Store News Brace Christmas Bargains At Local Shops
Christmas shopping begins with Oren Graydan & Son offering a wide range of footwear and holiday goods. W O Winn’s Market on High Street sells fresh country produce poultry and meats for holiday dinners. Walker’s stylish high grade clothing and an active order department. Pettigrew Brothers shoe store features winter footwear and special lines with warranties. Laighton’s fresh stock for Christmas trade with reliable goods. E Percy Lawrance tailors fine clothing and modern styles. Oliver W Ham offers furniture with new fancy chairs rockers and desks. James Waugh tailor stocks black blue brown and olive jerseys and tuxedos. Carrier Dunbar at 67 Congress Street serves hungry shoppers. John P Sweetser Market Street offers holiday goods and low prices. Rockingham Christian Conference session opens in Stratham with sermons by Rev Loncks of Kittery Rev Gots of Haverhill Rev Tyler of Portsmouth and Rev Lambert of Rye. The program highlights The Eleventh Hour sermon and The Endeavorer's Duty to His Church.
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Rockingham
TeA Table Talk Sparks and Sleepy Portsmouth Notes
A bustling column of local curiosities from Portsmouth covers oddities in theater, boats, clocks, and nightlife. Read about Empire Stock in Portland, bowling revival, a chartered turntable demo, and the Warmer club's political peculiarity alongside social scenes and the Ames schooner’s return.
Milliken and Witham wed in Lovell Port land ceremony
Clinton W. Milliken of Lovell Maine and Maud Witham of Portland Maine were married Wednesday evening by Rev. William Warren at the parsonage. The account notes the couple, officiant, and location with concise ceremony details.
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Clinton W. Milliken
Lovell
Maud Witham
Portland
William Warren
Death of John Hall of Rochester at 90 in 19th century note
John Hall of Rochester died Tuesday night just shy of age 91. Born December 21, 1808, in Proud Preston, Ireland, he was the son of Joseph and June Dall. He married Rebecca Jones, who died early, leaving a daughter Anne who died at 15. He remarried Mary Mumford of Whitney, Oxfordshire. In 1939 at age 30 he sailed to America, landing Feb. 21 in Portsmouth, carrying $7, and moved through snow to Gonic then Rochester to work in woolen factories, rising to head the blanket finishing department.
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John Hall
Rochester
Proud Preston
Jfanchistire
Eealand
Joseph
June
Cates) Dall
Rebecca Jones
Anne
Mr. Tallsephdea
Mary Mumford
Whitney
Oxfordshire
Atlantic
Portsmouth
Hall
Gonic
Norway Plains Company
Theatrical Notes Preview Major 19th Century Tours
Critics hail Sarah Cowell LeMoyne joining Liebler Co for a January tour. Viola Allen completes five weeks in The Christian at Walnut Street Theatre, drawing record crowds in Philadelphia. James O Neill to open a Boston engagement with Liebler Co in Sydney Grundy’s The Musketeers and Monte Cristo.
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Sarah Cowell LeMoyne
Mrs. LeMoyne
Lieblar & Co
Viola Allen
Philadelphia
Walnut Street
James O'Neill
Boston
Liebler & Co
Sydney Grundy
Alexandre Dumas
the Musketeers
Mr. O'Neill
Graffort Club Meeting Date Changed to December
Graffort club general meeting date shown on the calendar as December 21 is rescheduled to December Mth. Also features an advertisement for Dean's Ointment claiming to relieve itching piles for 56 cents at drug stores.
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Graffort Club
Dean
Local notices of new companies and social updates
KITTERY Maine December items report several new firms with capital stock. The Lawrence Company forms to trade patent medicines with 190000 capital. officers include president Jacques and treasurer Greene, certificate approved December 9, 1909. Thompson & Odell Music Company forms with 17000 capital. officers include president A M Bullard and treasurer C W Thompson, certificate approved December 6, 1890. The National Press Bureau forms with 610000 capital. officers include president Foord Tuicher and treasurer E G of Boston. Nellie Russ of Shapleigh visits. Edna Becknell leaves for two weeks in Bangor and Vinell. Lectures by Hiro Leroy Bean draw crowds. drama in Wentworth hall tonight. Chief Carpenter Fletcher dies in Boston. Naval Lodge No 1 holds stated meeting.
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Jacques
Dorchester
Mass
W. of. Greene
Thompson & Odell Music Company
A. M. Bui
Leu
Boston
C. W. ‘Fugmpson
National Press Bureau
Tuicher
E. G
Mas
Degg
Tyco
Nellie Russ
Shapleigh
Tussey’s
A Bracketts
Liane
Hiro
Leroy & Bean
Siena Stimson
Maislie Stevens
Wentworth Hall
Joseph
Fletcher
Naval Lodge
A.B
Deafness Cure by Constitutional Remedies Offered
A newspaper ad claims deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube can only be cured by constitutional remedies. It promises $100 for any catarrh deafness case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and invites readers to request free circulars. The rest is miscellaneous humor and short notes.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Druggista
Delicious Assurance and a Writer’s Stand Against Editors
A writer Oliver Her ford asserts his opinion remains unaffected by editors. His noted poems were rejected by Life editor Mitchell twice, then sent again with a satirical note. The World recalls a tale about a man whose dealings with Satan end in cremation to outwit the Devil.
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Oliver Herford
Life
Mr. Mitchell
Mitch
Satan
New York World
A Wise System and The Savage Bachelor Jokes
A Wise System warns bartenders never to serve after the customer lacks money. The bartender wonders how to tell, and the saloonist says the moment his money runs out. In The Savage Bachelor a parrot costs $25, questioning why men marry while parrots are cheaper. The Sweet Young Thing notes women are at a disadvantage. A ridiculous bargain is claimed with a bear for under one hundred dollars in jest.
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Lartender
Baltimore American
Indianapolia Journal
Fixing the Blame and Curious Gossip on Simpkins
A skitlike exchange from the Chicago News jokes about blame and temperament. The Philadelphia North American comments on honesty in politicians and a wry line about grass turning black yet remaining green, reflecting satirical newsroom tone.
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Philadelphia
Angel Cake Flying Trick Shocks Newlyweds
A Philadelphia Record item describes a playful scene where Mrs. Newlywed explains angel cake to her husband and he marvels as he watches the cake seemingly fly, capturing light humor in a domestic moment.
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Mr. Newlywed
Secret engagement plan quoted in Chicago Tribune
A whispered exchange hints at a secret engagement as one partner urges patience while testing the ring’s genuineness. The dialogue emphasizes secrecy until the stone’s authenticity is verified.
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Chicago Tribune
The Classic Snooze Wagner Sleeping Cars Debate
In Baltimore and Philadelphia notices a playful exchange about Wagner in sleeping cars. The dialogue centers on whether Wagner selections will vanish with Wagner trains, while berths keep the music. A whispered domestic moment follows with turned-down advances and reactions among speakers.
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Dinguss
Wagner
Binguss
Gnozers
Baltimore American
Rural Wit Sparks Banter About Deaf Hills Brothers
An Indianapolis Journal snippet records a rural quip about two Hill brothers described as deaf and dumb. The playful backhand line suggests locals mockingly call for emergency services when approached by the two. The fragment captures regional dialect and humor of the period.
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Yaas
Allera
Two Hills
Dianapolis
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