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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1912
Page
20
A father presents a diamond ring and a comb to Vera and Alice Milner as gifts, declaring his apologies for earlier limitations. The scene captures shared happiness and a queen of the household receiving a thoughtful present, marking a meaningful Christmas for the family.
A family story shows how Christmas gifts shift from lavish items to meaningful tokens. Alice, Edna, Vern, and Vera navigate parental sorrow and memory, with Aunt Betty guiding them to a quieter, heartfelt celebration that centers on love and shared moments.
The Old Absinth House, a 1752 New Orleans landmark handed down in four generations, faces destruction by a federal ban on absinthe. Located in a loud busy district, it has hosted travelers and notable visitors, tying to Mardi Gras as a nightlife relic.
The Isthmian Commission announces three new drydocks at Panama with Bilboa and Cristobal sites, a Milton main dock 1,000 feet long, a Christobal coal plant of 200,000 tons capacity, Bilbon plant at 100,000 tons, and repair shops at Bilbon. Also outlined are decorative centerpieces and fruit arrangements for holiday tables featuring grapes, apples, pears, oranges, bananas, pineapples, and advancing vintage-style tableware and lighting.
A quirky piece catalogs items found on a penny and the playful associations readers can draw. It lists people, places, objects, and concepts tied to the word penny, from eyes and lips to nations, numbers, and symbols, all in a maze of mnemonic echoes.
The article describes highly lifelike walking dolls that never blink or roll their eyes and can say words like mama papa. Operated by a clockwork mechanism activated by a key at the waist, these Paris manufactured dolls are expensive, selling from fifteen dollars upward.
The article notes Christmas tree production with pine tops shipped to the Great Lakes for the trade. It reflects on radium in a tiny device, then contrasts Christmas customs in France and England. It urges inclusivity for lonely people, advising bachelors and spinsters be invited to dinners to spread holiday cheer.
A fragmented note recalls early 20th century fad of radium gifts among London society women who wed in other cities to give tiny bites of the metal as Christmas presents. Prices ranged from ten to fifty dollars, reflecting the era’s novelty and allure.
The article describes a billion dollar U S treasury coin count with twenty laborers and treasury officers. It notes a two cent shortage discovered after a desk move and recounts past theft incidents involving silver and gold handling and a rare thousand dollar loss later reimbursed by Congress.
George A. Gray of Boston, an aviator with multiple endurance and speed records, plans a 4000 to 5000 mile Boston to Seattle journey carrying four passengers and his mechanician Chauncey Redding. The first leg Boston to Chicago will cover about 900 miles in under a day, with two emergency engines and 40 gallons of fuel. Start is planned for April.
A holiday event features an animal party game where participants prepare slips listing animals, then draw numbers to match with names. Twelve players fold slips into a bag, draw numbers, and guess the animals. The person with the most correct matches wins a prize and an entertainer provides additional fun.
A nut race entertains both young and old with a simple setup. Contestants extend flat hands, scoop nuts from one bowl, and drop them into another end of the room. Steady nerves decide the winner rather than sheer hand size.
Washington test of a naval catapult launches aeroplanes from battleships. Invented by Captain Washington J. Chambers it uses a steel plank and compressed air to propel the aircraft. Lieutenant T G Ellyson reached forty miles per hour as the hydroaero plane rose along the plank before engine start. Proposed to mount devices on turrets for launches in either direction.
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