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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1900
Page
8
A mother describes a plump little child wasting away with dimples fading to hollows. She alleges the child is not gaining fat from food and urges Scots Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as the life saving fat to restore color and comfort.
The narrator recalls a Christmas visit to Uncle David's farm blending rural bustle with family warmth. Cousins Frank and Jim, Aunt Harriet, and many relatives greet guests as sleigh bells ring and snow forts rise. A large dinner follows amid jovial chaos, while the farm’s ordinary year‑round routines yield to festive abundance and shared joy. Kenneth Gilmer signs off with the sense that unmistakable Christmas marks were left behind.
A Philadelphia Press feature recalls Benjamin Franklin’s habit of keeping a tin box of penny cakes in the Pennsylvania Hospital pharmacy. The box, heavily battered, still sits on a shelf as resident physicians and nurses help themselves to a cake, refilled by the hospital steward when depleted, linking colonial lore to a modern medical institution.
A compact collection of brief anecdotes starting with a Lincoln era parable about doing it easy if you must, followed by a joke about a cook Evangeline in a wealthy household and a witty Irish quip from Archbishop Whately regarding a street crossing sweeper and Father Malony.
A landlord demands over due rent from a tenant in a tense exchange. The tenant insists he would rather stay at the current rate than face eviction, offering no immediate payment. The dialogue hints at financial strain and a potential eviction threat without resolving the debt.
The Indianapolis Journal quotes a dialogue about returning favors and reciprocity, arguing a man should ask for favors upfront before gratitude fades. It contrasts a young man’s view with a mother’s friendship, claiming a day of sickness reveals true loyalties more than 17 proverb books.
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