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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1897
Page
1
Local items in Rock Valley detail Christmas advertising and sale notices. Community updates include pharmacy ads, school vacation dates, charitable arrangements, and upcoming entertainments. Reports cover real estate transfers, lodge activities, and visits by clergy and business figures.
The text cites Pliny on holly as a powerful tree used for lightning protection and water freezing effects. It notes June blooming in America, medicinal uses, cautions about heroic treatments, and traditional cures for chilblains, rheumatism, and fever. It also describes holly as fodder for livestock, European and American holly sizes, and its ivory-like wood suitable for inlay, with ebony-stained items often actually holly.
In a hazy poem style an anxious child hears Santa Claus at the door then peeps downstairs and sees a playful stocking scene. The verse blends trepidation and wonder as familiar Christmas imagery shifts to a retail plug for Orcult's offering a varied assortment of presents.
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