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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1880
Page
3
By Mary D Brine a poem praising Santa Claus and the Christmas spirit. It invites children to share joy with those in need and calls on bells to ring in lonely hearts today with goodwill and love on earth.
Mina cares for her feverish mother in a cramped garret as Christmas approaches. The widow worries they will starve while a German doctor treats the mother and Mina, with dwindling funds, keeps vigil and recalls happier times in Germany.
A starving girl Mina travels from her home to Germany in search of Santa Claus to relieve her feverish mother. She bribes a ferry and asks a German toy maker and his wife, who pose as Santa, to deliver gifts and ice to the ailing woman, hoping for relief until recovery.
In a Weehawken tenement Mina learns she is not alone as an old toy-maker and grandparents reveal they are her father and grandmother. They travel by ferry to reunite with her widowed mother and bring Christmas cheer as Santa Claus is not real but the family spirit endures.
Mrs. Benjamin recounts how Parker's Ginger Tonic supposedly cured her husband after doctors gave up, claiming eighty five dollars in bills and prescriptions were wasted. She asserts he is now as well as ever and urges others to try the medicine.
Christmas gatherings bring joy and sorrow as families recall loved ones and share a festive day. The scene unfolds with sleighs at the door, a bountiful feast, stories, games, and the unveiling of the Christmas tree. Kris Kringle and stockings spark morning gleeful cries amid memories of times past.
The Laboratory for the manufactory of Electric Bitters is a major Chicago enterprise employing many workers. Its wide sale astonishes as the remedy gains popularity wherever introduced, due to its merit in curing where others fail at a price of fifty cents, sold by J. Dorr.
A historical note on mistletoe linking carol traditions to Christmas, wassail customs, and social dances under the mistletoe. It recalls belief in its protective powers against witches and its valued medicinal status among Druids and Celtic peoples, with Welsh name guidhel.
Physicians have given up on many patients, but Electric Bitters are claimed to cure stomach and liver issues, kidneys and urinary organs, constipation, headaches, and bilious attacks. Endorsed by J. Dorr at fifty cents a bottle.
A vagrant pleads for charity during Christmas, urging a generous woman to share food. The mother rejects charity, arguing for self-respect and intent to earn a proper feast, while the exchange highlights contrasts between abundance and poverty in holiday times.
A period advertisement extols Parker's Ginger Tonic as pleasant and reliable medicine that prevents and cures diseases by keeping the stomach in order bowel regularity and kidney and liver balance. It claims numerous letters from users proving its efficacy and invites readers to view more in another column.
A Christmas snowball idea uses whalebone or wires filled with toys and bon-bons, wrapped in paper and white wadding. Small balls pelting family members on Christmas morning scatter gifts, or a large snowball rolls into the room during tree festivities. The old dress improver frames can be repurposed into snowball cores with cotton covers.
An old medical advertisement touts the Lion Malaria and Liver Pad with Body and Foot Plasters as a universal liver remedy. It promises absorption therapy to restore function, claims quick cures for stomach or liver disorders, and sells the combined treatment for one dollar with druggist sales.
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