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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1910
Page
6
A discussion of the scale of the Christmas card trade and its economic impact notes that cards, often costing a penny to a dime, support a vast industry. It highlights a major American factory occupying a five story brick building with over 100000 square feet of floor space.
A large industry employs over 300 workers, two thirds of them women, in Christmas card and novelty production. Designers, engravers, and printers work year round to anticipate demand, with prices from one cent to ten dollars. The process covers design, reproduction, plate making, printing, cutting, stamping, and final assembly for store display.
The oldest surviving residence in Philadelphia stands at American and Ionic streets in the Old City core. Bricks show dates around 1692 or 1701, supporting its claim as the city’s oldest dwelling, with Samuel Mickel listed as a former tenant in 1735. The structure remains sound despite modernization around it.
An editorial urges embracing the Christmas spirit of kindness to all, especially the needy and lonely. It emphasizes goodwill over gifts, noting Bethlehem's example and the ongoing rise of a kinder world as the measure of true Christmas joy.
A fragment questions physicians approach to insanity and pain, using harsh terms. The piece hints at medical opinions or practices but lacks clear events, dates, or named individuals to identify a specific report.
In a Denver dinner tale Judge Ben B Lindsey recalls a 60 year old habitual drinker nicknamed Jed who faces a magistrate yearly. After a three month absence the man returns and writes on a sheet that he drank 16 times during the Christmas season. The judge remarks the paper was upside down before he reads it. The piece notes that riotous living often leads to regretful riots.
London obituary notes Melton Prior a renowned war artist and correspondent for the Illustrated London News. He served in 24 campaigns and revolutions, from the Ashantee campaign of 1873 to Russo Turkish, Russo Japanese and Boer conflicts, famed for faithful character and scene delineation.
An old Munyon's cure advertisement touts rapid cold relief and prevention claims. It offers a 25 cent bottle and free medical advice from Munyon's Doctors, with address details in Philadelphia. The promo emphasizes quick symptom relief including reduced nose discharge and sneezing and a general health boost.
Washington reports that new experiments show coal dust ground to pass a 200 mesh sieve explodes when touched by flame or exposed to an electric current.
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