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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1922
Page
6
A Pittsburgh Dispatch reflection on the season calls for the true Christmas spirit to spread beyond a yearly pause in self interest. It praises the festival as a childlike transformation that renews joy and love in all ages, citing a biblical line about becoming as children to enter the kingdom of heaven.
The article recalls the once fashionable peacock pie served at Christmas with ceremonious displays, including live-looking garnishes and vows over it. It links the dish to notions of immortality and rebirth, noting modern views on the peacock as a symbol of vanity.
Old beliefs link Christmas Day birth to prophecy and future careers. French peasants credit Christmas Day babies with prophecy, Silesia ties to lawyer or thief, Vosges birth on Christmas Eve grants gab, Christmas Day births to wit and virtue, a 1915 will left five pounds to each child born on December 25 in the testator’s hometown.
In a dialogue between a grey bearded philosopher and a young man the holiday mood yields somber reflections. The exchange centers on the sorrow tied to a marriage funded by installments on a diamond ring given by the donor at Christmas.
The excerpt cites a Rirhwickian style noting crisp and frosty air with fine dry bracing coldness. It imagines a clear day that could prompt two elderly men in a lonely field to remove their coats and play leapfrog in lighthearted merriment.
The Faith Healer starring Milton Sills and Ann Forrest opens at the Strand Theatre next Monday and Tuesday. The production, written by the late William Vaughn Moody, centers on choosing a sacred mission over personal happiness, with a noted cast including Fontaine Le Rue Vroom and Adolph Menjou.
A reader expresses gratitude to friends in Carey Ohio for hospital support and shared meals in Toledo. Also, Mt Blanchard Journal reports the $96,000 five percent school bonds awarded to Detroit Trust Co and lists local depositories Citizens Bank Mt Blanchard and American National Bank Findlay as the fund custodians with spring construction set to begin.
A collapse on the new road in front of Charles Fox's residence required 19 tons of stone to fill the hole after the road was completed.
Seasonal shoppers at Kurtzs' are stocking up on winter coats with roaring discounts as the store promotes reduced prices and special deals aimed at helping families prepare for colder weather. Local shoppers report finding affordable options across a range of styles and sizes.
County commissioners adjourn the final hearing on the Phelps ditch to December 20 and the Whistler Seneca-Wyan ditch to December 28. Obituaries note Thomas Kear of Wharton died of heart failure. Mrs. Edward M. Clinger died of Brights disease at 44 years. Mrs. Jacob Wilmes of Upper Sandusky died of heart disease after a half hour illness. Five male prisoners remain in the county jail and Mary Kimmel was released from jail on suspended sentence.
Columbus trip brings Kraus and two fellow auditors elect together at a round table discussion of office procedures. Mrs O F Justus dies at 68 after two years of illness. In Coppier v Coppier the court grants divorce to the plaintiff and assigns property and costs. Upper Sandusky looks to chamber of commerce and Kiwanis for youth recreation facilities to boost community life.
David Kirk Sr died Monday morning at his Findlay home aged nearly 75. Born May 6 1848 at Grouch Hall Dunfermline Scotland he came to Findlay in 1877 and founded the Eagle Roller Mills. He later started a wholesale grocery business David Kirk Sons & Company and served as a First National Bank director. He also operated a cracker factory later absorbed by National Biscuit Company of which he was a stockholder.
Mrs. L. D. Trubey hosted the W. C. T. U. on Friday afternoon with devotionals led by the hostess and prayer led by Mrs. Elmer Wonder. Mrs. W. G. Bradley read a report from the Philadelphia national convention and a Christmas treat for infirmary inmates was planned. The next meeting is the second Friday in January.
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