Christmas Day in America and the Pay as You Go Gift Plan
The piece reflects on Christmas culture, critiques excess and debt, and praises the Pay-as-You-Go approach. It notes postwar generosity, postman workload, and social honors while urging restraint, family focus, and goodwill. It cites health for children, dangers of overindulgence, and the meaning of Christmas beyond materialism.
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Tom, Dick and
Harriet
John Dickinson Sherman
America
Banquet tale and court jests at Madison affair
P D Q Balthasar Meyer of the interstate commerce commission regales a Madison banquet with a railroad story. A suspect in a hog-stenting case is asked about time at the P D Q station and replies he was waiting for the 10 20 a m express.
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P. D.Q. Balthasar H. Meyer
Interstate Commerce Commission
Madison
P D. Q
Green's August Flower Remedy Ad
Green's August Flower offers relief for nervous dyspepsia sour stomach constipation indigestion torpid liver dizziness and related digestive issues. The product claims fifty eight years of use in millions of households worldwide and is sold in 80 cent bottles.
With a Purpose The boy eats sweets as warned by father
A small boy justifies overindulgence by recalling his father’s lesson that excess causes heart issues from smoking or rowing. An ad follows praising Red Cross Ball Blue as the finest product of its kind, claiming every woman who uses it knows the truth.
London beach show crowns giant and tiny hounds
A large crowd at a London beach event last October watched a St Bernard weigh 187 pounds the heaviest in the show while a Papillon at 2 5 pounds was the lightest.
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London
Bernard
Pappilion
Cuticura Advertises Pimply Face Remedies
Ad promotes Cuticura products to remove pimples and blackheads using Cuticura Ointment, with five minute wash using Cuticura Soap and hot water. It urges daily use to maintain clear skin and includes Cuticura Talcum in the routine.
Salesmanship Sell Your Goods Not Your Customers
A compact adish line from London Answers urging vendors to focus on selling products rather than targeting buyers, emphasizing persuasive selling over customer pressure.
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London
Man's Inhumanity Brightens Lawyer Prospects
A pithy reflection notes that cruelty fuels demand for legal services as disputes, injuries, and lawsuits rise. The author suggests the justice system sustains lawyers through contentious affairs and societal strife.
Dream briefly lingers as rat attack in dream case
The Indianapolis Star reports a Southside woman dreamed a rat bit her feet then her dream woke to a rat frisking her neck. She screamed and a small mouse scurried from her outstretched arm to the floor, illustrating a dream's fleeting duration.
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Indianapolis Star
Dog Ownership Warning from Gap Johnson in Rumpus Ridge
A Kansas City Star item quotes Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge declining more dogs after a tender from an acquaintance. He explains he already has seven and fears his wife will burn the house and banish him if more dogs arrive to be fed and housed.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City
Forest Fire Losses Reported by Lumber Association
The National Lumber Manufacturers Association estimates season forest fire losses in California Oregon Washington Montana and Idaho totaling 4 250 000. Of this 3 000 000 is loss of standing timber in national parks and forests 500 000 damage to privately owned standing timber and an equal sum for logs and logging equipment 250 000 in losses to settlers and community property.
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National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
California
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Idaho
National Parks and Forests
Twin Sisters Martha and Elizabeth Theakstone Die in England
Martha and Elizabeth Theakstone, twin sisters, died on the same day after living together for 92 years in England. The sisters shared a long life and close bond, passing away peacefully within hours of each other.
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Martha
Elizabeth Theakstone
England
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