A Merry Christmas Wish for Readers and Friends
A Christmas reflection urges readers to share cheer and aid those in need. It recalls Dickens and Mme Merri as a holiday toast, notes acts of kindness from a veiled mourner, and suggests simple gifts and postmen deserve thought during the season. The holiday feast features orange cups, fruits, fried oysters, slaw, biscuits, shrimp salad, and festive bonbon boxes.
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Charles Dickens
Earth
Heaven
Mme. Merri
Christmas Party Plan with Candy Chimney and Wiggle Santa
Madame Merrill outlines a party plan inviting 50 children from an institution for a Christmas celebration. A chimney made of candy boxes will hide Santa who emerges and distributes bricks filled with candy. Children draw Santa figures on cardboard with pencils and dots, prize goes to best wiggle drawing before ice cream and cake.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Madame Merrill
Land fever in western Canada yields big crops and big profits
The article touts Central Canada farming prospects with James Bailey near Regina turning 640 acres into a $28,540 total crop and land value gain in two years. Bailey produced 19,875 bushels of wheat and 4,750 bushels of oats, selling all grain and refusing a $35 per acre offer for his land.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
Grand Trunk Pacific
Canadian West
James Bailey
Regina
Bailey
Grand Coulee
Deneen
Illinois
Ewan
Western Cnanada
Bup’t of Immigration
Ottawa
Can
Maasorer
San Joaquin
Sierra
Frank Thomas
Fresno
Cal
William Shrayer
M. F. Tarpey
Resno
Harold
Fashion Notes on Winter Attire Evolving Styles
Long sashes adorn coats, fur neckpieces grow wider, and muffs appear oversized. Silk stockings with lace insteps make a statement while red shades break the trend of muted tones.
Decorate Nursery Screens With Home Made Pictures
Parents value a child’s environment during development and use painted or pasted pictures on denim screens to create beauty and comfort in playrooms. Simple animal shapes like elephants and daisies, arranged as posters, make inexpensive, pleasurable nursery decor.
Woodpeckers Shot Sparks Forests Debate
A lecturer proclaims no one in the audience has prevented forest destruction. A modest man in the back stands and admits to shooting woodpeckers, prompting a tense moment in the hall as the crowd reacts.
Whiskey Tonic Claimed To Prevent Lag grippe
Western medical men endorse a whiskey based remedy for colds and lagrippe. Mix half pint whiskey with one ounce compound balmwort and two ounces glycerine. take a tablespoonful three to six times daily as a preventive and cure.
Coming to Terms on a Fair Sample of Appetite
A playful exchange frames a tavern scene where two figures, a boarder and a Scotch farmer, weigh off a meal’s satisfaction and seek terms. The dialogue centers on appetite and social bargaining in a rustic setting.
Castoria label reaffirms 30 years safe remedy claim
An important notice urges examination of every CASTORIA bottle to ensure it bears the In Use For Over 30 Years claim. The exchange mentions a domestic budget dispute between Stella and Bella with Mabel and a duke.
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Stella
Mabel
Bella
Rheumatism Cured in a Day Claim by Dr. Detchon
An advertisement touts Dr. Detchon’s Relief for Rheumatism as curing rheumatism in 1 to 3 days with a first dose providing swift benefit. It also promotes Hamlin’s Wizard Oil for neuralgia and rheumatism and closes with a marriage advice quip.
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Detchon
Off Duty Banter Between Miss Smiff and Doctor
A playful exchange where Miss Smiff compliments the doctor and the doctor replies he is off duty. The mood is light as they trade remarks about appearance and the shift status. The scene centers on a casual, flirtatious moment between two individuals.
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Miss Smiff
Resinol Heals Baby Eczema After Many Trials
A mother from Sunbury Pa reports her infant’s severe eczema improved dramatically after using Resinol. She had tried medicines from three physicians and various ointments with little success before purchasing Resinol for 50 cents. Within days she saw a remarkable change and by three weeks her baby’s skin was clear.
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H. F. Clemmer
Sunbury
Then and Now A Capitalist in an Ohio Town
A short humorous profile notes a man now successful in Ohio town who jokes about his clothing. He says he once arrived poor, with no shirt, and remembers that now his back lacks room on the open back shirt as he contemplates his progress. The anecdote highlights his rise and a witty self observation.
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Ohio
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Cure All Stated
The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all disease stages by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It states the remedy is constitutional and offers 100 dollars to any case it cannot cure. Sent for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. sold by druggists for 75 cents. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Spohn Medical CO. Chemists
Goshen
Indiana
Indorsing Shackleton's Claim in Debate
The dialogue notes Grimm's cautious support for explorer Shackleton. Grimm questions his assertion of not discovering the south pole but offers the benefit of the doubt, suggesting confidence in Shackleton's overall claims.
Witty courtroom exchange over letters and lies
In a country visit exchange a wife preserves her husband’s letters to compare with potential lies. Judge remarks on keeping them to test truth, while Mrs Crawford and Mrs Crabshaw react to the idea of evidence and fidelity.
Allen's Lung Balsam Advert for Cough Remedy
An old catalog style ad touts Allen's Lung Balsam as a reliable cough remedy found in most stores and homes. It promotes 2bc 0c and 1.00 dollar bottles and cites endorsements from W. J. Bryan and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, claiming relief for inflammation and wind colic.
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Allen's Lung
Perry Davis Painkiller Ad Promises Fast Relief
An old advertisement touts Perry Davis Painkiller as best for sideaches backaches and stitches urging readers to buy large size as cheapest. It claims availability at all druggists in two shilling bottles and hints at frugal use. The closing line offers a quip about silence.
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Perry Davis
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Sue
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