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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
4
A suburban family plays a Christmas burglars game with Muriel and her father. The child guides him to her mother's jewelry, then they descend to the cellar for a pretend heist and share a chocolate "swag" before Muriel wakes. The father returns with a pale look, and the daughter asks about the night’s masquerade.
The piece discusses caution in gift book purchases and reflects on a Welsh 1693 fire born near Harlech that spread across Merioneth shire. It notes that the strange blaze damaged hay and buildings and allegedly killed cattle, with a writer remarking on the drumbeat tied to the event.
A playful verse recounts Santa Claus appearing by a bachelor’s hearth as he jokes about flues and stockings. The speaker hesitates, recalling past years, while Santa promises wonders from his pack and asks what a bachelor might lack.
A fragmentary passage describes Claus laughing by the hearth while the speaker laments not waking from bed. A deep longing consumes the soul and fears losing the light of two lives as the night wind moans through the chimney.
A fragmentary verse describes Santa Claus shrinking by the hearth as embers fade to ashes. The speaker sinks back on the bed while a ghostly knell echoes, and Minturn Peck is mentioned as part of the text.
The piece compares Southern Christmas customs to a Fourth of July style festivity with fireworks and noise, tracing roots to Merrie England and continental Europe before the Reformation. It notes Puritans frowning on such displays, while Cavaliers and Puritans in early America celebrated Christ’s birth in distinct ways.
A satirical list assigns gifts by relation including a cookbook for a wife a sealship cloak for a servant girl and nothing for rich relatives. It jokes that a maiden aunt should receive a husband and an unmarried enemy gets the maiden aunt.
A playful verse about Christmas wishes and family goats. The speaker laments a goat that spoils lettuce and bread while contrasting a child’s dreamlike happiness with the animal’s disruptive antics, ending with a stream of shrill cries.
A Parisian newlywed author on a Belgian honeymoon entices a customs officer to search his wife who boasts she could smuggle lace. The officer finds $200 worth of lace around her waist, and the author must pay the fine as the joke backfires on him.
Swiss voters go to the polls with some cantons voting Saturday evening and some ballots compulsory in certain areas. Returns of 70 to 80 percent are reported though enforcement is lax. Fines are possible for nonattendance unless justified by illness mourning absence birth or christening in St. Gallen and official business is often accepted.
A lecturer notes motives can be impure. A clerk weeps on a beach as a stormy sea capsizes a small fishing boat carrying his employer. The clerk watches the fragile craft surge then sink and fears losing his job if the boat sinks.
A Western observer notes Persian housekeeping is harder due to scarce conveniences. Purchases require preparation by the housekeeper as wheat must be bought, cleaned, sifted, and milled before use, highlighting the labor involved in daily chores.
Local notes report Mrs Daniels and Mr Daniels shopping in Sarasota while Mr Russell returns from Tampa in better health. Several residents, including Prof G M Ragan and Mr Penny, plan for future work and travel. Visitors arrive, farms and properties change hands, and community life centers on church, hunting trips, and winter plans.
The Manatee County Democratic Executive Committee calls a primary election for January 10 1911 to nominate a U S Senator to succeed James P Taliaferro after the death of N B Broward. If needed a second primary will be held January 31 1911. Frank A Walpole chairman.
The Democratic Executive Committee named clerks inspectors and deputy sheriffs to staff the January 10 primary for United States Senate. Appointments cover Precincts 1 through 11 with assigned names for inspectors clerks and deputies and a note that service is without compensation if funds are unavailable.
A curious witness describes a trusted servant watching a mill, then delves into Persian cooking methods with heat boxes, earthen floors, heavy utensils, and laborious grinding, followed by local community updates and a testimonial praising Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and bronchial issues.
Frank A Walpole chairman announces names of precinct inspectors and clerks for Manatee County. Inspectors include J D Lamb Cortez Venice Gillette Oneco Osprey and others with clerks J E Jones and deputies.
J F Boyer of Fertile Missouri says he found relief after long distress from backache nervousness loss of appetite lassitude and kidney disorders with Electric Bitters He claims five bottles completely cured him and he now endorses the remedy as guaranteed for liver trouble dyspepsia blood disorders female complaints and malaria at 50 cents a bottle.
A quip from Miss Singleton and Mrs. Bridey about the couple hours in a relationship. The exchange suggests hours spent with a partner versus apart, noting the continuity of late hours before and after marriage. The Philadelphia Press is cited as the source of the lines.
A vintage advertisement claiming White's Cream Vermage cures worms in babies. It promises relief for symptoms like hunger, dark circles, and poor weight gain, stating the product is a positive cure. Sold by the Sagasota Drug Co at 25 cents per bottle.
A witty exchange on why a theatrical back is called an angel with a quip about money. An ad-like note promotes Ballard's Horehound Syrup as the correct early remedy for coughs to prevent pneumonia or consumption, sold in Sarasota.
An old humorous domestic exchange opens with a child and mother, then advertises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a cure for frostbite, chapped skin, burns, boils, piles, cuts, and sprains. It claims the salve heals many ailments and costs 25 cents at druggists.
A Plain Dealer item quotes a colloquial exchange where Johnnie hurries to reach his sister before a bull pup chews her hair hanging on the line. He notes a windblown mishap delaying him, while remarks about hen feeding by layer cake appear as humorous chatter.
In a clipped exchange, Bingleton Showcases his first horn and hails a boy as a promising talent while Jim responds with cautious approval. The dialogue centers on appearance and potential, framed by the humorous tone of the Harper’s Weekly page.
A pastor questions if Brother Jones will lead the prayer service as the deacon interrupts claiming he led last time. The Philadelphia Record notes a disrupted moment with a remark about leadership in the pew. Also a stray ad mentions a bad complexion linked to inactive liver and a Berasota Drug Co sale.
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