Festa in Mexico Celebrates Nine Day Christmas Traditions
The article describes Mexican Christmas customs from las posadas to the breaking of the pinyata. It details nightly processions, the nativity rites, and a neighborly, class-blind sharing of food. It notes Christmas Eve mass, holiday booths, and festive street life with currency and crafts.
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Nellie Rust Jones
Mexico
Bethlehem
Nazareth
David
Joseph
the Holy Mother
Alameda
Rumor Sparks Crowds at Public Library
A crowd gathers around the public library as townsfolk speculate about a business man reading a book of poems inside. A librarian is contacted to confirm what happened.
Patient pleads for doctor as nurse says unavailable
A small boy pleads for a doctor to visit his mother while a servant notes the doctor is out. The boy asserts they recently dealt with the house, claiming they had a baby there last week, highlighting a local hospital or clinic connection.
Not to be Influenced by a Stork Tale
A dialoged cartoon caption notes a child and father exchange about a stork delivering a sister and a quip about car repair charges. The format mirrors translated Tales from Fliegende Blatter humor with a bookkeeper asking how to bill for repairs.
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Otto
Papa
The Consolation of Prophecy Fortune Teller Joke
A brief humorous exchange where a fortune teller hints the speaker will be poor until age thirty five and the Impecunious Poet asks what comes after. The teller replies you will get used to it.
True Enough Life Quote Refers to World View
A brief quotation attributed to Life magazine notes that many people lack awareness of their own living conditions. The line underscores social commentary on self understanding and global awareness.
Mrs Mary A Baird Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Mary A. Baird died Tuesday morning at her son Frank C. Baird's home east of the city after six years of paralysis and six strokes. Funeral services were held Thursday at the home with Rev. W. B. McMillan officiating and burial in Riverside cemetery. Born in Montgomery county Pennsylvania nearly 84 years ago, she lived in Indiana since 1854, chiefly in Williamsport and five miles east of the city in recent decades. Survived by her son Frank C. and by brothers Wm Hawkins and Frank Hawkins and sister Lydia Hawkins.
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Mary A. Baird
Frank C. Baird
W. B. McMillan
Riverside Cemetery
Williamsport
Baird
Frank C
Wm. Hawkins
Willow Grove
Frank Hawkins
Philadelphia
Lydia Hawkins
Truth Is Not Rubber Says Youth's Companion
The piece argues truth cannot be stretched and urges counting a hundred to measure trouble rather than counting to ten. It cautions that repentance appears in many lives and warns against tolerating insincerity. A good neighbor is defined by living well.
Chautauquas Expand As Indiana Towns Plan Series
Waynetown signed a $900 chautauqua course with Lincoln Chautauqua association that also presented an event at Veedersburg and plans for next year. Central Chautauqua association based in Indianapolis is pursuing Williamsport for a five day program with a likely contract. Lawrence Oliver recovers after surgery at St Elizabeth hospital in Lafayette.
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Waynetown
Lincoln Chautauqua Association
Veedersburg
Central Chautauqua Association
Indianapolis
Williamsport
Aitho
Lawrence Oliver
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lafayette
The War Game Attracts Spring Militia Spectators
A spring militia drill draws many women to watch a mock war. A captain orders a private to surrender after a thorn injury. The private claims he is technically wounded but cannot exit the bush. In a separate exchange, a voter praises a man as a friend of the plain people for hiring brass bands and giving free entertainment.
Quite the Reverse But Wife Cooks Her Own Way
A humorous exchange features Parks and Marks debating home cooking costs. Parks notes dyspepsia specialists are more expensive than cooks, implying wife cooks at home save money.
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Parks
Retirement Rationale From Business Leader
A dialogue reflects a veteran tycoon explaining retirement. He says profits fund lawyers to keep him out of jail, making continued business efforts unworthwhile. The exchange underscores legal pressures in modern commerce and a pivot away from active leadership.
Single Minded in a Bachelor’s Mental Work
A brief dialogue notes that Smith, though a bachelor, pursues many mental tasks. The speaker contrasts bachelorhood with focus, claiming that being single makes him single minded in his work. The exchange highlights curiosity about how personal life relates to intellectual output.
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Smith
Pitcher Compared To Bush Leaguers In Banter
Algy notes the center fielder who throws the ball is the pitcher. The Girl agrees and quips his motion recalls an old cow kicking at a fly, suggesting a lower league style.
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Algy
Christmas Gift Items Display On First Floor
Shoppers view a first floor display of Christmas gifts including cut glass china manicure sets combs and brushes shaving and smoking sets glove boxes and jewelry items with prices ranging from 25 to 61.50 in a busy retail scene.
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Schwartz
China
Children’s Furs
Haviland
Closeout Bargains on Furs and Cloaks
A local retailer advertises deep discounts to clear remaining fur and cloak stock. It highlights unseasonable warm weather as a motivator and claims to take a loss to move inventory while inviting shoppers to buy for mothers and wives.
Entire Second Floor Devoted to Toys
Attica store Schwartz's showcases largest toy stock yet for Christmas 1913 with wide variety and reasonable prices. Shoppers urged to visit early, as selections include beds blackboards trunks magic lanterns pianos guns animals paints drums balls toy dishes friction and mechanical toys priced from 10 to 150 cents.
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Schwartz's
Schwartz’s
Attica
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