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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1922
Page
8
A medical note explains Bright's Disease can affect children and links kidney weakness to pressure from spinal bones. Removing the pressure via chiropractic adjustments is said to restore kidney function and lead to recovery. The rest lists social items, club meetings, visits, and notices.
Reports from Elmwood include attendance at the bazaar at No 8 school on Wednesday night and Thanksgiving visits by residents plus relatives from Indianapolis Bridgeport and Valley Mills. A Civic Club event at Avon December 8 features a Womanless Wedding and Elmer Hollingsworth returns from the U S army for a short visit.
A Christmas custom invites one or two guests who would be alone to share in a real Christmas dinner. The experience brings genuine cheer to both sides, avoiding any sense of generosity or mere charity.
A devotional excerpt urges readers to seek divine peace this Christmas. It emphasizes approaching God directly, acknowledging human limitations, and asking for the Father to grant rest power and love through a personal prayer for true Christmas peace.
A man plans to buy his wife a Christmas gift ahead of creditors who may purchase theirs, aiming to beat the rush and avoid delayed spending obligations this holiday season.
The piece recalls two enduring Christmas customs the Christmas tree and the stocking ritual on Christmas Eve. It notes delight in Christmas morning as stockings are found filled and emphasizes the tradition’s charm from children’s awe to the festive Santa Claus tableaus.
A humorous note questions how many of the neckties given at Christmas are worn. It cites a conservative estimate that 90 of 100 men receive a necktie and argues such gifts depend on individual taste. Many men may admire a tie only when compelled, likening the situation to drape or curtain use.
A retelling of Befana, the Italian Twelfth Night gift fairy. She fills stockings without chimney entry, while the Magi’ s journey to Bethlehem prompts her annual search on Epiphany Eve. The name Derives from Epiphany January 6.
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