Air Mail Gains Ground In Christmas Flight Story
A nostalgic portrait by Elmo Scott Watson uses poem parable to describe air mail’s Christmas rush. Pilots and planes Pratt and Whitney Curtiss Fokker Boeing Corsair carry gifts across the nation amid dense demand, with late deliveries celebrated at airports and the public’s faith in air speed.
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United Air Lines
Elmo Scott Watson
Santa Claus
Air Mail
Air Express
United States
Santa
Dasher
Dancer
Prancer
Vixen
Donder
Biltzen
Abbnis
Pratt and Whitney
Curtiss
Fokker
Boeing
Corsair
Mil and Express
Milus
Mall
Dana
Harry S. New
United States Postmaster-General
War Department
Washington
New York
Waldorf
Philadelphia
Post Office Department
The Glorious Christmas Firelight Reflections
A reflective piece on Christmas warmth and family scenes near a hearth. It extols children at the heart of Christmas, the spirit of good will, and how kindness renews faith in truth and goodness. The article blends nostalgia with a call to share comfort and joy beyond mere gifts.
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Santa Claus
Earl
Beth- Jehem
The Real Christmas Spirit in a Rich Young Man
A wealthy, stylish man on a city corner feels empty despite abundance and fancy attire. He longs to recapture the Christmas spirit he believes has vanished from his social circle and listens as the narrator suggests the old fashioned remedy of giving to those in need. He leaves pondering the idea with a reference to a tale of sorrow.
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Air Mall
Western Newspaper Union
Tom
Chicago Engineer Converts Bituminous Coal to Anthracite
A Chicago engineer claims to convert bituminous coal into anthracite in hours, a process rivaling geological time. The plant, with a daily capacity of 600 tons, operates on coal with 86 percent volatility before carbonization and 12 percent after.
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Chicago
Wounded Hard-Boiled Writings Shape Their Seared Shell
A terse line notes that hardened figures in crime fiction bear scars from many encounters. It suggests repeated exposure to peril has tempered them, leaving an armor of experience that informs their tough exterior and wary stance.
Why Xmas Abbreviation Origin Questioned
The Detroit News explains that Xmas does not mean crossmas. It says the X stands for the Greek letter chi, the first letter of Christ in Greek, not "cross." The note compares Xn for Christian and Xty for Christianity to show standard abbreviation practice.
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Detroit News
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Christus
Alaska
Los Angeles
Illinois
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Detroit
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Anc
Carl
Lydia E. Pinkham
Haarlem
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