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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1897
Page
7
A Christmas blizzard delays a through express to Starvation Junction. Hungry travelers face rotten lunch counter fare as a worn woman and boy, dressed in patched clothes, cling to dignity beside a stove. The scene hints at mercy and a belief that Reuben Bull winkle will reach Heaven.
A hungry mother and her boy at a railway lunch counter are aided by traveler Reuben Bullwinkle. He quietly buys meals for the pair, posing as Santa Claus, while avoiding recognition and credit. The act contrasts with a world seen as selfish and hungry.
A humorous reminiscence by Robert J. Burdette in the Ladies Home Journal about Christmas gifts once kept to fit a stocking. The piece recalls Noah’s Ark playthings, color coded animals, a red monkey, a drum box toy, and the practical lesson value of these simple holiday gifts.
Historians say Christmas customs were formalized by Pope Telesphorus who died around 138. The note cites church historians and links early Christian practice to ancient church authority.
A humorous exchange from Chicago Tribune humor page where Mia asks Benham-Tlenory what to get for Christmas. He replies he must economize this year, noting thrift as the measure of a cheap present. A Truth quotation about rubbed prices is referenced.
A peddler quotes suspender varieties to a doorbellimpaired lady who reveals she has no husband. The ad then touts Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming a constitutional cure with $100 reward for failure and testimonials, urging readers to consult F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo.
Percy Hardappe-True, and none but the wealthy get 'em. Up-to-Date.
Descriptive folder with five Alaska maps and routes to the gold fields offered by the Great Northern railway. Publication touted as the most complete of its kind. Instruction to send stamps to It. 1. Whitney at G P T A Great Northern, St Paul. Booklet Alaska Land of Gold and Glacier available for fifteen cents in stamps. Great Northern claims shortest line from St Paul to Seattle and Portland for Alaska outfitting.
A Washington Post quip argues no physician is truly great until new germ discoveries and transmission methods are made, highlighting the ideal of groundbreaking medical progress.
Grain-O is advertised as a coffee substitute made from pure grains with a rich mocha like color. It is marketed as safe for children and adults, easy on delicate stomachs, and priced 15¢ to 25¢ per package. Sold by grocers nationwide per the Atchison Globe.
An item notes the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway begins tourist sleepers on excursion routes between St Louis and Kansas City and South Texas Pointe with schedules starting December 7. Addresses for information include H F Werner, 35 Walnut St, Cincinnati Ohio.
Mr K Morris of Memphis says his wife survived seven years after doctors pronounced consumption. He credits Dr Ayer's Cherry Pectoral with curing her cough, restoring health, and now keeps it in the house for his family. The ad touts the remedy for pulmonary troubles and offers half size bottles at 50 cents with a free Curebook.
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