Special Bargains to Close the Year and Begin Inventory
S H Jackson and company pledge to continue good values as in the past. The plan is to close the old year with special bargains to clean up before the annual inventory starts on January 1.
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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1901
Page
3
S H Jackson and company pledge to continue good values as in the past. The plan is to close the old year with special bargains to clean up before the annual inventory starts on January 1.
A Christmas reflection by William Rosser Cobbe on the Gospel of peace guiding humanity. The piece speaks of Christ’s birth shaping love, selflessness, and the Christian home, contrasting worldly power with eternal mercy and altruism. It urges joy, charity, and gift-giving as expressions of that divine teaching.
Mrs Davidson hunts for a diamond gift as Tom Davidson hides the present and a surprise intruder appears. A scuffle ends with a scream and the discovery that a coat hiding the cuff links and pipe carried the missing items, leading to a police call and a grim conclusion.
A Baltimore American item notes Miss Askit-Why with Miss Wander in a puzzling Christmas tale. A $12 pair of jose was hung last year and later stolen, prompting speculation and local discussion during the season.
A chatty scene unfolds with Florence and Anne as Christmas vanity leads to a furred misstep when a fiancé returns with gift gloves all wrong. The tale blends social banter with a light moral about misread signals and pride before a holiday chorus of ads and cures fills the page.
Quoted exchange shows a man seeking charity due to Christmas shopping strains. The banter reflects wartime thrift culture and social pressure to find affordable meals during the season. The line attributes urgency to home finances as a couple navigates holiday costs.
The caller asks in ingratiating tones what Santa left in a stocking. A girl, wearing diminutive spectacles, refuses the old custom with pity and indignation, saying they no longer credence outdated tradition and criticizing the polite mention of feminine attire.
A playful incident in Chicago as a mischiefmaker concealed a duck in a doctor's sock. The duck reportedly quacked when touched, provoking amusement rather than harm.
A humorous exchange between Harriet and Harry about Christmas gifts. Harriet offers simple home items like a lamp shade sofa pillow or new lace curtains while Harry voices a wish for choosing his presents. The dialogue captures a domestic light mood from the Chicago Record.
A brief column echoes seasonal reflections on spending and holiday excess. The excerpt notes Christmas arriving quickly and the urge to spend hard-earned money, reflecting on financial restraint during the festive period.
Senator Hanna introduces a Senate bill proposing a pension of five thousand dollars yearly for Mrs McKinley. An advertisement for Smiths Sure Kidney Cure claims satisfactory results with one bottle. The note also mentions Suc C A Hays.
The Young People’s Societies of Christian Endeavor claim 8,820,000 members across 61,020 societies. A fashion era beauty product is touted as a premier item for women worldwide. Advertisements mention a Madison Medicine Co. product priced at 30 cents. A political joke references Roosevelt funds shaping presidential actions.
An old newspaper fragment promotes Rocky Mountain Tea promising health benefits and urges readers to ask their druggist. It also cites Ex-Gov Stevens criticizing the Missouri Democracy and notes Cardwell investigation coloring that claim.
An ad touts Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets claiming to correct stomach and liver disorders and regulate bowels. Priced at 2 cents with free samples at Noah Martins drug store. A brief note mentions a pitcher signed for four months at 5500 and a professor offered 1000 for twelve months, highlighting attitudes toward higher education.
A. J Snell of Summer Hill New York feared stomach pains would spoil a party but after trying Chamberlain's Ceric Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy he recovered enough to enjoy the event. He bought a bottle from Noah Jin, Druggist.
A collection of short notes and endorsements for medicines and cures. Claims cover smallpox and other illnesses, Lavative Bromo Quinotne tablets, DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, Sure cure for piles, Ely’s Cream Balm, and other patent remedies with prices and vendor details.
An editor notes with wit that no portrait of a man appears on U S coins nor a picture of a woman on stamps. He suggests this explains why people lick stamps and squeeze coins, reflecting on currency and postage design.
A reader from Hulsborough, Illinois, described severe corn pain and credited Buckton's Arnica Salve with complete relief. The note claims the product eases sprains, bruises, cuts, burns, boils and ulcers and guarantees cure through Nosh Martin at 2 cents.
The text notes Menelik overseeing royal palace designs in Addis Ababa. It mentions Abyssinian rulers praising Kaiser Wilhelm and a sewing machine arrival in Abyssinia that Menelik inspected and repaired after it malfunctioned.
Advertisement urges regular bowel movements to prevent stomach disorders biliousness headaches and dyspepsia. Recommends Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets as a mild easy remedy. For sale by Noah Martin Drugst.
The Trenton Tribune notes Frar and James, once a controversial figure from Missouri, now a famed attraction lacking acting merit, remains tied to an Ohio theatre company where his name draws attention despite limited talent.
$100 reward offered if Hall's Catarrh Cure fails in any case. Product taken internally targets blood and mucous surfaces to address catarrh F. J. Gurney & Co Toledo Ohio sell it for 75 cents. Also promoted Hall's family pills as best.
A transient exchange features Mistress and Applicant with humorous mispronunciations and a note that the references are subpar yet the best obtainable. The dialogue hints at theatrical or social settings and playful courtly wit.
Dr Mary Melendy of Chicago recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for obstinate coughs in patients of all ages. The medicine is claimed to be non narcotic and safe for nonprofessionals to use and is available through Noah Martin.
The Outlook combines a weekly paper and monthly magazine under one subscription. The January magazine number features eight illustrated articles, two stories including one by Sarah Orne Jewett, a history of the week, numerous book reviews, full-page portraits of new political figures, anecdotal biographies, Edward Everett Hale’s Memories of a Hundred Years, and other permanent-value items.
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