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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1921
Page
18
A poem excerpt shows a childlike wish list and anxious hope for Santa. It contrasts eager fantasies of gifts like skates and coats with a family’s daily lacks and modest desires. The piece frames Christmas as a time of love and need amid imperfect comforts.
A garbled letter fragment by ANNA HUSTED SOLTHWORTH and Merle Jutlet hints at personal musings and gifts. The text mentions Christmas, sewing, and Christings day with scattered phrases about love and good will.
Secretary Wallace of the Agricultural Department told the Boston Chamber of Commerce that the United States faces the most severe agricultural depression in its history with farm prices at record lows. He urged relief measures including lower freight rates and federal stockyard and grain exchange supervision to support farmers and prevent a shift toward industrial manufacturing.
Bids opened for road and bridge work in Morris County with eleven bidders. Highest bid reported at 82,972.08. three firms lead the low bids for construction. Postmaster position at Stewartsville considered with party alignment noted. salary and clerk pay listed. Christmas services announced with New Year sermons planned.
A battered OCR piece lists numerous religious epithets and titles such as Deliverer Prince of Peace and Morning Star. It includes a devotional lyric addressed to Jesus with lines about forgiveness, healing, and gratitude, ending with a signature line attributed to Orelia Kay Hell.
An article blends holiday reflections with a survey of Christmas trade. It notes old customs, religious sentiments, and community praise while reporting on retail activity and gift trends. Practical gifts and home goods dominate purchases as stores report strong sales ahead of Christmas.
A fragmented poem recalling Christmas at home with family scenes and children playing. It mixes sentimental lines about kin, open doors, and Christmastide, with stray misprinted words and garbled phrases. The text shifts through verses about the Christ Child, global fragrance of peace, and a nostalgic look at children's holiday dreams.
Fragmented text from an OCR page mentions Hairyestown and Deatvestoyn with references to a side of a river and damage. It hints at trees felled and rows damaged, with unclear actions and names. No clear date or outcome is specified.
Phillipsburg Montana hosts a town social on January 2 entailing menders and wives in a festive night. Prizes will be awarded for best costume as a large class of candidates celebrate. A plant inspection by a State Department of Youth representative led Town Engineer Tilton to urge waste control measures to protect plastic machinery from decay.
Fragments discuss tax rates per hundred dollars and comparisons to prior years, mentioning Phillipsburg and 1928. A stray reference to appropriation ordinances and increased taxes appears. The text shifts to a poetic aside quoting Emerson about solitude and urban life.
Advertises Pyrex clear bakeware that resists staining and cleans easily and an assortment of nickel plated and aluminum utensils. Highlights casseroles bean pots coffee pots and other baking and cooking pieces plus sleds skates wagons knives and brushes as season gifts.
The column notes men favor convenient items given by others and highlights safety razors such as the Gr ette at five dollars and Gem Iver-Ready Durham-Duplex and Keen Kutter at one dollar each. It also praises pocket knives with a full Shur Edge assortment for travel and daily use.
The article suggests families combine purchases to buy several items such as parlor heaters kitchen range sewing machine vacuum cleaner carpet sweeper and oil stove to save resources when buying Christmas gifts. It highlights multiple practical products aimed at family use and holiday budgeting.
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