Tatters Receives Christmas Gift From Store Girls
In a Boston Bon Marche scene a sixteen year old Tatters asks Miss Whipple to lend a few dollars to cover Christmas needs for her ill father and younger siblings. The store staff gather funds to gift Tatters a Christmas present, and she later learns the money enables her to begin a savings account and plan for a better future.
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Christmas Day Reflections On Shared Fortunes And New Beginnings
The narrative notes a marriage and a couple aiding a young couple to build a home. The father, after damages from injuries, bought a small pepper stand and now runs a prospering business. Others mentioned earlier drift along distinct paths, yet at that Christmas morning they remember the gift that kept on giving.
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Trade of Blind Japan Aids Poor by Massage Tradition
A traveler recounts how Japan trains blind children as masseurs to ease poverty. The blind in villages learn massage and shampooing, using touch to earn honest livelihoods. They wear neat clothing, carry misic whistles, and serve rheumatic clients despite harsh housing and damp climates.
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A Japanese Santa Claus and New Year Customs
An old article notes that Japanese children know of Hotel the Chinese priest who brings gifts, compares him to Santa Claus, and describes the New Year festival on January 1st with mame maki bean throwing to scare away evil spirits. The house is swept before the dawn, with demons driven out by shouting Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi.
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