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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1924
Page
6
Mr and Mrs Brown vow a simple Christmas but gifts arrive anyway. A velvet robe, slippers, and cigars delight him, while pearls spark joy for her. A messenger with flowers and candy seals the seasonal love, proving you cannot have Christmas without gifts and surprises.
In a town defined by a stingy banker nicknamed Stony Face, Chisholm refused aid to the prosperous while distributing charity unseen. Andy Searles receives a thousand dollars to secretly help those most in need as the banker grapples with his image and restraint.
A compact pincushion idea uses a small box filled with steel wool to keep pins and needles bright. The box is sealed with ribbon and keeps pins from bending, a practical craft tip from a late issue.
Fred Kloppfer visited the Walter family Thursday evening. Hosea Tong of Mr. Blanchard visited with the Tong and Walter families. Walter family hosted Sunday afternoon calls. Orville Wohlgamuth and family and Stan Walters hosted Sunday dinner. Ernest Beck and Wickiser visited Findlay Saturday. Logan Wohlgamuth and Cord Wohlgamuth visited Findlay Saturday. Chas Robison Earl Hunter and families with Wesley Wonder shared Sunday dinner with Clem Wentz and family. L A Beck and daughter from Vanlue also joined the dinner guests.
A revised list offers flavors of stones for different folks from Yellow stone for the tourist to Blarney and grindstone for others. The Silent Partner suggests sending Carey Times as a Christmas gift to friends and relatives who have moved away with fifty three reminders of friendship for $2.
Fifteen years ago Adam Frederick bought Beck and Milroy hardware. Mrs Jack Updergraff and daughter Bessie plan Christmas in Ada. Miss Harriet and Florence O Brien attend a ladies seminary in Monroe Michigan. Wilford Osborn of Sycamore, a baseball figure, recently married Cora Shaffer of Sycamore. Cushions make practical, elegant gifts in black satin or sateen with ribbon and bows. Mr and Mrs L Wallace of Marion visit at Mrs A Straw’s home. Mrs Wesley Hendricks 43 of Van Wert died of tuberculosis. Mrs Gordon Hickle of this city is a daughter. W F Fosty travels to Harrington Delaware for winter visiting sister Mrs F A Fargo. Mrs Edward Mackley of Delaware visited her Parents Mr and Mrs Robert Turnbull. Alf Bland’s 33rd birthday surprise near Carey. Foreign Missionary society of ME church files exceptions to partial estate account of Catharine Steelsmith. Miss Lucy Robison and Horace Wells of Fremont Ind were married near town by Rev Robison.
In Other Days Twenty-five Years Ago Carey markets list prices for wheat corn oats butter eggs and clover seed. Obituaries mention Mrs Frances Myers died in Baden Germany born 1836 and married Theodore Myers with 12 children born. Henry P Brown dies after illness. family survivors listed.
Sheldon Kloepfer brought to this Office last Saturday a freak of nature in the shape of an ear of corn. There is one well developed ear. Though rather short, and shooting out from it are six smaller ears all filled with ripened, well developed grains.
The United States may be gridiron ed with abandoned canals but the Panama Canal remains a profitable asset. In 1923 it netted over 1800,000 with ship tonnage up by more than 38 percent, despite opposition and rail competition. The Philadelphia Bulletin notes the canal's strong performance and hints at potential future waterways joining the Atlantic and Pacific.
A Chicago News quip recalls a drowning rescue in which a young man saves a father’s daughter and the grateful father vows thanks. The lifesaver responds that he is already married, ending the tale with a humorous twist about his commitment.
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