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Newspaper
Blue Island Sun
Location
Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
11
Telephone numbers 23 and 105 list Emil Schmitt Druggist at 237 Western Ave n.e. grocer items. F G Diefenbach staple and fancy grocer sells creamery butter tea and coffee. Fred C Pippert at 103 Western Ave merchant tailor haberdasher offers made to order at lowest prices.
Stomach liver and kidney troubles, weak nerves, lame back and female ills disappear with Electric Bitters. Eliza Pool of Depew Oklahoma reports recovery from sickness and suffering. The remedy is said to help thousands and is guaranteed. Bottles 50c and 1.00, recommended by local physicians.
National Theatre presents Paul Armstrong play The Escape highlighting eugenics themes in slum life. Rowland and Clifford produce with a specially selected company, drawing nightly large audiences and strong discussion among players and readers alike.
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe cough remedy for children with colds and coughs. It claims no opiates or stomach upset, easing stuffy noses wheezy breathing and croup, and promoting restful sleep. Dare & Stadle promote increasing yearly sales.
Pia The Grand Theatre will give away four fine and valuable presents on December 24. Save your coupons.
Choice building lots offered with ten dollar down and five hundred dollars per month. Also note Blue Island Lodge No. 1235 Moose hosts its first annual dance on Saturday evening December 13, 1913 at Saenger hall with Moose orchestra.
A P Spires, noted as a first class plumber, opens a shop and invites orders. Leave work details at 482 Western Ave or call phone 31 to arrange service.
A man recalls his Christmas gift ideas over weeks of hints to his wife. He asks for an umbrella a few books cuff buttons and cigars but ends up receiving a neatly worked sofa pillow from a closet where his gift lay ready awaiting Christmas morning.
A humorous exchange about Santa and marriage contrasts with a wry quote on love. The cartoonish dialogue features a child’s joke about Santa’s marital status and a boy named Mickey revealing his empty stocking. Aikin’s line adds a philosophical note on rivalries and heartbreak.
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