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Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1909
Page
6
A historical notice explains the yearly federal sale during Christmas, titled The Sale of Articles Accumulated In the Division of Dead Letters, conducted by order of the postmaster general. It clarifies the event is a government operation not officially named as a bargain sale.
Long feature recounts the origins of holly ivy and mistletoe in Christmas lore, notes Druids and Romans, and details an annual Dead Letter Office auction in Washington DC selling unclaimed parcels with jewelry and gifts, describing profits and procedures.
An advertisement notes backache signals kidney issues and promotes Dean’s Kidney Pills by Thompson Watkins of Parsons Kansas. It highlights Red Cross Christmas Stamps aiding tuberculosis work, with projected sales near 60 million and a nationwide fund goal of about 400 thousand dollars.
A Beloit mother, mother of eleven, visits a dry goods store. The clerk shows five dollar dresses and gushes about the baby, then the customer surveys tags and selects a simpler line, highlighting thrift over flattery.
A married woman of 33 years learns her cook talks of her husband’s gifts. The humorous exchange unfolds as the cook jokes about the husband spoiling his wife with flowers. The anecdote appears in the Ladies' Home Journal and highlights domestic bemusement.
The editor encounters a cranking visitor asking for an opening for a first class writer. The editor grimly points to a carpenter made opening by turning the knob right and not slamming the door. The scene shifts to Wilford observing his mother and a humorous remark about hair waves versus bald pate.
A Boston educator describes nervous exhaustion relief after resigning from teaching and using Grape-Nuts with raw egg and hot milk. She asserts improved digestion bowels brain power and physical condition and urges others to try the product in search of health.
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