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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1968
Page
13
A Shenandoah Valley reader recalls bel snickeling traditions around Woodstock during Christmas prior to 1911. She notes a 1890s practice called Shanghsing where grouped men on decorated horses rode past a grandparent’s farm on Christmas Day blowing horns, origins linked to St Stephen’s Day rituals in Europe.
A reader shares a rambling 1912 era anecdote linking Tide Spring Rockingham County Shenandoah tales to Black Rock Springs near Grottoes. The piece blends postal lore misreadings misdated graveyard humor and a grim moral about the fate of a debtor as a roadside parable.
A Q A about antiques covers slop bowls from 18th century silver tea sets and why many complete sets include a waste bowl. It explains stump work origins in England and America, and notes Goldscheider pottery marks. Readers can request a free First Aid Antiques leaflet.
A humorous column contrasts today’s busy home makers with the old days. The author notes mothers spend hours defrosting baked goods before Christmas while recalling how things were done by old-timers.
The article explains ancient minting by hand over two millennia, noting irregular edge designs and occasional double impressions. Tarentum in southern Italy produced many theme variations with riders, dolphins, and warriors, reflecting legend and skilled horsemanship.
Readable clues for a themed crossword with across and down entries. The page also advertises coin societies and price lists including the North American Journal of Numismatics Ancient Coin Club of America and related addresses in Chicago Hastings-on-Hudson Encino New Orleans Philadelphia and more.
The text explains industrial unions or vertical unions include all workers within an industry regardless of job type and cites the United Mine Workers as an example of such a union.
The article advises on preserving living Christmas trees with a water based formula and glycerin leaf treatment. It suggests placing a living tree in a tub or balled and burlapped, protecting roots from freezing, watering, and later transplanting to a yard after the holidays. It lists tree varieties including Norway spruce Colorado spruce white pine Scotch pine Australian pine and more.
In this consumer column Margaret Dana answers reader questions on garment labels legality under the Textile Products Identification Act, candy labeling as white chocolate, MSG safety, Navajo silver standards, plastic free gifts with products, and cyclamates labeling. She notes that garment labels must be visible to buyers and explains FDA positions on artificial sweeteners and cyclamates.
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