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Newspaper

Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1908

Page

8

More Blessed Evening Supports Orphanages At Christmas

A Christmas program by the Sunday School will feature gifts for orphanages chosen by attendees. Congregants are urged to bring canned fruit jelly dried fruit rice beans or similar items to be packed and shipped to Tivoli New York York Nebraska Luke Bluff Illinois Urbana Illinois. The event includes vocal solos anthems and readings and ends with a community vote on where gifts go. The program lasts about an hour and will be at the church on Saturday December 26 with an invitation extended to all. Officers were elected at the M W A meeting including P A DeVillers V C Chas Hill Adv T B Walker Banker J I Buss Clerk J C Griffin Escort L M Black Watchman J W Simcox Sentinal Geo Porter Manager W W Murfin Physician

Methodist Church Tivoli N. Y York Neb Luke Bluff Urbana Ill P. A. DeVillers V. C Chas Hill Adv T. B. Walker J. I. Buss J. C. Griffin L. M. Black J. W. Simcox Sentinal Geo. Porter W. W. Murfin

Humor and Philosophy by Duncan M. Smith

A verse confronts the ethics of flirtation and theft, contrasting free gifts with costly consequences. It satirizes chasing fleeting romance and the social expectations that follow, ending with a dialogue about appreciation and judgment.

Humor Philosophy Duncan M,. Smith

Stunning costume draws stunned reactions at event

Onlookers complimented a striking outfit while noting the unexpected reaction of a husband who rues the incoming bills. The moment highlights fashion as a social beacon and the cost of style in public events.

Of Course Four Found My Sides Man

A dialogue fragment shows characters debating how to handle a captive or unruly figure. One asks what to do with him while another suggests taming him and shaping him into a man. The exchange hints at themes of control and reform.

Scottish and Irish Love Ballad Snippet on Sea Shore

A lyrical fragment depicts a couple by boundless seas singing of love joy and freedom beside waters. They hail Scotland’s sons and Erin’s daughters, noting a Scotchman and a proudly named Biddy whose fate links to a widdy as the verse nears its finish.

Scotland Erin

PERT PARAGRAPHS AND WITTY COUNTERPOINTS

A quip filled survey of social pretenses notes that appearances deceive as peaches hide bitterness and secrecy skews virtue. It contrasts cold feet in campaigns with warm work and mocks male vanity while praising sly humor and coy sympathy in women and widows.

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Rayo Lamp Klipper Klub Keen Kutter Keen Kutter Barlow Jewel Elgin Watch Ingersoll Dollar Watch James Simcox & Son R. A. Simcox Vic Kid Shoes Ats Vail & Thaiman
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