Bibbity Bob learns to share on Christmas morning
A stubborn boy Bibbity Bob pouts when a magic lantern is not offered. He meets a hungry Jimmy Jones, discovers Santa forgot him, and secretly shares his toys. He mails a note and a gold coin, making Jimmy and his mother smile as Bibbity Bob learns true happiness comes from giving.
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Bibbity Bob
Santa Claus
Kris Kringle
Grumble
Crosspatch
Bobby
Jones
Father
John
Jimmy Jones
Jimmy
Mrs. Jones
Kris
Smiling Island
Happy Fairies
Tin Plate Making Through History
Tin plates originated in Bohemia where hammered iron plates were coated with tin before 1400. England adopted the craft in 1605 from Saxony, France established its first tin plate factory in 1714, and the United States began commercial tin plate manufacture in Pittsburgh in 1872.
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Bohemia
England
Saxony
France
United States
Pittsburgh
Victor Records Gift Picks For Your Friends
5 000 Victor Records to choose from for gifts. M J Soukup presents a selection of titles and labels in a ready to browse assortment. Customers can find popular genres and artists across the catalog for holiday gift ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor
M. J, Soukup
Envelope 42 Years Old Hidden Money Found in Davenport Vault
An envelope aged forty two years was found in a Davenport federal building vault by night mail distributor Ohde. The yellowed envelope contained 340 in currency and 3000 in checks dated 1873 and 1869 respectively. The envelope was part of a government safe purchased in Peoria and moved through fires and relocations. Local authorities believe the funds belong to a former Peoria resident and the case involves a long forgotten private ownership claim.
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Federal
Davenport
United States
Peoria
Tfl
Ohde
The Faithful Servant
Goerlich, a Franklin Bank teller, employs a new maid who urges him to take sleeping powder. He had rested after medical advice but the maid shakes him awake at eight, demanding he wake and take the medicine.
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Elix FE
Goerlich
Franklin Bank
Mr. Goerlich
Sheppard's Plaid Origins Traced to 1851 Exhibit
The article clarifies that Sheppard's plaid stems from founder Sheppard, commonly misnamed shepherd's plaid. It notes Sheppard first introduced the fabric and showcased the invention at the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, with widespread misattribution to a pastoral figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheppard
London
Pilgrims at Mecca Embrace Laughter as Devotion
A humorous note describes Mecca worshippers treating laughter as essential to faith and appealing to the Prophet to lift sadness from believers.
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Mecca
The First Perfumes Origin Story
The term perfume derives from Latin meaning from smoke. Early perfumes were created by burning aromatic woods and gums to scent the air, revealing how initial fragrances arose from combusted resins.
Christmas In the Home Shows Spirit Of Shared Readings
A personal essay recalls a Christmas tradition of reading Dickens Christmas Carol aloud by a fireplace. The writer describes families reading the Nativity from Luke and finishing the tale by Christmas Eve, fostering genuine holiday spirit.
Ingenious noosetrap sales pitch in Washington
A Washington inventor demonstrates a noosetrap using two live mice to show a self resetting design. The mice navigate a cheese lure, trigger a trap, fall into a sawdust nest, and the mechanism resets to trap more mice. He touts similar larger traps for rats and usually makes a sale at Miller's.
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Washington
King Credited With Violin Invention And Cremona Legacy
The article traces the violin's origins to Ravana of Ceylon and the ravanastron, links the fythel to the word fiddle, and notes the first modern violin in the 15th or 16th century. It highlights Gaspard de Sale as early maker, Andrea Amati founding Cremona school, and Antonio Stradivari's golden period from 1700 to 1720.
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Ravana
Ceylon
Great Britain
Gaspard de Sale
Lombardy
Italy
Bresica
Cremona
Andrea Amati
Antonio Stradivari
Laughter aids digestion and tablets offered
An advertisement urges laughter as healthful and promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a stronger aid for indigestion. The copy notes the tablets cost a quarter and are sold at Engbretson's Pharmacy.
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Engbretson
Ady
Quail Protect Farmers Says Col Shields In Chicago
Colonel G O Shields president of the League of American Sportsmen told the Chicago Daughters of the Revolution that hunting quail costs U S farmers nearly 100 million dollars yearly. He cited pests like chinch bugs and Hessian flies and warned that 10 million shotguns enable boys to kill the birds harming agriculture.
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G. O. Shields
League of American Sportsmen
United States
Colonel Shields
Chicago
Daughters of the Revolution
Ohio
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Not Stingy
A quoted exchange suggests a father, Mr. Tite, funds his son's college expenses with two or three dollars monthly, reflecting a modest or frugal approach to the son’s liberal education.
Trinity Church on Valuable Ground in New York
The land at the head of Wall Street where Trinity Church and cemetery stand covers 391 feet by 227 feet and is valued at 17 million dollars.
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Wall Street
New York
Trinity Church and Cemetery
Dean's Ointment Promoted For Skin Ailments
For itching skin troubles including eczema ralt rheum hives and scald head Dean's Ointment is highly recommended. Available at all stores for 50 cents a box.
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Dean
Better Complexion Demonstration with Gouraud's Oriental Dream
A sales notice invites women to try a free trial bottle of Gouraud's Oriental Dream. Shake apply two to three drops to one hand then compare with the other for a marked skin improvement. Send 10 cents to Ford T Hopkins Son for a trial size at 37 Great Jones Street New York.
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Gouraud
Ford
T. Hopkins & Son
Jones Street
New York City
Insurance agency seeks renewals and new business
The new agent announces taking over the Winneshiek County Farmers Mutual and Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance from the late C. O. Maltby. He invites renewals and new business, offering low cost, reliable coverage and asking interested parties to call.
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Winneshiek Co. Farmers’ Mutual
Iowa Mutual
C. O. Maltby
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Miller’s
King Credited With Violin
Shields
Trinity Church
J. C. Hexom & Son
W. D. Whitney
Reardon
Drag and Transfer Line
James Reardon
J. C. Beard
Decorah
Iowa
Lehigh
Portland
N. H. Adams
Citizens Savings Bank
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