Little Christmas Tree and Brave Arctic Sailors
Narrative scenes of a glowing little Christmas tree loved by children then mistaken for a mast in an Arctic voyage. It later becomes a fairy wood, a riding steed, and a cave home as a ragged boy carries it home beside a warm fire. Interwoven are domestic moments with Miss Minervy, Jeremiah, and a baby, highlighting family life and community concerns.
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Helen Standish Perkins
St. Nicholas
Miss Minervy
Holt
Jeremiah
Minervy
Jeremi
Scott
Jemiah
Brutus
Brut
Dreamland
A Christmas Legacy by Mrs Julia Truittishop
An old sour neighbor Jeremiah Benson and his sister Miss Minervy are opposed by their community. After a dying camper’s widow dies, Jeremiah secretly shelters the dead woman’s baby. He brings the infant home, challenging family norms and inviting neighborly scrutiny.
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Bensons
Jeremiah Benson
Miss Minervy
Jeremiah
Murray
Springfield
Tim Murray
Groc’ries
Keer
Baby’s Christmas Gift Alters Jeremiah and Minervy
In a small town scene, Jeremiah brings a baby to a kindly couple, Miss Minervy and the minister, who care for the child despite rough beginnings. A charitable moment unfolds as Jeremiah announces a gift for the child and a quiet realization of a new family forms.
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Jeremiah
Brutus
Minervy
Miss Minervy
A Christmas Wish List for a Little Boy
A verse describes a child’s simple holiday desires. He hopes for a rocking horse a train engines a fireman’s hat a police patrol and Noahs ark with animals. He also wants building blocks a ticking watch a bicycle a kite a Mother Goose book a brass cannon and tin soldiers.
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Santa
Jerry's Soliloquy on Sandy Claus and Frost
A fragmentary verse notes a man sobering over Santa Claus absent for Christmas gifting. The speaker laments job loss and lack of presents while Frost remains unusually silent and detached from any plan.
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Jerry
Sandy Claus
Sandy
Will Frost
May Christmas Puzzles and Unmet Expectations
The reader reflects on how May and Christmas blend in confusion. They question whether gratitude should follow unanticipated gifts or disappointment arise from unfulfilled expectations.
Christmas Night Forgetfulness Cited in Civil Rights Law Review
A note from Yuhington Star discusses civil rights issues and the need for new laws. The piece references Dewhite communities and Christmas night concerns, urging action to protect Black children. It highlights local sentiment and calls for legislative change.
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Santa Claus
His Round of Pleasure
A brief Chicago Rec snippet notes a boy named Dickie reports he caught the croup while asking about Christ and skates, highlighting a child’s illness amid everyday curiosity.
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Dickie
Christ
Chicago
Paris Embraces Electric Fire Engines Over Horses
The Paris fire department stages a dramatic shift from horse and steam power to electric fire engines. New machines cut response times, eliminate horse stables, and feature electric ladders, hose reels, and lighting. Three electric vehicle types debuted at the Vincennes congress, boosting efficiency and safety while authorities promise wider continental adoption.
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Paris
Young Hero's Misfortune in a Kansas Regiment
Charles Kappeler of Portland Maine, a private in Funston's Twentieth Kansas, registered at the Hotel Denechaud claiming deafness and muteness. He described a forced march in the Philippines followed by a blackout after exposure, collapsing as enemy fire buzzed nearby, with his musket slipping from his grasp.
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United States Army
Denechaud
Charles Kappeler
Portland
Kappeler
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Funston
Twentieth Kankas
Philippines
Kansas Boys
They Piled It On in New England Say Tramp
A Washington Post excerpt recalls a tramp describing a New England encounter with a bull. He claims he was jailed for trespass and inciting the bull to mischief, then held for the bull’s value. The farmer’s wife fainted and the farmer sought compensation.
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New England
New Hampshire
Washington Post
Pneumatic Tubes and Mail Delivery Compared
The article notes European tubes in London measure three inches, while the United States handles the bulk of letter mail. New York to Brooklyn tubes span three and a half miles with eight inch diameters allowing 600 letters in seven minutes. It also mentions social scenes of gift giving and domestic petty theft.
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London
United States
New York
Brooklyn
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Cam
Ned
Ted
Little Fred
Mr Minervy
Mrs Julia Truittishop
Shéri
Second Reserve
Manila
Red Cross
Automobile Fire Engine
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