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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1917
Page
7
A New York World summary notes tickets taxed at 20 cents on $2 admissions curb theater attendance. Lobby reports show passes issued then tax demanded, causing confusion and distrust. Managers foresee longer downturns while education campaigns explain tax proceeds to the government.
A list describes various ornamental and fruit bearing trees and plants praised in America. Names include Amosen household plants, Terusalem cherry trees, otaheile orange, ponderosa lemon, and partridge Lertles grown to glass berry bowls, highlighting diversity in holiday greenery.
A reflection notes that until Cupid regains his sight marriage will persist as largely a failure. The remark frames romantic unions as precarious and hindered by unclear affection.
A ragged Christmas tale recalls the eternal poor child of Christmas through centuries of story, as a limousine priced man and a rich woman seek a Dickensian window scene. An antique Christmas moral unfolds with a mute, wistful dog at a shop window.
In a narrative set during Christmas, a rich man offers a wish for a child peeking into a shop window. A boy asks for a brief moment in a luxury limousine, shifting the scene from a simple wish to a gleaming spectacle as observers note the childlike awe and the distant glitter of wealth. Dana Burnet reports from New York Evening Sun.
A nostalgic verse celebrates the security of a local bank during hard times. The speaker urges comfort from a "roll of dough" and credit in the hometown bank when unemployment and poverty strike, praising the bank's iron men as solace and financial staff.
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