Cape Cod Turkeys and the Christmas Pickup
An Idaho family on Highway Steed travels to Cape Cod in 1835 for a Christmas reunion. Molly and Tom Walton plan a grand Cape Cod celebration with a tree, presents, cranberries, and three turkeys while recalling old neighbors and kin in a scrappy seaside setting.
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Idaho
Liecomb
Molly
Beth Dobb
Tom
Ana
Susan Bunch
Susan
Tom Kindye
Jane
Biily
Dean
Sally
Tate
John
Bill Walton
John Walton
Canada
Jane Tate
Provincetown
Billy
West
Euy
Cape Cod
Janie
Toad Higgs
Ted Higgs
Western Newapavar Union
Open House Christmas Eve Brightens Hill Street
Miss Mixter wanders into a festive open house on Christmas Eve where candles glow, carolers sing, and friendly hosts coax her into joining the merry crowd. A moment of loneliness gives way to welcome as she shares smiles and coffee with new acquaintances.
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Bacon Hill
Miss Mixter
Boston Common
Hostesa
Christmas Wishes Amidst Season Debate
In a note of seasonal sentiment staff extend wishes for a merry Christmas to all readers while acknowledging a debate over the term Xmas. The message emphasizes inclusive greeting despite differing views on nomenclature.
Christmas Lesson for Miss Belinda
A German maid Belinda lives with the Thoburn family during Christmas as they celebrate with radio greetings and gifts. Amy announces a pledge to teach Belinda literacy, gifting paper pencils and a book, while the family reflects on serving others and the motto Each one teach one ballets not bullets.
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Hristmas
Belinda
Thoburns
Toburn
Mia
Bellada
Eich
Amy
Ms. Thoburn
Misa Amy
Western Newspaper Union
A Christmas Miracle for Algernon Nose Up
An arrogant town figure named Algernon Nose Up despises Christmas and mocks others. On Christmas Day he trips at his door and discovers neighbors have warmed his heart with acts of kindness. The incident leaves him humbled and unable to look down on others again.
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Algernon
Santa Claus
Society For the Prevention
Christopher G. Hazard
Western Newspaper Union
The Willing Worker Now Father Makes Ye Dareful Pause
A fragmentary verse note mentions a Willing Worker figure and a father, with lines about a dareful pause and a playful myth surrounding Banty Claum, implying a partial literary or humorous item from a periodical.
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Claum
Father
Shaw on Shakespeare Despisal Noted Dramatic Critic
Shaw declares Shakespeare the one writer he despises most when compared to his own mind, second only to Homer, calling for relief by digging up Shakespeare and throwing stones. McNaught's Monthly records the remark attributed to George Bernard Shaw in a caustic appraisal.
It Takes Genius to Like Disagreeable Tasks
A concise reflection asserts that genius lies in forcing oneself to embrace unpleasant duties, reframing tedious work as a test of discipline and resolve. The statement emphasizes mental effort and self-control as sources of practical achievement.
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Frank Herbert Sweet
Big Tom
Mally
Martha Banning Thomas
Mary Graham Bonner
Miss Belinda
By Emily Burks Adams
E Delicious
Baker’s
Walter Baker & Co.Ltd
Dorchester
Mase
Mowrersy
Carava
BeLoans
Aklaip
Buffalo
Gtiste Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Ohio
United States
New York
Pitteb Arab
Hostetter
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