Goose on Christmas at Boon Island Lighthouse
A family at a lone lighthouse faces no Christmas goose after a failed savings-bank loss. Tom leads a sacrifice drive to buy one, but a storm delays plans until Baby Deb prays and a goose arrives, delivered by a benevolent "Dod" who she says sent it. The Stoughtons celebrate a miraculous, if unconventional, Christmas.
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Miristmas
Boon Island
Deb
Tom
Sue
Ann
Ike
Sam
Santa Claus
Papa
Baby Deb
Papa Stoughton
Sculpin
Dot Nuffin
Tate Stulpin
Stalpin
Paps Stoughton
Stulpin
Mamma Stoughton
Thad
Stoughton
Christmas Family Advice to Papa and Mamma
Christmas tips to each family member mix humor and moral guidance. Santa myth preserved for Papa while caution about stains for Mamma and mistletoe for Belle. Willy is told not to envy Jimmy Jones who got a cannon and hints at a disappearing gun next year. Baby is urged to be good in a lighthearted tone.
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Papa
Santa Claus
Miss Belle
Little Willy
Jimmy Jones
Santa
Mamma
Capudine Promises Quick Headache Relief
Advertises Capudine as fast acting liquid medicine for headaches caused by colds heat stomach or nerves. Claims immediate relief and pleasant taste available in 10c 25c and 50c sizes at drug stores.
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Capudine
Why He Was Glad Honeymoon Tales of a Six Month Marriage
A couple in their honeymoon recollects the early days of marriage. The bride asks George if he is glad he married, prompting reflections on love, adjustment, and shared life in a midcentury domestic vignette.
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George
Repnea George
Early heart wound surgeries yield mixed results
The 1881 proposal by Dr. Roberts to sew heart wounds was treated as a joke. Dr. Rehn of Germany achieved the first recovery from a heart wound in 1897. In total, 16 operations have occurred with seven remarkable recoveries.
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Roberts
Rehn
Germany
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Copley
Curtla & Cameron
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American Press Association
Porask
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USA
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Mamma Stoughdton
Dodd
O. A. Witte
New York
Curtis & Cameron
Boston
Bob
Bibles
Stationery
Pocket Books
Hayler
Eaton Crane & Pike
Largeline Libbey’s
Russell
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