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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1900
Page
2
Fragment from a Christmas hymn praising Christ the newborn King. The lines reference the newborn Jesus as Emmanuel and Incarnate Deity with traditional imagery of herald angels and eternal Lordship.
A fragment of a hymn excerpt attributed to Charles Wesley praises the newborn King with lines about healing light and life and the Trinity in eternal praise to the Holy Father Holy Son and Holy Spirit.
An aging narrator recounts a Christmas at Miss Glendon’s charity home. He faces a breakdown as the home fills with visitors and 60 children, then coolly defuses a feared cellar collapse when a floor gives way. Miss Glendon praises his calm, calling his speech the finest God ever put in a man’s mouth.
Early Christian practice absorbed pagan rites as it shaped Christmas. Controversy over Jesus birth date lingered until authority confirmed December 25, aligning with Saturnalia. Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, and German traditions mix pagan symbols with Christian observance, including mistletoe legends, the Christmas tree, star processions, and festive meals marking the season.
Postetter's Almanac from the Postetter Co. of Pittsburgh with health hints and general information, issued for 1901 in eight languages. It employs sixty workers and is touted as valuable for households. Free distribution through druggists or dealers nationwide.
A flannel bound with Chamberlain's Pain Balm offers quick relief for lame back pains in the side or chest and is said to cure rheumatism. One application provides relief. For sale by Laubach & Boyd, the Square druggists.
An old newspaper ad touts DeWitts W Hazel Salve as a soothing antiseptic for piles and skin diseases promising no scar and warning against counterfeits. It also advocates Chamberlains Cough Remedy for la grippe and pneumonia prevention with endorsements from Orman & Co and Thomas Whitfield & Co of Chicago. Laubach & Boyd sells the products locally. The piece mentions Dewitt’s Shittle and various farm accident notes, ending with garbled lines.
A small Christmas dinner substitutes tender ducklings for the turkey. Prepare a tasteful dressing with minced onion fried in butter, crumbs, thyme, and stewed tomato. Roast rare and baste often. Skim fat, add stewed giblets to gravy, thicken, and season. Serve with currant or plum jelly.
A note reminds wives that men who smoke should choose wiser gifts. It suggests a single 25 cent cigar is preferable to many 50 cent ones, aiming for peace and goodwill as Christmas approaches.
Mrs T Brindleman of Parshallville Michigan suffered galf rheum for thirteen years and tried many doctors with little relief. After two or three applications of Banner Salve her hands improved and soon were entirely cured. Laubach & Boyd and Infomer man & Co report the notice.
Laubach and Boyd guarantee every bottle of Chamberlains Cough Remedy and will refund money if not satisfied after using two thirds of the contents. Describes it as the best remedy for la grippe coughs colds and whooping cough and says it prevents cold from turning into pneumonia. Warns against counterfeit DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve and promotes the original as a scar for piles eczema cuts scalds burns sores and skin diseases. Zimmerman and Co. dkdec
A festive verse imagines Old Christmas bringing sports and ale, recounting merriest tales to cheer the poor through half the year. The poem blends seasonal cheer with imagery of sport and generosity in a traditional Christmas mood.
A brisk exchange in London Tit-Bits features a polite young writer offering a short story for a column without pay except a life subscription. The editor humorously notes the writer may outlive the paper, while the youth clarifies he means the paper's lifespan, not his own.
A collection of child sayings from the Chicago News shows small Bobby preferring a kilt over trousers because he feels lonesome in pants. A four year old left alone at home felt "like a widower" without his mother, expressing loneliness on her brief absence.
Mr R Gray of Amenia Duchess county New York says Chamberlains Cough Remedy is the best remedy he has ever used It is a fine children's remedy for croup and never fails to cure If given when the child becomes hoarse or after the croupy cough has begun it will stop the attack A bottle should be kept on hand ready for instant use For sale by Laubach Boyd on the Square druggists dec
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