23 Dec 1914
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1914
Page
1
An article extols buying locally via parcel post. It notes prepaid mailing and delivery within 480 miles, arguing home merchants pay taxes, fund causes, and support communities. It contrasts distant firms with local trade as creating city prosperity and discouraging wealth draining to other cities.
Probate court held Tuesday to prove the will of Miss Ann Worthy Bleree. The provisions name relatives and Chase as permanent beneficiaries.
Fragmentary OCR text appears to be garbled and does not provide a coherent event or names. The readable portions mention a special in The Horwid and uncertain references to American war, friends, and an unclear event. Cannot determine a concrete person, place, or outcome from the legible fragments.
A World reporter toured Portsmouth shop windows overflowing with holiday color. Red and green lattice themes, bows, and festive figures enchant families as merchants showcase appealing displays for Christmas. The windows draw crowds with vivid lighting and seasonal cheer.
Fragmented OCR item describes a small merchants row and a Yuletide display of goods. Names scattered appear to reference shopkeepers and local firms like Henry P. Pay Waduns Marke and The Specialty, with mentions of Christmas ornaments, fruit, and home wares. The passage reads as a period era shopping scene, noting vendors and items in a crowded shopfront.
Readable segments describe department store windows laden with holiday decor. Santa figures, holly sprigs, and festoons adorn displays at The Borthwick Store and The White Store. Local shops showcase jewelry, giftware, and cutlery amid stock displays and decorative lighting.
A fragmented draft urges readers to open bank accounts as gifts for children. It touts advantages of saving, mentions Christmas season incentives, and references banks offering accounts to parents and guardians to encourage long term savings. The text namechecks generic terms like bank, account, and savings without clear dates or institutions.
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