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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1947
Page
8
A devotional poem praising Jesus as healer and savior. The speaker describes Christ with healing hands and a fiery, compassionate heart. The poem recalls Christ’s cross and a promise of reunion with a dying comrade.
English schoolchildren in the past created early Christmas greetings as part of a long standing English custom dating back over 250 years. The piece notes how those origins evolved into the modern practice of sending cards during the holiday season.
A brief reflection on Santa Claus asserting his universal hold on youth surpassing other Christmas symbols. It traces origins to Holland and notes the Dutch settlers bringing the figure to America, while acknowledging variations by country yet preserving the same spirit.
Our Favorite Trees For Christmas notes balsam fir as an American favorite and recounts a legend of Faith Hope and Love finding a tree bearing the cross. It lists spruce varieties blue white and Norway as top sellers and notes pines cedars and other evergreens as regional choices from Colorado lodgepole pines to Tennessee white cedar and California redwood.
The Burning of the Greens, a Twelfth Night and New Year tradition, features large fires to purify fields and bring crops. The Wassail Song and Wassail Cup accompany communal gatherings. revived in 1930 in Rochester, New York, and now a yearly event in several communities as discarded trees are burned at a bonfire marking New Year’s end.
The article notes that Jehovah's Witnesses oppose Christmas in homes, arguing it signals worship of evil tracing back to Nimrod. It states Christmas blends Christian and pagan elements, and that older adherents still celebrate due to the founder not speaking against it.
In a coastal club, Diana Courtney defies her father Adam by pursuing Jim Bailey. A high stakes draw poker duel tests wealth and virtue, ending with Bailey winning Diana and Courtney’s money, while a final reveal shows a hidden king of spades as fate’s verdict.
A scrambled crossword style listing shows numbered clues for across and down entries. The items include common terms such as burning dance step coin great flow of water and many more with varied lengths and subjects.
The text notes Thomas Edison conducted about six thousand experiments over eight years to find a suitable filament for his incandescent lamp, illustrating the patience required in scientific breakthroughs.
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