Christmas Eve Salvation For Aged Artist
An elderly artist, impoverished and misunderstood, endures a bleak Christmas as his once thriving house of art falls into disrepair and a looming sale of his works threatens his livelihood. A visiting old friend arrives with gifts, reviving hope as paintings find new life on welcome walls. The friend’s generosity rekindles belief that hearts endure beyond art’s changing tides.
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Ike
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Verthin Publishers
Santa Claus
Western Newspaper Union
Chocolate Caramels Recipe Improvised from Old Instructions
A vintage chocolate caramel method uses one pound brown sugar one quarter pound unsweetened shaved chocolate and a half cup water. Boil like fudge add butter and walnuts after removing from heat. Pour into a buttered pan and cut into squares while soft.
Gifts of Pigskin Cudice as a Gift for Men
A curious item notes that an excellent cudice for a gift for a man consists of flat pigskin cases for soft collars handkerchiefs and neckties. This brief suggests practical leather goods as a thoughtful present option.
Mistletoe Disdom Tale Told By Violet Alleys Storey
A fragmentary scene shows a character noticing a branch of greens above, sparking a flirty exchange. The woman explains the mistletoe has druid and Norse legends, suggesting it once protected souls and was cut with a silver blade. The exchange hints at superstition and fear surrounding the plant.
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Violet Alleys Storey
Cera
Baledic
Not Too Late for Merry Christmas
In the Trunketville town hall Christmas dance story Caroline and Russwin leave the hall arm in arm. As they converse and drive home a second car with bright headlights blinds Russwin and endangers them on the snowy road.
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Merry
Trunketville Town Hall
Caroline
Russwin
Nusswin
Coroline
Jtusswin
Merry Christmas After Car Crash In Snowbank
Russwin and Caroline escape a wreck when their car slides into a snowbank and turns on its side. Caroline remains unconscious briefly but doctors declare her uninjured aside from fright. Russwin, relieved, whispers a Merry Christmas as they are rushed to a hospital.
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Caroline
Russwip
Russwin
Caro- One
Russwing
Billy Wants Only His Mother for Christmas Day
A lonely Christmas Day in the infirmary ends when Billy’s mother arrives to comfort him. The boy, despondent to receive no packages, breaks down in tears until his mother appears, lifts him from bed, and his sorrow turns to tears of joy as they share Christmas.
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Billy
Milly
Bily
Marlon
Reagan
Western Newspaper Union
Maggie's Chimney and a Child's Santa Letter
A child named Maggie writes a heartfelt Christmas note to Santa Claus through the chimney, asking for a white bureau for her doll, with mentions of reindeer, sugar for them, and many small gift requests. The piece captures family warmth and holiday radio-like whimsy as Maggie converses with Santa.
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Maggie
Santa Claus
Santa
They Visit Aunt Mary For A Wee Checkup
Jane and her brother often dash across the street to Aunt Mary hungry. Their mother warns them not to return if they beg for food. One morning Aunt Mary hears a small knock and Jane explains they came to see how she is rather than eat.
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Jane
Brother
Mary
Carter's Little Liver Pills Boost Appetite Says Jersey Man
A Jersey City man, Frank J. Trumbull, writes that Carter's Little Liver Pills cured his sour stomach and gas, improving his appetite to the point he can eat normally again. He urges others to try the remedy and notes drug stores carry it.
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Carter
Frank J. Trumbull
Jersey City
N. J
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