Wilson Family Christmas Party Teaches Shared Joy
The rich Wilsons host a large tableau filled party for neighborhood entertainers and five invited guests. Junior discovers delight in giving, while Mr. Wilson recalls childhood desires and the family rediscovers forgotten happiness. The night ends with a warm memory and a promise of future shared celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wilson
Wilson
Junior
Wilson House
Santa Claus
Madame Melba
Signor Caruso
Sir Harry Lauder
King Cole
Mr. Wilson
Photographs and Christmas Gift Told to Be True
A humorous note extols photographs as truthful guides to appearance and warns that a biased friend may praise a photo unjustly. It suggests taking a picture for Christmas and trusting the camera to withstand time, implying photos capture reality despite praise.
Myths and Folk Beliefs Surrounding Christmas Feasts
The article recounts peasant beliefs from France about Christmas bread lasting ten years, leaving bread on the table for Holy Mother, not baking between Christmas and the Circumcision, giving cattle after midnight mass for health, wheat seed wrapped in Christmas linens for a good harvest, and a cold bath on Christmas Day to avoid fever and toothache all year.
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France
Marshmallow Fudge from Stale Marshmallows
A simple two cup sugar and one cup milk fudge recipe uses one and a half squares grated chocolate and two tablespoons butter. Cook ten minutes then pour over broken marshmallows lined in a dish.
Contractor Gains 30 Lbs After Tanlac Treatment
William Magee a retired contractor from St. Louis says Tanlac restored his appetite and strength after two years of bladder trouble and weakness. He reports better sleep and energy and urges others to try Tanlac as a remedy.
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Taniac
William Magee
Lafayette Ave
St. Louis
Aspirin Ad Promotes Bayer Brand and Safe Use
An advertisement emphasizes buying Bayer Aspirin only with the Bayer name on packaging or tablets. It claims over twenty two years of safe use for various pains and lists tablet packages of twelve, twenty four, and one hundred. The ad notes Bayer is the trade mark for monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
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Bayer
Paih
Patn
Cascarets 10c Candy Laxative Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a 10 cent candy flavored laxative for relief from constipation and related symptoms. It claims the product is pleasant to taste for both adults and children and promises gentle, gripe-free relief.
Swain Ad Libs and Quips Darkly in Local Titters
A quirky collection of witty lines and banter features Swain and others in humorous exchanges. The snippets reference coal, eye strain remedies, an offhand warning about pocketed bottles, and a suggestive joke about firing a gun, all in a playful, casual tone.
Bond's Liver Pills Promote Clean System Claims
An old advertisement promotes Bond's Liver Pills as a cure for fevers headaches dizziness and colds by cleansing the liver and bowels with a mild daily dose. It promises waking refreshed and notes a price of 25 cents at all druggists.
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Bond
California Fig Syrup Promoted for Constipation Relief
An old advertisement extols California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for sick infants and children. It claims a teaspoon opens bowels within hours without cramps and urges mothers to ask for the genuine product with proper dosing and warnings against imitations.
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California
Breath of life and the world’s heart in balance
A reflective meditation on how life sustains itself by drawing in the world’s essence. The text links vitality to the breadth of experience and the openness of the heart to surrounding reality.
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Christopher G. Hazard
John Junior
Pearl Street
Balaam
Ntersmith
Manson
Carter
Enoch Morgas’s Sone Co
New York
Sans Sons Aetala
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