Mistletoe Mishap Sparks Dispute Over Reginald Sapley
In a lively exchange from New York World, Miss Daisy accuses Reginald Sapley of being a knave after he supposedly tried to kiss under the chandelier on Christmas Eve. Myrta Hapgood recalls his bright remarks as she defends this odd contretemps and recounts Sapley’s dramatic midair reactions under the mistletoe.
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Miss Daisy Achblow
Reginald Sapley
Myrta Hapgood
Miss Daisy
Mith Daithy
Mithaithy
New York World
Christmas Present Price Debate Sparks Family Banter
A torn New York newspaper snippet toys with Christmas meaning and a gag about gifts. A youth jokes that the proper present is a ten dollar bill, prompted by a pun on the season. The exchange reveals light family humor as a rent or tension line appears.
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Peful
New York
The Attraction and a Christmas Shoe Lot Negotiation
A scene on a stair with a couple lingering and avoiding mistletoe leads to a churchman negotiating with a shoe store owner over a mixed lot of shoes to be delivered after Christmas. Homer Hall of West Point recounts a severe cough cured by Dr. King's New Discovery, praised as life saving, with prices listed and free trial bottles offered at McElath Drug Co.
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Homer Hall
West Point
Jaisten
McElath Drug Co
Christmas Party for Children Offers Simple, Fun Ideas
The Buffalo Express discusses how to plan a preschool Christmas party with simple food, playful bread shapes, and a festive center tree. It suggests milk and lemonade, cold meats, and a sit down menu, plus mysteries, favors, and a toy costume ball to delight youngsters.
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Roi Ices
du Maurier
Papa
Mamma
Johnsons
Thomsons
Simpsons
Buffalo Express
How a Globe Is Made From Pasteboard to Painted Atlas
A Milwaukee Sentinel description explains globe construction: pasteboard hemispheres joined, enamel coat dried, a central iron axis with pole holes, latitude and longitude outlined by pencil, map sections printed on linen paper then pasted, countries hand tinted, and a final hard varnish finish.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
French Explorer Observes Ants Riding Larger Counterparts
M Charles Meissen in Siam records gray ants traveling in damp habitats and colonies. He notes occasional larger ants carrying smaller ones on their backs. He observes leadership by mounted ants and speculates a drone-like behavior akin to horses, though unproven.
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M. Charles Meissen
Siam
M. Meissen
Wanted—Position by Lady with Seven Years Office Experience
An advertisement from a female job seeker with seven years of office work experience, requesting a position and asking interested employers to address responses to Star newspaper through Address A.
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Church of Extended
Xmas Children’s Party
Hel
Anniston
Malaga
L‘ancy
Armour
Sterne’s
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