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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
6
A column of wry notes and quips from Francesville detailing outbreaks of humor about crime in Chicago, music by the pound in Toronto, loops of puns on politics, and observant reflections on society. It surveys grand ducal death, universal language, and urban life with satirical strokes.
The article notes rising costs for Christmas trees due to forest fires limiting supply. It details regional effects including Shelbyville’s flu outbreak and numerous local items such as court cases and agricultural news, highlighting a broad snapshot of Indiana life and concerns.
A nostalgic Christmas card features Santa delivering gifts to children who welcome him with joy and a grand tree. The tale follows Santa’s amused surprise as kids present fur coats, bells, kittens, and books, ending with warm thanks and plans for a next visit. The page also shares verses about Santa from Gladys Hyatt Sinclair and reflections on Christmas in country places from Life and the Boston Post.
News items cover a New Yorker Edison like piano feat at Lafayette where H Waterbury played nonstop for twenty seven hours and fifteen minutes until exhaustion. Other items note burglaries at Logansport, Purdue University enrollments and a grave digging accident. Additional briefs report near drownings saved by human chain, a store fire fatality in Tipton, rapid divorce in Bedford, a manslaughter not guilty verdict in Rising Sun, and political cautions for candidate Gauss amid health concerns.
On Christmas Day the Limited-twenty express and a hearse waited as a man in grief faced a delayed train bringing a good man home to rest. Express drivers shared hardship tales until singing hymns united mourners and undertaker in a quiet Christmas service at the station.
A boy plans to outsmart St Nicholas by delaying gifts for his sister Sue. His parents reveal they intervened with Santa to provide useful presents for Sue while Johnny receives nothing. The story ends with the parents presenting Johnny’s gifts to both children.
A dialogue reveals a pursuer teased for threatening to cast himself into the sea if Miss Tipkins refused him. Miss Tipkins wed another man three months earlier, and the suitor laments the difficulty of finding the deepest part of the sea to carry out his threat.
Doctor asks if champagne and oysters were provided as ordered. The patient’s wife replies she could not afford that and instead gave ginger beer and whelks. A London Telegraph notation appears.
Paris fashion hints present patterns for infants and children with fabrics like cashmere challis flannel and albatross. Items include infants shirts caps one-piece sacks dolls dresses and bonnets in several sizes and styles with materials and construction notes.
Fashion Editor in Indianapolis offers a collar and cuff set to be embroidered on lining silk satin or messaline. Describes it as exceptionally pretty and includes an invitation to send 10 cents with Paris Pattern No. Size, Name, Address.
A Senate restaurant tale says Senator Tillman shared a corned beef hash recipe that became famous across Congress. Waiters repeatedly brought the same order, prompting a witty outburst about Tillman potentially founder himself from the head waiter.
A Trevorton Pennsylvania item notes an unusual barter proposal offering six months of the paper in exchange for a large owl. The reply is not provided and the editor says no answer is refused while seeking an owl trade.
A father mocks his son for falling from a ride, asking if he cried like a baby. The boy replies he did not cry and notes the father would have said the same word. The exchange is attributed to Punch.
The New York Sun records a Sunday School tale where a boy describes the miracle as the fish growing as large as the men who caught them, framing a child's recount of biblical events.
A Philadelphia Ledger remark notes business slowed after a beating but the hunting season revived activity. The Fool-killer observes many thin ice opportunities for skating, implying cautious prospects yet ongoing risk and opportunism in the market.
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