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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1909
Page
2
The United States post office runs an annual Christmas sale of items accumulated in the Division of Dead Letters. Held during the holidays by order of the postmaster general, the sale clears unclaimed parcels and offers gifts like gloves and other favored items for festive giving.
The article traces the origins of Christmas greens Holly Ivy and Mistletoe and their festive uses from ancient Rome Druids and Hebrews to Christian symbolism. It describes the annual Dead Letter office sale in Washington where unclaimed postal items including jewelry and valuables are auctioned each December and explains why the sale happens and how it raises funds for the treasury.
A Kansas City Journal item from Beloit recalls a dry goods store scene where a clerk raved over baby dresses. The mother, claiming eleven children, coolly noted prices, leading to a switch from the five dollar gowns to a cheaper line.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo endorses firm honesty and solvency. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and acts on blood and mucous. testimonials free. price 75 cents per bottle. sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Columbia Jester quotes Wilford sitting on his father's knee as his mother arranges her hair. He remarks that his father has no Marcel waves and laughingly says the waves are all beach.
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