Christmas In Hardshell Church Highlights Small Town Sillies
Local notes recount mishaps at the Hardshell church Christmas Eve including Constable St Plum singeing whiskers and Deacon Ebbersole injuring his shin. Ed Bascombe gifts a new checkerboard while residents joke about ties, resolutions, and a front room upgrade.
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Constable St Plum
Hardshell
Doc McFadden
Deacon Ebbersole
Ed Bascombe
Love Ann Long
Women’s Motor Corps
Cy Hawkins
Lickskillet
Jim Slivers
Si Plum
Squire Hansford
Ike Hawkins
Peratina Fish
Jamaica
Dick Bledsoe
Hacker's Creek
Perkins
Are Your Children Bores
The article advises that children should not monopolize a guest's attention. It notes mothers often overlook faults and that adults may be politely engaging with children out of courtesy, while in reality guests are bored and tired of constant play and storytelling.
Hidden thought and eloquence aid a man in equal measure
The text notes that concealing secrets and speaking well both provide advantage to a man. It suggests that pessimistic or gloomy thinking can be as useful as fluent speech in certain contexts.
Trusting the Lord through Unbelief and Trial
A devotional exploring multiple meanings of trust in God. Trust as confidence in the Lord as ruler, refuge under divine wings, leaning on God in fear, rolling burdens onto the Lord, and staying upon Him during sorrow. The piece links Psalm 2 12 Ruth 2 12 Psalm 1608 Psalm 22 8 and Job 35 14 to show blessed dependence on God.
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Russias
Nicholas Romanoff
Boaz
Ruth
Job
Proper Parcel Post Containers For Farm Shipments
A United States Department of Agriculture guide explains choosing sturdy containers for parcel post fruit and produce. It compares bamboo baskets, splint baskets, and corrugated cartons, stressing secure handles, avoidable damage, and packing accuracy for uniform, full measure shipments.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Glory of the Christ Child on Christmas Day
A reflection on Christ’s festival honor praising the gospel of the poor and the sick. It contrasts Greek Roman dismissals of the weak with the Gospel message to let little children come to Jesus, affirming the kingdom of God for them.
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Bethlehem
Greece
Rome
W. C. HB. Newbolt
Flaxseed Substitutes for Milk Cut Calf Feeding Cost
North Dakota experiment station tests flaxseed to replace fat in whole milk for calves. Calves fed flaxseed with skim milk for ages three weeks to six months gain similarly by six months, saving about $19 per calf on milk costs.
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North Dakota
Cream cans kept cool with simple coverings
Article explains covering cream cans to prevent sun heat during transport. A wet burlap or blanket can drop cream temperature by as much as 20 degrees, avoiding the need for expensive jacketed cans in summer.
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R. M’cann
Colorado Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Colo
Real Estate Transfers in Sullivan County Section
Furnished by SCITROEDER & PRICE 308 310 Sherman Building. A compilation of transfers in Sullivan County including buyers such as Winthrop A. Foote and H. Clyde Highsmith with parcels in Shelburne Jackson Township and Hymera. Notable sums range from 40 to 4000 dollars for various lots and tracts, some with coal rights or ex coal clauses.
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Scitroeder & Price
Sherman Building
Sullivan County
Printing of Ale Kinds Done With Neatness and Dispatch
A local shop reports careful preparation of various ales with neatness and prompt dispatch. The article notes orderly production and reliable delivery to patrons seeking quality brews.
Annai's All and a Hare Lip Hair Lip Cure
Opinion page notes many young ladies view hare lip as a valid excuse for a hair lip and suggests trying a want ad in the Union.
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Annai
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Byee
Geo. F. Stone
Kelly’s Jewelry Store
The
Glory of the Christ Child
Sullivan
Ind
West Side
Farhersburg
Winthrop A. Foote
H. Clyde
Beatrice E. Highsmith
Shelburn
J. F. MacGranahan
Samuel R. Tincher
Oak Lawn
Haddon Township
Nellie W. Cole
Stephen Ridgeway
Paxton
Wm. Neilson
Chas
Melvina Whitlock
Jackson Township
H. V. Stark
Medsker Lofton
Frank Cummins
Thos RB
Susan Carrico
Carter Keene
Mahala Stout
Hymera
Otis W. Turner
Henry A
Lara A. Johnson
Barnhart
Otis Thompson
Jno. Lammie
White Ash Coal Co
Joe Svester
J. P. Ripple
Susan Beckett
Jefferson Township
Frank P. Emison
Chas. J. Whalen
Alonzo J. Purcell
Turman Township
Elizabeth Wernz
Peter Fred Wernz
Jesse Bicknell
Edward Clinton Bicknell
House of Good Shoes
Robert Snyder
August Rashe
Maxwell-Brown Shoe Co
North Side
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