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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
12
A store pitches its men’s gift area as the ideal source for holiday presents with a wide range from 25c to 25 dollars. It emphasizes buying in a men’s shop and selecting new fashionable items, offering exchange if the gift isn’t satisfactory.
A local store advertises sweaters coats mufflers caps hats and shirts with prices ranging from 75 cents to 4 dollars and 50 cents. The sale highlights several garment types including sweaters coats mufflers caps hats and shirts at reduced figures.
The item lists subscription pitches from John M Stoke Lucas Iowa offering best prices on newspapers and magazines for 1909. It also advertises 15 Duroc Jersey pigs for sale sired by Crimson Wonder Again from Savannah Belle Chief Daisy's Advance and Iowa Commodore. Additional notices include free subscriptions to Successful Farming with Patriot, organ cleaning and repair services, vocal or instrumental lessons, and Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy endorsed by J D Beaman.
Mrs M McRaney of Prentiss Mississippi says three months bedridden with kidney and bladder trouble found relief after using Foley's Kidney Remedy. She reports feeling like a new person after two bottles and urges other women to try it, as stated by pharmacist J D Beaman.
Two story house on Main street two blocks north of the public square in Chariton Iowa. The home has three rooms and a kitchen on the first floor and four sleeping rooms on the second floor all in good condition. Call or write to the Patriot Office Chariton Iowa. 8 6 tf.
A B Gookin and Company advertise prompt access to substantial funds for farm loans, promising ready money and quick approval for agricultural financing.
A vegetarian zeal grips Frank Framely and family, replacing turkey with mock fare. Mrs Framely pleads for a real Christmas bird as tensions rise, but Framely defends meatless reform. The grandmother resists mock meals, prompting a sudden family trip to a restaurant for traditional dinner.
A note on Christmas Eve folklore states that between 11 and 12 o clock water could turn into wine and that a lamp or candle should not be allowed to burn out on Christmas.
Somber Christmas unfolds in the Framely home as a mock turkey and mince pies appear. Frictions arise with Frank junior's outburst and Nellie seeking her grandmother's house for a proper feast amid clashes with Mrs.Colford. An elderly visit and superstitions color the holiday, while bold myths about Christmas linger.
A frustrated woman pleads to exchange Christmas gifts with her husband asking for lace handkerchiefs and silver hatpins as possible replacements. The clerk questions the request while noting the oddity of the situation in this dialogue styled exchange.
A fragment notes a discussion on popularity with a speaker saying they do not see what makes a young friend so very popular. The remark hints at social perception and personal relations, but lacks full context.
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