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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1909
Page
3
A poetical tribute to the Nativity scene describing a stable door lit by a celestial glow. The passage recalls the manger where the Prince of Peace rests and reflects on timeless stars fading into eternal brightness guiding souls toward Paradise. Metropolilian is cited.
In a rush to perform his fourth annual Santa Claus portrayal Watson hurries from Ballyboggin to Hardwick to catch an 11 30 freight to Chicago. He hires a buggy for seven dollars and boards the caboose facing a long wait before the freight finally starts as a bell clangs.
Watson grows exasperated aboard a freight train as it shuffles and stops while waiting for the Ballyboggin passenger. The brakeman explains the wait for the 2:10 from Ballyboggin and the trip resumes, carrying Watson home past midnight.
The piece describes a devout Japanese New Year breakfast with ritual tea, a symbolic red lacquer tray, and dishes whose meanings signal happiness, longevity, and prosperity. It notes the traditional 4 AM rising, ceremonial practices, and a balanced blend of foods tied to auspicious omens.
A brief holiday note from the Chicago Tribune urges balance between merry Christmas and a happy New Year, emphasizing prudent cheer and forward thinking for the coming year.
A Yukon Oklahoma mother recalls a two year old with an intense itching rash that hardened skin like tree bark and bled from scratching. She says relief came after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Treatment, with no recurrence for over two years.
Columbus Ohio report on active ingredients in a popular family remedy Peruna. The article lists golden seal Cedron seed cubebs stone root and notes their effects on mucous membranes kidneys nasal catarrh nerves and digestion. It frames truthful advertising as key to public trust and sales success.
An ad touts the Exceptional Equipment of the California Fig Syrup Co. and its chemists for Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, urging buyers to insist on the genuine product and avoid imitations, noting branding and front-label requirements. It also mentions social etiquette at London restaurants and a note on Chinese paper drawing made from tree pith.
Frank J. Cheney of Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The medicine is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Samples offered free. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Additional notes mention coal for gas and an ice boat speed claim.
A novel tunle coat feature is described, showing a slight variation of familiar lines. Soutache trimming and four fancy set buttons decorate the garment. An electric lawn mower powered by a flexible cable is invented by Mr. F. H. Kerr of Chicago.
A Boston educator recalls nervous exhaustion and a decades long teaching career ended by fatigue. She credits Grape-Nuts with easing constipation and boosting brain power and stamina after adopting a breakfast of four spoonfuls baked into cereal with hot milk or water. She urges readers to consult The Road to Wellville for the reasons behind the product’s benefits.
A New York Tribune writer contrasts French and American workers. He notes French laborers save more despite lower wages, due to frugal diets, careful debt avoidance, and long term financial planning. He cites a bank withdrawal as an example and praises French prudence and contentment.
In a Philadelphia Press item Morgan Robertson mocks effeminate men and a department store encounter over perfume and an alarm clock. A clerk shows the "Clerks' Favorite" clock, joked as enabling oversleeping, while a thoughtful note on apologies and humility closes the piece.
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