Christmas Fizz Fades as Stores Face Wise Shoppers
In a crowded restaurant conversation Barnett Zapp and Louis Birsky lament Christmas losing its recollected bustle. They mock overanalysis of averages in pricing, stock, and customer behavior, arguing instinct and timing matter more for retailers than rigid statistics.
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Barnett Zapp
Louis Birsky
Wasserbauer
Birsky
Zapp
Ark
Atlhe
California
Felix Immerguck
Cincinnati
Iramerglick
Saldia
Sumtmerglick
Atock
J Millinery
Christmans
Gefahrlich
Coney Island
Christmas Misers and the Useless Gift Trap
A dialogue features Zapp and Birsky satirizing holiday excess as Miss J P Morgan votes for a Society for the Prevention of Useless Giving. They argue many Christmas purchases are unaffordable or wasted, affecting store sales and consumers with fragile finances.
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Birsky
Miss Morgan
Zapp
Society For the Prevention of Prevention Societies
Frankfurter
Meebullah
Aber
J. P. Morgan
Misa Morgan
Star Route News Note On Snowbound Roads
Health remains good for now as heavy snow leaves roads in muddy condition. Miss Etta Ramsey visited Miss Alma Brown. Edgar Busby family visited relatives. Mrs G W Catshall recovering after operation. J J Cutshall family unwell. D D Cutshall's wife died December 13 leaving husband a daughter and extended family. A Lonesome Girl.
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Etta Ramsey
Alma Brown
Edgar Busby
G W Catshall
J J Cutshall
D D Cutshall
Safe jeancer remedy sold by J. R. Beard Corinth Miss
A tonic advertised as a safe painless cure for jeancer and the best remedy for catarrh in head throat and chest. Claims include ficzema and rheumatic remedies sold by J. R. Beard of Corinth Mississippi with reasonable charges. Promises relief or cure and asserts past success.
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Jeancer
Maclean
J. R. Beard
Corinth
Miss
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Montague Glass
Dy Braves
Christos
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Feller
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Corinth, Mississippi
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Sheffield Granite and Marble Works
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