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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1881
Page
3
The item notes a tired editor seeking a place to obtain something for Christmas. He expresses frustration at choosing a location. The piece reads as a humorous reflection on holiday shopping and editorial fatigue.
The article outlines New Year’s visiting customs noting that calls balance social duties and allow ladies to update visiting lists. It describes grand receptions with darkened rooms, candles, flowers, and lavish tables, plus dress codes for ladies and gentlemen. It covers the growing use of plant rentals and basket card receptions as convenient ways to gauge who has called.
The passage notes a table-top disc up plate glass display holding a group of beautiful cards. It mentions costly personalized Christmas cards painted by artists as decorative gifts. Such cards, bonbons, and flowers are presented as proper gifts a gentleman may offer to a lady friend during Christmas.
The piece venerates the passing year as it fades like a snow-draped vision of a king. It recalls seasons of bloom and harvest, laments losses, and urges deeds for humankind before the New Year arrives with prayers for mercy and charity. It includes George H. Butler's New Year reflections and a temperance note on New Year drinking.
Eman Marquis presents a long standing musical enterprise spanning over four decades. He emphasizes cash purchases, owns his building, and offers customers the benefit of this arrangement through his diverse line of articles and services.
Local sale listing offers sheet music French harps piano stools in hair cloth and mohair plush piano covers rubber and cloth embroidered. Also piano and furniture polish second-hand pianos and organs for rent.
A detailed survey shows the United States produced over 332 million bushels of wheat from about 35.5 million acres in 1879, with the central belt between the lakes and the Missouri the main producer. It notes regional yields, shifts in area, and the continued strength of older states like Michigan Ohio Indiana Illinois versus spring wheat regions.
An interview with Miss Kellogg in the New York Herald describes American girls traveling to Italy for musical training as often facing poverty and predatory agents. It warns mothers to protect daughters, favoring local masters and a brief Italian finishing period, with public success hard to attain. Severe winter with snow at the Cape of Good Hope and Table Mountain noted, plus long lived orange tree.
Overcoats at wholesale prices highlighted at Trade Emporium and Goodbars' stock praised as immense for holiday gifting. F. A. Hays at 3124 promotes bargain outerwear and seasonal presents.
Christmas cakes to order at Kiefers and Lor Christmas toys stock to inspect at the Trade Emporium. F A Hays notes the highest market price paid by Goodbar and Son for country produce. A Christmas show features Old Nick visiting December 14, described as tame for children.
Doll wagons and moss rose china sets are advertised alongside wholesale prices on cloaks dolmans and boots. Old Nick will perform at the Opera House December 14. Goodbar & Son offer decorated wares and children hoods and knit sacks in a large stock.
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