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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1925
Page
2
The Clare store promotes its annual Christmas display with toys and gifts for every family member. This long standing custom, now in its thirty second year, invites shoppers to explore a full toy selection and a wide range of goods for the season.
A toy shop highlights a full line of talking and walking dolls, baby dolls, a doll with nice hair that can sleep and understand, and Teddy bears to amuse children. Santa has left gifts for the kiddies.
The scene describes Toyland filled with tables, chairs, kitty-cars, banks, doll carriages, games, animals, winding toys, balls, play-houses, stores, teddy bears, mechanical toys, trains, blocks, miniature houses, talking dolls and even Santa Himself. The invitation invites all the children to come and see Toyland.
A New York display highlights fancy cut glass and hand painted dishes with water sets, sugar and creamer sets, sherbets, goblets, vases, sandwich trays, bread and butter sets, cheese trays, and complete Ivory Goods lines in colors for toilet and military sets. Pyrex dishes in many descriptions offered as Christmas gifts. Consider a complete Pyrex set for your wife this Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hartman and their little daughter visited Norman Myers and Kenneth Roller Sunday afternoon. Earl Funke also called on them. Mrs. Shull is improving at her parental home. Arthur Lower and Geo Langworthy and the Brown family welcomed a little daughter to their circle. Church services at the hall Sunday evening were sparsely attended due to bad weather but those who came enjoyed it. Services next Sunday evening at 7:30. Everyone is welcome.
Community updates reveal Herman Davis ill with shingles while Helen Tanner returns to activity after illness. Lyle Burgess shows off a new Lincoln car. Residents attended a Weidman sale last Saturday. The Case school plans a Christmas program. Ali Jarman visited Pearl Sloan near Barryton and Hugh Graham at Barryton. Richards Fields and wife returned from Flint after months away. Frank Schaffer threshes beans for Wm. Tanner last week.
Weather disruptions dampen news but revival services proceed with Rev. Hull and Rev. Jordan preaching in Saturday and Sunday sessions. Rev. Mrs Jorden praised as a wonderful speaker drawing attendees. Visitors include P A Fuller and Mr Mrs Lawson family from Mt Pleasant.
Pastor W S Teeter conducts Sunday School at 10 00 and preaching at 11 00 with all welcome. Mr and Mrs Bert Scott visited Ionia last week. J Martin returned from Flint. Geo Scoott couple in Clare last Thursday. Freta Scott left for Midland. Peter A Oman and wife welcomed baby girl Carrie Louise Thursday night. Mother and baby doing fine. Mrs Geo Syer Wylda Boucher and Wm Mahan visited Finch family Sunday. Mrs Schermerhorn and grandson Edwin Watkins visiting relatives in Flint and Detroit. Mary Oman returned from Saginaw and Lewis Oman returned from hunting the north with a deer. Ed Stanley and Pearl Try visited Sunday evening.
Eagle Glen Poets announce the birth of a nine pound girl December 8 named Virginia Anne. Congratulations extend to Rev. and Mrs. Bates and Miss Elizabeth Allen who visited with Mr. and Mrs. Court Runyan. Several local families hosted weekend guests and travels included trips to Lansing and Flint.
Several residents journeyed near and far for family, business, and leisure. Names include Kelly Morgan of Owosso at the Silover home with rabbits, Mrs H Davis visiting Toledo for her mother’s illness, and many others from Ashley Vernon Farwell and Mt. Pleasant visiting relatives or returning home with purchases and updates.
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