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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1909
Page
5
The piece advises restraint in giving bric a brac or pictures as gifts. It notes the strain on affections when recipients must display items they dislike. It argues books can be tucked away, but an ugly vase lingers and may provoke strong rejection.
To let a six room tenement with town water and garden. E. H. Hosmer, Fletcher road, Bedford, offers perfumes soaps brushes combs and toilet requisites plus hot water bottles and Christmas gift boxes of cigars and pipes. C W Blake Co pharmacists Bedford advertise classy goods at consistent prices.
A Christmas gift suggestion urges buying name or visiting cards from H. P. N. Dahl's jewelry store. It notes samples of their work are on display and invites customers to visit.
A Buffalo Express column urges practical Christmas giving. It warns against expensive, thoughtless presents and stresses simple tokens, shared kindness, and avoiding personal self focus. It highlights avoiding burdensome spends and remembers Bob Cratchits and Tiny Tims.
A nostalgic verse titled Paradise of the Pacific celebrates a Hawaiian Christmas with tropical cheer. It imagines warm winds and festive wishes for loved ones near and far, invoking joy and peace for all during the season.
The piece urges parents to withhold from teaching children that Santa is an impostor and instead let them ponder how a stout visitor with a pack could enter a steam heated home through the chimney. It extols imagination as valuable and notes that experience is costly and not easily sold.
A Chinese proverb notes limits of capacity and effort. It compares a small lug to contain a large thing and a short rope to draw water from a deep well, illustrating restraint and practical bounds.
The New Amstel account details Warner’s meticulous effort writing Mrs Youmans obituary. He labored from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., revised proofs multiple times, and even suggested changing a final sentence to avoid a slovenly tribute delaying publication by two hours.
A review of famous French dramatists on opening nights shows nerves and antics. Sardou Dumas fils Lamartine and others react diversely from quiet study to noisy protests and sudden illnesses amid crowded performances. Also quirky anecdotes from London papers about sea calm and a punctured python tale.
A prominent man invited to an entertainment is asked to toast without preparation. He improvises with a playful line praising a chain of toasts and toasters, turning a social moment into a humorous quip.
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