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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1902
Page
2
Aimee Carey’s verse from the Philadelphia Ledger extols King Christmas ruling with merry abundance. The poem imagines a throne of snow and polar stars, calling for plump purses and gifts as Christmas comes once each year.
A goose, preferably young or green, is dressed like a turkey but washed thoroughly. Stuff with boiled mashed potatoes seasoned with onion juice sage salt and pepper, dredge with flour, bake twenty minutes per pound, and baste with water. Garnish with blood oranges and greens. make pan gravy with giblets. If old, parboil and braise.
A Pittsburg Dispatch recounts Sweden's Jultide customs with farmers placing tall poles bearing full sheaves of grain in yards for wild birds. The practice precedes Christmas meals, as households delay indoors feasting until birds receive their own festive meal.
A satirical note on holiday cheer cites lines from Cleveland Plain Dealer and Detroit Free Press. Johnnie asks what to buy for Christmas and how much money he has, echoed by Mrs. Fosdick remarking on soot in the air.
A child asks to see the schoolhouse burn in a reprinted dialogue from the Philadelphia Press. The item uses a chatty Christmas theme to illustrate a troubling wish, then frames it as a newspaper quote.
A soubrette wishes a happy and prosperous new year. The contortionist thanks her and quips that he is reasonably sure of making both ends meet.
Miss Mabel responds to George with surprise as he asks what she desires for Christmas. She blurts that she wants him, making the moment feel sudden and intimate in a lighthearted dialogue.
A Washington Star quip has Mr. Bliggins replying to a friend that Christmas was the same as ever with weary minutes of turkey and mince pie and six weeks of pepsin, capturing a tongue in cheek holiday mood.
Comic panel from Chicago Tribune shows Mrs. Oompah calling Benny to reveal where he hid a drum gift for Ben as a playful ruse on Christmas Eve. The scene centers on family humor and a festive domestic moment.
In a humorous exchange Mr. Erastus Pinkley asks if they will hang mistletoe at Christmas. Mrs. Miami Brown replies she won’t participate, saying she has too much pride to advertise common courtesies a lady expects.
A humorous exchange sees Charley Easyman-Well and Willie comenting on a sister who gave herself as a Christmas present to Mr. Brown last year before Easter.
An antique column notes a Christmas tide in human affairs predicting financial trouble for some after the holiday. It jokes that a young man may overspend to please his girlfriend and that even tall men may face penny-pinching after Christmas.
Margaret Vincent in Womankind recalls a child who claims there is no Santa Claus after Teddy Brown argues Santa cannot come due to lack of snow. The narrator refuses to play with Teddy and resolves to pass him by, insisting their parents will provide gifts himself.
A Christmas verse from the Philadelphia Ledger praises King Christmas as monarch of merriment. The poem envisions his mantle by the North Polar star and a holly crown, promising blithe cheer and yearly holiday reign.
The Milwaukee Sentinel invites readers to guess the total number of Sunday Sentinel copies printed over ten Sundays from December 7 to February 8. A coupon on page one allows one guess per week, up to ten total, with prizes from 1 to 500 dollars and a special 5 dollar prize for exact counts.
A playful verse reflects seasonal contrasts and playful wordplay. The author signs as T. O. C. with no one credited and a light, nostalgic tone.
The advertisement claims Kodol Digests all foods and strengthens the stomach, curing dyspepsia and indigestion while rebuilding tissues and improving blood. Gov. G. W. Atkinson of West Virginia endorses the remedy after using multiple bottles and recommending it to friends. Sold by Fox Bros.
The article notes Americans favor hot bread for breakfast and suggests varying with toast once or twice a week. It recommends long French bread toasted to crispness, served in a napkin with a napkin wrap, and mentions muffins toasted and Boston brown bread sliced and toasted as popular kid choices.
A straightforward recipe notes edam and pineapple cheese shells as ideal for macaroni. Boil macaroni, mix with cream sauce, fill shells, bake fifteen minutes on oiled paper, and optionally top with extra cheese. Shells can be reused with care.
The description outlines a dainty bureau or dressing table set in white muslin filled with flowered muslin moss roses and puds in green pink and red. Edging and a center strip decorate the covers. The pincushion cover is a flowered frilled square.
A new chafing dish features a copper cover and copper frame surrounding a red earthenware casserole. The dish is glazed inside and unglazed outside with a plain stout earthen handle enhancing its rustic look.
A claim that a kidney or bladder ailment can be cured if treated in time with Foley's Kidney Cure sold by Frost and Spies.
The Northern Pacific Express Company will carry express to all points. Call the depot and a team will be sent to your home or bushes place to pick it up, and upon receiving express it will be delivered to you. Or leave it at Estabrook and Olson's Furniture store.
An advertiser touts Foley's Honey and Tar as the best throat and lung remedy for coughs and colds this season. Sold by Frost and Spies.
Frank J. Cheney of F J Cheney & Co asserts in Toledo that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each untreated case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The oath names Toledo as the business locale and Lucas County as the county.
An 1886 testimonial sworn by A W Gleason Notary Public details Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally to act on blood and mucous surfaces. The ad lists F J Coenty & Co Toledo as distributors and notes Hall's Family Pills as the best, with a 75 cent price.
Advertisers claim 4000 Wisconsin youths already earn spare money by selling The Milwaukee Sunday Sentinel to neighbors and friends. They seek 1000 additional boys, promising no startup money and free first week’s supply to boot.
Send for circulars describing methods of some of our most successful boy agents. Address Circulation Department Sentinel Co Milwaukee Wis.
Thousands have been sold as the Milwaukee Sentinel arranges with plaque manufacturers to furnish a gilt frame for each plaque at no extra cost except express and delivery. Subscribers may secure a plaque by sending a photograph with 30 percent to cover expenses. non-subscribers may subscribe for three months and add 30 cents plus express and delivery costs. The photograph and plaque will be returned within 30 days, and the plaque will be a true likeness and will not fade. Communications to Circulation Department, Milwaukee Sentinel.
Mr. C Haney of Geneva Ohio suffered piles for forty years. Doctors and dollars failed but DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cured him permanently. The ad promotes the salve as invaluable for cuts burns bruises sprains eczema tetter salt rheum and all skin diseases sold by Fox Bros.
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