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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1913
Page
8
A humorous local note from Bingville recounts the Christmas issue avoiding a planned essay. It laments the season, urges goodwill, and previews holiday happenings. Readers may expect a Christmas tree, a turkey raffle, and office closures across town with local characters and shops referenced.
The column lists local happenings and light incidents in playful tone. Seth Dewberry accidentally shoots a chicken while cleaning a six shooter, Polly Skinner chases a missing cat with a bent tail, Hez Andrews slips on ice spilling milk to help a hungry calf, and dressmaker Phoebe Hilderbrand advises a brief pause in new gowns.
The Bingville Bugle questions why there have been no marriages there for nearly four months. The editorial mocks local couples for delaying matrimony and warns of social decline if marriages halt, urging residents to wed soon and uphold community standards.
Plans call for a Christmas tree and entertain ment in Bingville church with the band Jed Peters leading a hymn program. Rev. Sami Moore will deliver a brief Christmas address as children receive candy and fruit. Jake Winslow in costume will read names and present gifts, followed by a Ladies Aid supper to raise funds.
A Bingville column lists local residents and their planned Christmas gifts. Susan Skillings will give Chunk Perkins a green necktie, Snide Peters will gift flour to his wife, Wes Woodruff plans a bottle of cordial for his spouse to ease the smell of hides, Solon White buys a wash boiler and wringer, Jason Hobbs and wife plan a turkey for Christmas dinner, with notes on Belt of finery and hoped for feast if the gobbler recovers.
A playful Christmas poem prints from Sally Hoskins, a noted local writer. The verse whimsicaly contrasts sadness and cheer with holiday hope and a personal note about awaiting Christmas and a beau under a missile tow in Bingville.
In Ringville, Isreal Goodwin seeks an old second hand horse in fair condition for 25 to 30 dollars. He prefers no high bred price tags and is willing to discuss terms despite possible ring-bone spavins or string-hair conditions.
Destased Brad Hinsley laments the death of his cow Spot after a break into the oats bin left the animal starved. Spot, a fresh milker yielding six gallons, died overnight, sparking sympathy across the county for Brad’s loss.
Xmas gifts galore fill the Bingville store with goods from dry goods and groceries to hardware and trim. The touts a nightly 9 pm closing until Christmas and urges cash buyers to avoid the rush, boasting no competition in town.
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