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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1925
Page
7
Jack Dempsey at a Los Angeles dinner criticizes ultra short fights as a bitter disappointment. He recalls a man who paid ten dollars for a ticket and paid twenty to exit the hall after a 40 second bout. The anecdote highlights brutal boxing scenes and spectator reactions.
A reflective piece traces Christmas observance from pagan midwinter rites to a religious festival, noting medieval shifts, English Puritan bans, and the Dutch and Virginia traditions. It surveys customs such as stagecoaches, Santa myths, gift giving, and the rise of Christmas clubs, plus modern postal costs, the surge in spending, and calls for living or forested Christmas trees.
Jersey City man Mr Frank Trumbull writes that he improved his appetite after reading about another user of Carter's Little Liver Pills He says the product helped him and endorses it with enthusiasm for sale by all retailers.
Pianist Ignacy Paderewski values billiards as rare mental rest after piano and politics. He regards the game as a break that clears the mind and refreshes his thoughts.
A wry reflection contrasts a finger in the pie with foot in it as a reminder that generosity is blamed for poverty. The speaker casts the average man blaming wealth on liberality, using light social satire.
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