Christmas Ration Shipboard Shows Old Navy Contrast
The New York Eye and Ear reports United States warships stock special Christmas provisions, contrasting with the old navy. Sailors work from bow to stern preparing cabins and guns, then head home for holidays or stay aboard as ships become hotels. Many enjoy furloughs. others stay for city visits, while ships host dinners and sea contests ashore and afloat with limited structured programs.
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United States
Middle West
New England
Christias
Far East
Yokohama
Nomeg
New York
Delights of Christmas in a Festive Ballad
An old poem celebrates Christmas joy through merry scenes of warmth and feast. It describes ivy and holly, roast beef and plum pudding, and the rising cheer as October fades into the festive season. The verses wish happiness for all, urging generosity to the poor during the holiday season.
The Municipal Christmas Origin and Spread
The article traces the community Christmas from German roots to its New York origin in 2012 and its rapid spread nationwide. It highlights the Madison Square Tree of Light as the first American example and notes widespread adoption by towns and villages. Details point to a longstanding German tradition and a call to contact The Tree of Light in New York for guidance.
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New York
Rtoup
United States
Madison Square
Blannig
Sauilaing
Tree of Light
Postoffice Station
New Yort City
Christmas Island and Captain Cook landed in 1777
Fragmentary notes describe Christmas Island and Captain Cook landing there in 1777 during Christmas Time. References to celebrating Hawes slagers and lines from Shakespeare hint at festive observation, with lines about nights, haunting, and Hamlet imagery.
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Christmas Island
Christmaas Lelaid
Cook
Community Christmas Celebrations Across American Cities
The piece describes municipal Christmas observances that bring joy to the poor and lonely, with city trees, dinners, toys for children, and choral performances. It highlights Indianapolis, Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, and Evansville with details on trees, dinners, and community acts.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Just Before Christmas Day
A family tea moment reveals a child notices hidden gifts beneath a bed. The unnamed narrator describes the child's keen suspicion and careful, artful probing, while the mother maintains a calm, knowing smile as Christmas nears.
Electric kitchen gifts rise with new current devices
A newspaper blurb highlights household electrical items now powered by electricity instead of alcohol. It previews a three piece nickel af fair stove chafing dish and toaster set, a hair drying comb, a compact hair dryer, and a pointed edge electric iron, promoting these gadgets as affordable Christmas gifts for homemakers.
Lovely of Him as He Shops for Wife at Christmas
A Chicago Record-Herald snippet praises Mr. Wigham for doing all the Christmas shopping for his wife. The remark notes his kindness and suggests it allows her to devote time to choosing items.
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Wigham
Chicago Record-Herald
Playing Cards at Christman
Playing cards at Christman reference a historical view of cards in England as a Christmas pastime. The brief note notes the early adoption of card games when introduced to England and frames them as a seasonal diversion during Christmas.
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Christman
Qost
Toto
England
Christmas Mood and Mocking Winter in the City
A fragmented Christmas mood blends frost and snow with somber weather images. Readers hear distant carols and children’s laughter as triumphant music echoes through the air, while a cinema and commerce setting colors the scene with holiday cheer.
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Ainks
Ewella
Christmug
Vinton Boollard Iy Cinema and Commerce
Tribune
Grateful patient backs Red Cross Seals in tuberculosis fight
A cured Wisconsin county tuberculosis patient writes of his life saved by fresh air rest and good food and credits the National Tuberculosis Association and Red Cross for educating the public. He praises the Wisconsin Anti Tuberculosis Association and notes that most proceeds stay in state to fund local TB work.
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Red Cross
Wisconsin
Trespitala
National Tuberculosis Associaion
American Red Cross
Anti-Tuberculosis A Association
Wisconsin Anti- Tuberculosis Association
Union
Coffin turned bread and cheese cupboard tale told
An English church writer recalls a collier’s cottage coffin repurposed as a bread and cheese cupboard after his wife’s insistence on seeing him laid to rest. He describes years of quarrel over the coffin then acceptance as shelves were added.
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Staffordshire
Johnson Replaces Mylne Bridge With Modern Structure
Johnson introduces a comparatively modern bridge replacing Robert Mylne’s form after years of alteration and repair. The prior arch design, once challenged as unsuitable for heavy weights, yields to a new construction while preserving the elliptical arch concept in a refined setting.
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Johnson
Robert Mylne
Mylne
Boswell
Lakes called Lake of Blood in world and mythic places
The passage cites several lakes named for bloodshed or red waters. It mentions Sanguetac at Hastings, Sanginetto at Trasimene, and a Lake of Blood also called Winston Corha in the Henndor region, describing them as red from battles or volcanic activity in distant regions.
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Pisces
Fingland
South America
Hastings
Trasimene
Sannibal
Henndor
Aides
Deadly Raindrops and Atmospheric Shielding
An analysis argues that without Earth's atmosphere rain and space debris would accelerate enough to pierce a grown human body. The air slows each drop, making ordinary rainfall safe, while a hypothetical thin envelope would make every raindrop as deadly as a bullet.
Sloan's Liniment Promises Quick Rheumatic Relief
Exposure in rain can trigger rheumatism and neuralgia, with Sloan's Liniment offering fast relief without rubbing. It soothes sore joints and exhausted muscles from overwork and helps bruises and minor injuries in children. Four bottles available from your druggist for 26e.
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Sloan
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