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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
8
A Sunshine Bulletin verse recalls Santa Claus living beyond the seas in a snow house, still alive and at work on Christmas eve. He uses many elves to fashion cakes sugar plums and toys for stockings hung by children, keeping the holiday spirit alive.
The verse explores Christmas time with celestial imagery as angels ascend between heaven and earth. Dinah Mulock Craik is invoked as the source of the sentiment, framing the season with themes of glorious grief and solemn mirth.
Ratsnap comes in cakes with no mixing and guarantees odor control. One cake suffices for pantry or kitchen, two cakes for chicken houses or small outbuildings. A three and a half dozen cake option covers farm and factory buildings. Sold and guaranteed by E. E. Watson at Symons Hardware Co.
Country Life in America extols the Christmas rose as an ornamental for outdoor winter blooms. The plant grows six to eight inches tall with large white, rose like flowers two inches across, greenish white petals, and clusters among dark green foliage.
A playful culinary idea envisions serving salad from a block of ice. The ice block is smoothed, hollowed, bordered with lettuce and holly, filled with salad, and presented on cloth or a platter with a holly wreath surrounding it.
A shopper asks about holiday buying timing and notes a store half a block away. The informal exchange emphasizes planning ahead for Christmas purchases.
A small boy runs up with slate showing a fake "million" and tells his uncle it is a Christmas present. The scene portrays a playful deception as the boy presents his imagined fortune.
The Hendricks Circuit Court at Danville Indiana will hear final settlement of the estate of Richard S. Ashton on January 3 1921. Creditors heirs and legatees must appear prove heirship and claim distributive shares. Witness Alvin Woodward Clerk December 7 1920.
T C Kendall and family were dinner guests of H E Quinn and family. Chariton Wood and wife from Clayton visited Mrs Guy Wood and kids. Mrs Lester Tucker and children visit Forest Tucker in Indianapolis. Missionary Circle met with Flora Carter Tuesday afternoon. William Harrison and Frank Carter hosted at Oscar Moon’s in Danville. William Workman of Indianapolis visited his mother at the Quinn home. May Wood visited John Wood at Peeburg. Will Douglas returned from Stubensville Ohio. Mrs Ezra Wilderbrand suffers shingles. Mission church meeting closes after weeks of activity. Mrs William Harrison visiting Indianapolis with daughter. John Thorp and mother visited Jed Enerminager in Indianapolis Sunday. Also two civil cases: Anna B. Kahn vs Indianapolis Tramway Co change of venue in Marion County and Ella E. Faison vs Indianapolis Street Railway Co change of venue in Macon County.
Geo T Pattison is appointed executor for Caroline M Hinks with a 200 bond and probate to convert property to cash for local heirs. Chas E Edwards named administrator of Mable Smith estate with a 10000 bond. Lenora I Martin estate appoints administrator with 5400 bond. Guardianship petitions listed for Gideon and Swisher cases and guardian appointments in multiple towns.
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