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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
7
The speaker, Mr Spilkins, laments a life of constant reversals where his wit backfires in every effort from verse to conversation. He notes a domestic twist as his wife rules the home, prompting him to vow a fresh start for the new year and to let the bells ring out as he contemplates a change in cheek and thought.
A humorous reader tale follows Mrs John Vincent Harris shopping in a large department store for her husband. She debates collars hats gloves and hosiery while negotiating sizes prices and practical gifts, noting her economical approach and confusion with sales staff. The piece captures festive consumer bustle and age-related reflection on gift giving.
A Texas ranch wife recalls New Year’s Day dinner disrupted by her husband missing for hours after an unusually strong eggnog. He returns late, exhausted, having slept through the day at the dipping vats, revealing the perils and humor of frontier life.
A period ad touts Rucklen's Arica Salve as the cure for pimples skin eruptions sores boils and cracked lips. It claims the remedy softens and smooths the skin and recommends trying it for piles with a price of 20 cents at C F Brown.
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