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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1919
Page
11
A diverse listing shows Dolls Drums Games Checkers Dominoes Lotto Authors Old Maid Toy Sadirons Toy Furniture Tops Balls Shoo fly Toys Pianos Rattlers Xmas Books and books for boys and girls plus a large line of Handkerchiefs Ties Gloves Furs Headwear at popular prices Mercantile appears as an advertising reference line.
On Thanksgiving November 27 Evan Walters hosted a wedding for Maud Walters and Elon Tade of Stahl. Rev Bearthey performed the ceremony in Greencastle. Guests joined for a supper in the dining room before the couple planned to reside with the bride’s parents.
Local column records farewells and visits among Maple Grove residents. Haynes hosted a party for young folks on Saturday night. Jim Ledford hosted a farewell gathering. Jimford will relocate to Unionville on Monday to establish a new home. The Logsdon infant buried in Unionville after death Sunday. Mrs. Bills of near Lone Star reported Friday morning burial. Sympathy extended to families in town.
A fragmented notice recalls a family gathering around Will Mathes and Effie Seuvens as children travel from Kansas to visit. The text mentions plans for a weekend stay and mentions Alberti Smith and Desi Jth in a sequence of names and places with unclear context.
Crowded out last week farmers finished picking corn. Thanksgiving party at Raley Mundon’s occurred last Thursday. Orville Burns delivered coal from D W Carter’s to Unionville. J H Hill and Francis Cowell with Darward Lewis visited D W Carter’s last Sunday. Aill visited Hartford last Saturday. D W Carter and son Johnny also visited Hartford. Mrs Net Lewis was ill last week. Miss Feather Lewis returned home from Herbert Scott’s where she had been working.
A string of social visits and family time dots Happy Hollow this week. Jim Bradshaw and family spent Sunday with Jim Lawson, Dersa Wilson and Mrs. Woodar family hosted relatives, Leah Bradshaw and Ethel Lawson visited the Mundon and Lawson households.
Perkins visited at the Bates home Sunday. Mrs. Fred Brown visited the Vincent home last week. Elton Shadden and family visited the White home Saturday. Elton Shadden and Peardden moved Elton Shadden into the Brown house. Gene eo returned home. Henry and Albert Brown shed at the Bates home.
Manford Vincent and Level Pickens conducted a business trip to Cincinnati Iowa on Tuesday to discuss prospects and potential deals in regional commerce.
The piece argues happiness arises from small, simple moments like a kiss a smile a kind word or a joke. It urges cultivating a habit of noting these tiny joys to increase daily pleasure and master happiness.
The article notes salt's value as currency in many regions including Abyssinia where salt bars and rifle cartridges circulate as small change. Bars measure ten inches by two by two inches, with five to eight salts equaling one dollar depending on supply distance. Three cartridges equal one salt.
Archaeologists reveal that women's jewelry from about 1000 years before Christ matches the finest twentieth century artistry. The finding underscores a long tradition of high craftsmanship in ancient adornments.
A garbled excerpt advises cleaning oilcloth with a Finnish dip in turpentine and then shelving half a can of Beceax while the cap remains open. The passage is unclear but suggests a method for oilcloth care with solvent use and storage steps.
A Chicago Tribune note recalls Maggie refusing to answer the aunt on the telephone before dressing, saying she felt "shamed to talk when I isn't dressed." The anecdote highlights a shy, self-conscious moment in daily life.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss themes of fate and mortality with phrases about a veil and a hand weaving futility. The text appears poetic and reflective, lacking clear events or identifiable people or places.
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