Uncle Sam Christmas Bargain Sale Featured
The article explains a government sale during Christmas called The Sale of Articles Accumulated In the Division of Dead Letters. It is conducted each year during the holidays by order of the postmaster general.
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United States
National
Postofice Department
Washington
Post Office Department
Christman
Prowle Post Office Department
Powtal
Uncle Sam
United States Treasury
Tales of the Christmas Greens and Holies Across Ages
A feature recounts the Christmas greens Ivy Holly and Mistletoe with origins in Hebrew Roman and Druids lore. It notes Holly's symbolism peace resurrection and festive use while tracing mistletoe ivy and legends from Druids to modern decor and regional beliefs.
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Joshua
France
Halle
Sweden
Wales
England
Backache and Kidneyache Remedies and Red Cross Stamps
Advertising blurb promotes Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co as a cure for backache linked to kidney issues. It also discusses the Red Cross Christmas Stamp campaign, noting projected sales near 50 million and funds directed to tuberculosis work nationwide seeking about $400,000.
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Thompson Watkins
Parsons, Kan
Usung Dean
Donn's
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
Red Crosse
Red Cross
United States
Not Her First Purchase at Beloit Baby Dresses
A Beloit mother, shopping at a dry foods store, views baby dresses priced at five dollars each. The clerk extols the baby’s motherly pride and suggests pricier options. The mother reveals this is her eleventh child, prompting a new, more modest dress display.
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Beloit
Kansas City Journal
Revelation to the Cook Shows Witty Household Moment
A 33 year married woman and grandmother of four enjoys a happy home with a clever old colored cook. When a box of sowers appears the cook remarks Yo' husband send you all the pretty fovors you give miasy, prompting a playful exchange about his generosity.
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Ladies' Home Journal
An Ever Ready Opening
The editor notices a curious visitor seeking a writing job. The editor replies with a sharp quip about a prepped opening and warns him to turn the knob right and not slam the door on departure. The vignette appears in The Sunday Magazine.
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the Sunday Magazine
Wilford on His Father's Knee a Beach Reference
A Columbia Jester quip has Wilford remarking on his mother’s ball and his father’s bald pate. He notes there are no Marcel waves, only beach, in a playful family moment. The exchange captures light humor over appearance and style.
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Wilford
Columbia
Results of Food Health and Natural Conditions From Right Feeding
A Boston educator recovering from nervous exhaustion credits Grape Nuts with improving brain power and bodily health. She describes daily breakfast of raw cereal with hot milk or water, noting digestion and bowel regularity improved and overall vitality increased. She urges readers to look for the booklet The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Boston
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