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And it came to pass
Luke 2:1-10
And it came to pass in those days
that there went out a decree from
Caesar Augustus, that all the world
should be taxed. (And this taxing was
first made when. Cyrenius was governor
of Syria.) And all went to be taxed,
every one into his own city. And .
Joseph also went up from Galilee, out
of the city of Nazareth, into Judea,
unto the city of David, which is cal lec,
Bethlehem (because he was of the house
and lineage of David), to be taxed
with Mary his espoused wife, being
great with child.
And so it was, that while they
were there, the days were accomplished
that she could be delivered. And she
brought forth her first-born son, and
laid him in a manger; because there
was no room for them in the inn.
And there were in the same country
shepherds abiding in the fields, keep --
ing watch over their flock by night.
And lo, the angel of the Lord came
upon them, and the .glory of the Lord
shone around about them; and they
were sore afraid. And the angel said
unto them, "Fear not: for, behold
bring you good tidings of great joy,
which shall be to all people. For
unto you is born this day in the city
of David, A Saviour, which is Christ
the Lord. And this shall be a sign
unto you: Ye shall find the babe
wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying
in a manger." And suddenly there was
with the angel a multitude of the
heavenly host praising God and saying
"Glory to God in the highest and on
earth peace, good will toward men."
To the editor:
Lets push for Brussels
To the Citizens of Brussels:
During the past two weeks a
great many voters have come to
me advising me of possible ir-
regularities in the recent elec-
tion. They have urged me to
ask for a recount or to take the
e• other methods possible to upset
the results.
I thank these people for con-
fiding in me and I appreciate
their concern. I too realize
that some of the things done by
officials, non-officialg and ex-
officials were perhaps improper.
.1 believe the citizens of Brus-
sels would not tolerate such
actions the second time. I also
One of my wife's students brought in
some old newspapers, and I found them
fascinating.
FOR GOD AND HOME AND NATIVE
LAND VOTE OUT THE SALOON AND THE
LIQUOR STORE
Thus cried the globe of Toronto on
October 18, 1919. It had a circulation of
86,547. It had 24 pages. Count the liquor
advertisements In your today's big city
newspaper.
Things were not so much different
f ifty-two years ago, aside from the booze
question.
The Irish had two front-page stores.
There was "nearly a settlement on the
Irish problem". "Hands were extended but
they were never gripped" and the Sinn
Fein political prisoners were released
from Mountjoy Prison as the outcome of
their hunger strike. Like, what's new?
START WAR ON DRUG TRAFFIC read
anotrier headline. There was to be a $ 1,000
fine for improprer use o f narcotics. Ap-
parently the opponents of prohibition were
scattering a leaflet,. purporting to show
that since Ontario went dry "the use of
drugs has increased to alarming pro-
portions."
But the only drugs they were cell-
cerned with were those oldies, opium,
cocaine and morphine. Apparently our
granddads were not acquainted with pot,
hash, horse and speed. Or perhaps they
didn't use slang terms. Anyway, what's
new? •
Another headline stated: LITTLE
FIGHT LEFT IN REDS. The whole
article revealed that the revolution in
Russia was just as good as over, and
the "reds" had had it. I wonder if
Stalin or Kruschev read that, and what
they thought.
There was an election on. The Globe,
as it still dbes, tried to tell its readers
how to vote.
On page 1, there is a box, with a
facsimile of the ballot, and the paper
urges every reader to vote No to every
question on the referendum: About booze,
that is.
Every story about the election is
slanted toward the Tories, against the
Liberals, and against booze. So, what's
new, except the booze adverts?
In a desperate four-column twenty-
inch advert, the Liberals try to separate
the political issues and the booze issues.,
Not a hope. What's new?
The rest of the front page could have
been printed yesterday. Trouble all over
the world. Gold-dust galore from the
'Yukon. Lloyd George carried to his
university chair by students, led by a
ragtime band, (except that today he'd
have been humiliated and led by a rock
band). Somebody's wife, with a certain
lack of novelty, had presented him with
his third set of twins. tAnd similar gar-
bage.
The Weather. Same old jazz as we get
today. "Probabilities: Fair weather:
stationary or higher temperature." In
other words, it's going to stay miserable
or improve, What's new?
But the real fun of an old newspaper
is the advertisements, as they are today.
Even then, the auto manufacturers took
a lot of space. You had the choice among
the Gray Dort, the Franklin, and some-
thing called the Lexington. But the copy
hasn't changed much.
Instead of power brakes, you had the
"one-finger emergency brake." Instead of
anti-freeze, you had the Franklin's
"Direct air-cooled. No water to boil or
freeze." Wonder what happened to that
one? And instead of the 120 per cent
performance promised for today's cars,
the Gray Dort ad said it would take care
of 80% of a motor car's work. wonder
what happened to that copy writer.
But among the names are many old,
familiar ones. Mason 8.! Risch. Phono-
graphs? Kellogg's Corn Flakes. Shirriff's
Marmalade. Horlicks' Malted Milk. Red
Rose Tea.
And the all-too-familiar ads in tiny
type for aids with dandruff, piles, under-
arm hair remover for ladies, kidney
pills, liver pills, rheumatic remedies.
What's new?
There isn't exactly an entertainment
section, as such, but the King Edward
Hotel offered a dinner de luxe for $1.50,
with Music by Romanelli's orchestra.
The Alexandria was presenting Roads
of Destiny with Florence Reed. And the
Princess suggested La La Lucille, with
music by George Gershwin. Evenings,
$2.00. Matinees, from 514. This was
live theatre. At Shea's there was a nine-
act vaudeville show. Prices? 25 to 504.
What's new? I should tell you?
And in a coloUred supplement of the
time, ther e are full-page ads for such
things as chewing gum, Bon Ami for
whitening your shoes, Borden's Milk, and
Pebed0 tooth-paste. Can you believe?
In a recent Macleans, Canada's "nat-
ional magazine" there were 128 pages Of
writing and just O'Ver 20 pages of liquor
advertisements. So what's new?
Sugar and Spice
by Bill Smiley
think that to ask for a recount
ant; In so doing bring these pos,-
sible irregularities to the at-
tention of a court would serve no
useful purpose; The resulting
publicity would not be to the
advantage of Brussels. There-
fore I urge everyone to get behind
the present reeve and council
for the next two years. It is
obvious that Brussels needs so
Many things, so, let's forget all
our differences. Let's all push
for Brussels all the time.
Thanks to all and SeaSons Greet-
fags to All.
Your fellow citizen
Allan Nichol