Tradition of Hanging Stockings on Christmas Eve
A folkloric tale explains how children shifted from placing large vessels for gifts to hanging stockings by the hearth. St Nicholas, guided by a Christmas fairy, sees selfish greed fade as children adopt stockings, restoring the spirit of Christmas and giving the sleigh driver rest and joy.
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Local Notables Attend Madison Meeting and Notable Birthdays
Gaff Mr and Mrs Lane and Mrs Sherd Copeland did business in Madison Monday. Murray Jackson Rexville suffered a severe spell but is improving. Mrs Henry Hafft learned of her nephew's death in Batesville. Fifty five neighbors brought baskets for Mrs Sherd Copeland's birthday last Sunday and she received gifts. Family attended Elmer Heidt's funeral in Batesville Sunday. Mrs Williams visited Saturday with Mrs Freddie Williams. Rexville’s Mrs Higbie stayed with Mrs Will Wright who is recovering from illness.
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Sherd Copeland
Madison
Murray Jackson
Rexville
Henry Hafft
Batesville
Ferguson
Madson
Everett
Fred
Richard Hafft
Elmer Heidt
Williams
Freddie Williams
Higbie
Will Wright
Community Visitors and Family Gatherings around Perseverance
OSGOOD R R No 1 Mrs Henry Graue spent Wednesday with Mrs John Finke. John Finke and wife and Clarence Finke and wife visited Fred Nordloh and wife at Perseverance. Mrs Mary Strather of Otter Creek stayed with her brother George Ferather and wife Wednesday. Emma daughter of Hiram Whisman and wife ill with pneumonia. Howard Dean and wife and George Rimstidt were Sunday guests of William Dean and wife. Finke and wife spent Sunday evening with Herman Harlemert and wife.
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John Finke
Clarence Finke
Fred Nordloh
Perseverance
Mary Strather
Otter Creek
George Ferather
Emma
Hiram Whisman
Howard Dean
George Rimstidt
William Dean
Herman Harlemert
Mrs. Laura M Hoyt praises Chamberlain's Tablets
Mrs. Laura M Hoyt of Rockport New York writes she has frequently used Chamberlain's Tablets for headaches and bilious attacks over the past three years and is glad to speak a word in praise of them.
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