winter festivals such as Saturnalia and Roman sun god rites to its adoption by Christianity. It notes December associations, the term Cristes masse, and lingering customs like the Yule log, while touching on British and other European traditions.
The article discusses the Erie rail road's huge proposed locomotive named the Quadruplex 2 8 8 8 8 2. It compares it with the Erie engine and outlines its four engine sets and eight coupled wheels. It notes gauge limits and the need for longer units to cope with rising labor and material costs.
In a Col lier's note the question of granting prisoners more letters and access to light is debated. The piece suggests some states restrict correspondence to business and family matters and ban newspapers, raising questions about whether confinement policies truly aid reform. It cites possible insights from penitentiary wardens.
The Empire State Express, America’s early fast long distance train, marks 25 years of service. It has traveled 6 518 600 miles with eight million passengers, and no fatalities among its riders. Engineer Dennis J Cassin earned the Harriman bronze medal for safety. The service grew from 230 tons to 780 tons, powered by 870 class engines and later the 999.
Thomas Riggs Jr of the Alaskan railway commission says a $9 million yearly federal appropriation for three years could complete the Seward tidewater to Fairbanks line. Surveys are done, eight miles of road bed graded, track to be laid in 30 days. He notes little hard rock and one percent maximum grade. Fairbanks coal fields loom as a key stimulus. Bridges must accommodate thermal expansion with seasonal length changes.
The text portrays a family cycle from birth to marriage marked by flowers. It describes a rich girl’s cradle to grave journey via continuous floral displays and a rich boy’s accumulation of flowers, culminating in a debutant scene and a wedding framed by bouquets.
A Louisville Courier-Journal item recalls a comical affidavit request. The defendant claimed to have killed a snake in a field behind his barn with a hoe bought in spring 1910. The judge reportedly urged humility over bravado in the strange exchange.
New 70 ton capacity cars enter service by the Pennsylvania for hauling pipe from National Tube Company. About 770000 pounds shipped recently for export to United States Steel Products Company. Owl Well Supply Company reports changes to fiscal year. Most American railways run June 30 to December 30. 277867 miles of railway with 27 percent voting to maintain the present range.
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