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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1922
Page
7
In Weatera, WG presents Uncle Santa Claus 1023 a festive feature by the Weatera Newspaper Union detailing a seasonal program. The piece highlights community charity efforts and holiday spirit with brief notes on schedule and participants.
Children hear Uncle Peter recount a Christmas mythic figure, the old man with a striped outfit and a world-spanning gift giver. He explains Santa’s work since the great war, aiding nations, and delivering seeds of kindness. Mary shares excitement and a final gift arrives as Ames presents stories of America.
Practical advice on packing mail and express parcels for Christmas gifts. Emphasizes sturdy wrapping, tissue, outer paper, ribbons, and seals to prevent third class sending, plus in person deliveries use festive adornments. Suggests home made Christmas seals, decorative layouts, and adding a small calendar blotter as a gift accessory.
A method to remove water spots from silks and wools involves dampening the entire fabric evenly and pressing while damp. Dampen with clean water or suspend the material over steam from a briskly boiling kettle and then press dry.
In a tale by Elsa Gorham Baker a hidden box of gifts and a tree become a lesson in cultivation. A mysterious old man, a Santa figure, and a party illuminate how care, affection, and faith grow happiness, with gifts turning into lessons about love and nurturing.
A boy named Peter Mephibosheth Onon daga Cadwalader seeks a Christmas tree. After fruitless picks, he plants and nurtures a wild tree with care and gifts, yet happiness remains scarce until a Christmas morning reveal. his mother notes the missing joy.
The undersigned appointed by the Judge of the Circuit Court of Hendricks County Indiana as Administrator of the estate of Becca Douglass, deceased. The estate is reported solvent. Harry Douglass named Administrator. Dec. 1922Tat. 50-36.
A quick candy recipe describes heating one and a half cupfuls sugar on low until golden brown, then quickly stirring in chopped raisins and roasted almonds. Pour onto inverted ungreased pans, let begin to harden, and mark into squares.
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