The Christmas Carol Changes Two Mountaineers at Smoke Creek
On Christmas night Jim Knox roars with fear of a neighbor Joe Hathway. Joe reads The Christmas Carol and the Bible, finds peace, and leaves a note to Jim promising work and better days. The two men part, but the valley feels warmer and the hills seem greener.
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Smoke Creek
Hollow
Jim Knox
Joe Hathway
Jim
Joe
Bethlehem
Mary
Cedar Creek
Boxing Day Gifts Then and Now Across Britain
Boxing Day marks a legal bank holiday in England Wales and Northern Ireland not in Scotland. The day centers on Christmas boxes or gifts for errand boys servants and carriers with roots in apprentices boxes and butler boxes from the sixteenth century. The practice echoes alms boxes opened on that date and traces to New Year gifts and Roman Saturnalia customs.
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England
Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Detroit News
Chambers
Christmas Eve Wedding Brings Father and Son Together
In a snow bound scene Tom Madsen reflects on a failed family plan and a rift with his son Tom Jr. Yet a holiday summons returns him to reconciliation as Sally and Tom prepare to wed on Christmas Eve and seek his blessing.
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OM Madsen
Tom
Dad
Sally
Wormley Farm
Meyer
Tom, Jr
Western Newspaper Union
Vanishing Wild Life and Humorous Observations
A column mix recounts southern wildlife recovery at Warner Plantation Texas with tales of vanishing buffalo lore, reflections on delusions of grandeur, and light essays on fashion and Dickens characters. Notable names include Charley Russell Irvin S Cobb plus observations on Grandma's Togs and Dickens.
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Warner Plantation
Tex
Gulf Country
Charley Russell
Wellum
Charley
Montana
Workable Labor Policy and Press Freedom Debate
National Topics columnist argues for improved administration of the Wagner Act, cites board subpoenas to press figures like Hartley Barclay and Harry O’Brien, warns against overreach, and critiques farm policy tactics under Wallace. He urges a balanced national labor policy and press protections.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Act
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Organization
Wagner
New York
St. Mary's
O'Brien
Hartley W. Barclay
Barclay
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Josh Knox
Union
Hathway
Irvin S. Cobb
Julius Caesar
Alexander the Great
Jack
Dickens
Pickwick Papers
Sam Weller
Larry Gamp
Daniel Quilp
Uriah Heep
Mrs. Nickelby
Mr. Micawber
Mr. Pecksniff
Tarkington
Penrod
Alice Adams
Mark Twain
Huck Finn
Colonel Mulberry Sellers
Sinclair Lewis
Babbitt
Anon
William Bruckart
National Press Building
Washington, D. C
Congress
Wallace
Agriculture Secretary
Department of Agriculture
Alsace
Interior
McGill
Kansas
Pope
Idaho
Senate
Capitol
Borah
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