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Newspaper
Golden Valley Chronicle
Location
Beach, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1910
Page
6
Taizs of the Town report the marriage of W. H. Watson and Ruth Darrow of Carlyle, performed by Judge Heath in the State Line Hotel dining room. Watson, a prominent farmer, and Darrow are well known locally, with best wishes from the Carlyle area.
A notice states the board of county commissioners of Billings county will receive bids at the county auditor’s office in the courthouse at Medora until January 2, 1911. Bonds are sought to furnish bonis for county officers including treasurer 30000 dollars auditor 5000 sheriff 2000 register of deeds 5000 states attorney 2000 clerk of court 5000 county judge 2000 counties of schools 500 dollars.
A Victorian report describes festive kissing customs in Mantes and London shops. Women kiss the mayor after Christmas dinners and male staff face bets, dismissals, or mistletoe bans for inappropriate conduct. In Lancashire mills, female workers tip with kisses for a shilling, with threats of dampened pay or confinement if the wage isn’t paid.
A series of curious anecdotes on holiday kissing rituals from different eras. A master halts work after a kiss, a Japanese apprentice is gifted a joke present, and a London hostel keeper reportedly gives ale to every woman who kissed him before noon.
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