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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1911
Page
3
A collage of holiday quips and jokes about Christmas gifts, Santa, and family life. Skits poke fun at Walcutts wine, parlor maids swallowing coins, and the economics of lavish presents. A minister at a dinner mistakes a roast goose for a joke, while couples joke about engagement futures and present timing.
The early Romans introduced Christmas gifts but kept them simple due to a sumptuary law. Arrangements required auctioning expensive items to raise funds for the national treasury while gifts remained modest such as olives jars napkins jellied fish candles toothpicks candies cloaks and sweetmeats.
Holiday excursion rates announced by the Ann Arbor Railroad for Christmas travel. Round trip tickets good for return after December 28, 1944, December 29, 1944, and December 26, 1944, with return by January 11, 1945. Dates appear garbled. officials urge travelers to confirm exact validity and participating stations.
Taxpayers will confront tax rejections at Pollywog School Dist No 7 on December 18, Townsed School Dist No 6 on December 23, Elm Hall and Delbert Hicks Store on December 30, and Sumner residence each Friday evening. Probate Court in Cratenog County orders notices and hearings for the will of Lacy Malus.
A Georgia minister notes benefits from simple diet hints but questions applying mono diets to eggs, pie, or strawberries. The article argues the ideal mono diet is for short-term use or athletes, while a natural compromise combines two to three compatible foods per meal. It suggests breakfast fruits or greens, bread with nuts or meat, cereals, and dinner with sugar fruits or cereals plus milk, plus eggs with toast and milk or rice, ideally with fruit or vegetables.
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