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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1915
Page
4
A child awakes and confesses the stockings by the fire are for herself not mother. She longs for many playthings and asks Santa Claus to bring enough to fill her desires.
A vintage column by Harvey Peake lampoons Christmas shopping myths with playful phrases about gifts, Santa, bargains, and the folly of overspending. The piece weaves wordplay and holiday sentiment in a lighthearted critique of consumer excess.
About a hundred years ago the first Christmas cards appeared in London. They began as visiting cards bearing the greeting A Merry Christmas. Later cards featured small scenery and a robin, the English Christmas bird linked to the Savior’s Bird legend for its red breast, and cards proliferated with more variety.
A child discovers his father playing Santa Claus, illustrating how mischief and surprise mix with holiday wonder on Christmas Eve.
Legal notice of a property sale in Midway village Bank township Indiana county Penn a due to execution in S S Spicher Fi Pa No 69 December Term 1915. Oorka B Stump surviving with Calvin Stumpf holds right title and claim in a one acre parcel with dwelling and outbuildings bounded by Pater Martin road, coal rights reserved by Prothero J Smith and D R Smith, bidder notice requires at least 10 dollars when bid is sc ruled and full payment due by second Monday of December unless purchaser is sole judgment creditor. Sheriff Geog H Jeffries Indiana Pa issues notice November 17 1915.
Indiana reader Mrs Martin of 3089 Saventi Street and others endorse Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble. She reports relief after one box and, years later, repeats strong praise and personal use. Sold by Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo NY. price 50 cents.
Notice advertises investment in a published corporation with 10 stores and a 96 share unit. It provides vague contact cues and a Pittsburgh address for further particulars. The ad mentions a publication house on Fifth Avenue and urges interested parties to call for details.
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