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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1925
Page
7
Local ad mentions Ball Band Rubber footwear at Martins and Altoms with seasonal items including Christmas cards, onion sales, dinner plates at ten cents, and a selection of dolls and doll carriages. Coffee priced at 85 cents touted as wonderful.
A story of a young woman who works in a modest city store during Christmas. She adores the decorations and jewelry and thrives on the busy rush. A new floor walker inspires happiness and love, proving the Christmas spirit cannot be cheap.
Mr and Mrs Gorse decline costly city gifts and visit a wealthy sister on her farm. The children ignore expensive toys, preferring ten cent magnets, and the sister expresses joy at their presence and the simple gifts.
Local store notices urge early Christmas shopping at Martins with a full line of National Seal food products and new manicured sets. Altoms promotes wool socks and cotton bats while W My Adams the Jeweler advertises clocks with a five year guarantee. Ball Band footwear available in complete sizes.
A playful exchange envisions gifting a mother in law an automobile for Christmas. The quip notes the car will not run more than halfway from her house to the speaker’s, before breaking down, delivering a lighthearted jab about practicality.
Sugar and water boil to thread stage then coconut is stirred in. Cool quickly, form into balls, roll in powdered sugar, and wrap in waxed paper for serving.
Type Jud Tunkins notes his parents delay Christmas preparations until around December 28 to force shopping both early and late. This reflection appears in a Washington Evening Star item highlighting common family holiday habits.
A period note declares Christmas wishes extend to all readers who accept the term Christmas, while those who use Xmas are excluded from the goodwill in this message.
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