Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1919 — CITY’S TABLES GROANED BENEATH [ARTICLE]

CITY’S TABLES GROANED BENEATH

Famine did mot stalk in Rensselaer Christmas day and the dinner tables groaned - beneath their weight of delicacies as many of the ranks of family circles again became intact with the re;turn c os the prodigal sons and daughters and other relatives. King Turkey held sway in many households, but goose and duck also proved very ’popular and the destruction of chicken * was , likewise great. Cranberries and celery reached* their usual niche as has been their wont for many years. But the usual Christmas cheer—a bit o’ wine—was missing, but we might as well get used to it now..