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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1920
Page
6
Mrs. M. A. Carter learns that Dennie J. Carter died in France on Sept. 23 1918 and his remains reached Hoboken last Saturday. The body will be shipped to Pier gon for interment beside his father Mee J Carter.
The supreme court last week handed down a decision reversing the lower court in the Curry versus State case appealed from Toombs superior court. Giles & Sharpe, Lawrence & Abrahams appeared for the plaintiff in error, with R. A. Denny as attorney general, Walter F. Gray solicitor general, Graham Wright, Lankford & Rogers, Contra.
Nashville Tennessee reports Cheer Up Mabel opened at the Orpheum for a three day engagement under Geo FE Wentz. Nyla Brown and John G Getz head the cast with song numbers Bubble Land My Dream Girl and Thats Where I Belong To Be. The revue features colorful runway bubbles, new costumes and lively stage settings. It plays City Auditorium next Monday night December 27.
Jane and Florence discuss Christmas at home amid poverty and illness. Father’s strike-related unemployment limits gifts while Mother’s illness looms. Florence reassures Jane that family health and work return mean Christmas spirit lies in the heart, not gifts.
The text notes that Puritans and Quakers opposed mince pie and many Church of England speakers questioned clergy abstaining from it. Bickerstaffe argues the Christmas pie is a consecrated cake and a family badge, while a sirloin of beef remains plain, but minced with plums and sugar is deemed fit for the master.
Master George S. Rountree Jr. marked his eighth birthday with eight guests at supper and a theatre party at the Colonial. Attending were Janet MacDonald Eloise Darby Mildred Mathews Hubert Darby Randolph Timmerman Mae Dee Pattillo Billy Proctor and Jack Rountree.
Health ad urges readers to improve blood health with Pepto Mangan tonic. Claims thin blood saps energy and performance and promises increased vitality, red blood cell formation, and resistance. Warns to seek genuine Gude variant in liquid or tablet form.
A playful Victorian tone describes Santa Claus living in a snow house atop a hill where elves toil to make cakes sugar plums and toys for children during Christmas time. The piece evokes timeless holiday magic and seasonal cheer from the Sunshine Bulletin.
A short exhortation urges carrying Christmas spirit through the year. It extols brotherhood and fellowship beyond December and asks why daily life cannot reflect Christmas kindness, inviting readers to show thanks and live with universal goodwill.
The Tacoma Ledger notes concerns over organized societies pledging not to give Christmas gifts beyond their immediate families and questions reformers seeking to impose views via law, arguing many issues can be remedied without legislation.
An old advertisement touts Grove s Tasteless Chill Tonic as a remedy for worm infections in children. It asserts healthy color and digestion improve after two to three weeks of regular use and promises overall strengthening effects at 75 cents per bottle.
Dick and Jimmy visit their grandmother and pray for Christmas gifts in a loud tone. Dick asks why the prayers are so loud and Jimmy replies that the Lord isn’t deaf but grandma is.
An advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as a tonic without head effects or nervousness. It urges readers to pay subscriptions for advance notices and features a signature line attributed to E. W. GROVE.
A tonic claims to purify blood and enrich it with iron and quinine. It advertises improved appetite, color, and energy, noting it is pleasant for children and targets malaria and grip germs with a strengthening effect. It sells for 75 cents.
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