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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1916
Page
4
A spirited defense of Santa Claus against realist critics. The piece argues Santa embodies generosity and childlike joy, surviving as a cultural myth even in a somber era. It celebrates the season's warmth, urging continued belief to brighten hearths and battle fronts alike.
A colorful defense rejects harsh talk against Santa Claus, invoking prayers and global goodwill. The passage vows that Christmas tradition endures, with a spirited plea that the beloved figure remain a timeless beacon of joy. It emphasizes the enduring nature of Santa Claus in a world of skepticism.
A festive piece extols the Christmas Spirit as a real force beyond science. It describes skeptics, praises kindness, and recounts a Christmas morning in which a poor woman gifts a handmade keepsake to the Paragrafer, illustrating generosity and shared humanity across trenches and communities.
The text extols several Christmas gifts including courage truthfulness patience resignation and above all love. It depicts love as the force that enables all other virtues and connects family friendships youth and charitable service through heartfelt lines.
An old patent medicine advertisement touts Van Lax as a liver health aid. It promises safety from calomel and habit forming drugs, claims pleasant use, and offers a price of 56 cents with a dealer notice to see Chase & Collens.
Indiana senator John W. Kern, 67, Democratic floor leader, faces a reduced role after a recent defeat. Other birthday figures include actress Elsie De Wolfe, Rep. Charles H. Rowland, and scholars Dr. Kuno Meyer and Dr. Harry Pratt Judson, among others. Presidents, governors, royals, and university leaders are named with ages noted, reflecting a cross-section of prominent figures marking birthdays.
A collage of dates marks milestones from the American Philosophical Society founded in 1768 to events in 1915 including a French military action in the Voges and warnings about seizing opportunity. The text juxtaposes historic milestones, finance, exploration, treaties, and a motivational sermon urging personal training and persistence.
An artifact from a historical page mentions J. E. Peters Receiving Vault in the cemetery to store deceased until a final resting place is chosen. It lists a manufacturer and dealer in furniture, window shades, children's carriages, wagons, velocipedes, metallic burial caskets, wooden coffins, and trimmings, along with sewing machines and a phone line.
An urgent Tyler Texas advertisement urges readers to enroll in America's largest business training school. It challenges excuses and demands a prompt decision, inviting readers to write or wire for a free catalogue.
The Standard Warehouse and Compress Co reports lost receipts for cotton delivered by a partner. Duplicate receipts have been issued and marked duplicate, and the public is warned that the company will not recognize or deliver the original cotton to holders of lost receipts. J. J. Jamison No. 681 issued Sept 16, 1916.
Ledger fragment lists multiple lot and order numbers with dates from 1916 including Dr Duke Hodge items Nos 2599 2900 2301 2302 2503 2404 2305 2306 2307 Jno T Cole Nos 3194 2105 3129 and Morgan Bros 2347 with issue dates in October November 1916. STANDARD WAREHOUSE & 6G PRESS CO. T. B. Williams, Superintendent.
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