Santa Claus Kisses Aunt Lida in Motor Ride
In a pre Christmas scene a boy Teddy meets Santa Claus and tours the town in a motor carriage with Aunt Lida and Fletcher. As the night unfolds Fletcher seeks to confess feelings to Lida while Teddy's joy and wonder highlight the moment. The family awaits the elder's arrival.
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Fletcher
Teddy
Tim
Liga
Santa Claus
Geure
Lida
Aunt Lida
Boston Herald
Christmas Pie Prank Backfires On Teetotal Minister
In a family Christmas dinner tale from the New York Mail and Express, a group of relatives secretly laced a mince pie with brandy to see their teetotal minister Rev. Jeremiah Scroggins approve it. He praises the pie’s flavor and asks for another slice, stunning the crowd.
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Jeremiah Scroggins
Jeremiah
Mother
New York Mail and Express
Bear Up Gracefully And Pay It Forward
A reader advises grace in receiving gifts and repaying kindness later, not as a bargain. Notes ground oyster shell offered by Finke’s and Schmid & Son for Eddes Robe Tanning Co. Belated farmers lack happiness if corn stays in fields. John Cunningham from Volga visiting family. Mrs White from Decorah cares for daughter Mrs Kimball who is ill. Chicken breeders Cr Bachman sought for Sarz White Embden geese and White Plymouth Rock cockerels. A New York banker criticizes colleges as old fashioned for business prep. Iowa auditor reports higher bank deposits since August and last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finke’s
C. Theo. Schmid & Son
Eddes Robe Tanning Co
John Cunningham
Local Advertisements and Printing Offer
Public notice describes advertising rates at five cents a line for local column ads and states droppings and local ads run until ordered discontinued. It notes monthly payable accounts and promotes printing services with a wide assortment of material and superior style.
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Elgin
Anine
Wavarce
Sicessesee
Dance Christmas Night And New Drag Team Formed
Sam Greenley announces a dance Christmas night with a new drag team Rooms for rent near Finke's Drug Store. Community notices list local business visits, skating, school events and a large government employment figure. Death of Hon A B F Hildreth at Charles City aged nearly 94. Marriage of William Henry Vinton Jr and Lydia Elizabeth Martin at Methodist parsonage.
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Sam Greenley
Fred Schultz
Postville
John Falk
A. B. F. Hildreth
Charles City
Della Chapman
Dubuque
William Henry Vinton, Jr
Lydia Elizabeth Martin
L. A. Swisher
Fayette County
Scott's Emulsion Endorsed as Original for 35 Years
The ad touts Scott's Emulsion as the original and superior product after thirty five years, claiming many imitators cannot match its quality. It warns not to water it down to thin it and notes distribution by druggists and a promo for Sayings Bank and Childa Sketch Nook.
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Our Beautiful Sayings Bank
Childa Bketch- Nook
Scott & Bowne
Pear St
New York
Local Notices and Advertisements Highlight Community Life
Modoc Liniment and 15¢ gasoline at Finke's Drugs appear amid shop signs. The Christ Bros add a pop table. silk mufflers to view at Clothing Store. Christmas dance at Elgin Opera House Dec 25 with Carpenter's Orchestra. Oil production up, China eggs cheap, and bank crime talk in China. H. B. Gilson relocates to Cambridge for bank and post office plumbing. Iowa State College wins at International Live Stock Show in Chicago and judges contest. Willard announces Burlington will supply employees with typewriters.
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Finke
Christ Bros
Alaska
Elgin Opera House
Carpenter
America
United States
China
H. B. Gilson
Prosser
Cambridge
Alma
Chicago
Iowa State College
Iowa
A. C. Wilson
Rochester
Minn
Wander
Elgin
Arch Roberts
Ovlwein Register
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Susan Brown Robbins
Mrs. Safford
Metcher
THE
ECHO
Higin
North Eastern
W. Hughes
Capper’s
Berp’s
Henry Topp
West Union
Gus Boyer
Clermont
Dr. Hutchinson
Becker Bldg
Bouo
Plymouth Rock
Scott
Scott's
Bor Bale
ELGIN _ CLERMONT AND
Gunder
Sik
G. Gehring
Depot
Willard
Burlington Road
Burlington
Weibel
Northwestern
Fairbanks-Morse
H. T. Knudtson
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