Christmas carols revive across America in holiday lore
The piece traces a revival of Christmas carol singing in the United States, from hotels and rail stations to churches, noting its roots in ancient and pagan traditions and the early church. It recounts the origin of carols, the adoption by Europe, and the creation of Stille Nacht in Austria in 1818.
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Elmo Scott Watsoning
Ray Walters
America
Christ
Tole
St. Luke
City of
David
Theophilus
Caesarea
Urhan
Europe
England
Barlee
Hitle
Eng
France
Russia
Austria
Joseph Mohr
Oberndorf
Salsburg
Laufen
Maier
Togoph Mohr
Salzburg
Mater
Lyufen
Totenburg
Gad
Frany Greher
Greher
Nicola
Gruber
Mohr
Weatere
Usion
Fairy Queen Restores Black Centered Flowers
A tiny fairy tires of sunlit play and slips from a yellow flower to ground. The Fairy Queen calls countess fairies to restore order by stepping onto daisies with black centers, turning them into blacked Susans to match the flowers’ colors.
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Evs Ory
Countess Litthe
Russian Style Evening Gowns Dominates Winter Pageant
Cher Nicholas notes a new wave in fashion featuring Russian inspired tunics and decollated necklines. Velvet, sheer fabrics, metal threads and embroidery define gowns suited for opera and formal events while versatile black and white palettes offer dramatic contrasts.
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Wale
Batiushve
Gwert
Jeanie Lind
Lise Tory
Ile
Mrquoise
Far East
Cher Nicholas
Unlag
RIDDLES From a playful misreading of lines and puns
A sequence of riddles and wordplay jokes about age sausage street substance locomotives hearing and other puns. The items twist letters and sounds to provoke a laugh or puzzled smile. The humor rests on homophones and doubled meanings.
Truth at Last: Youngster Seeks Job in Hard Times
Dialogue fragment shows a young job seeker and a butcher discussing employment prospects. The exchange hints at financial strain and mutual modesty in offering or requesting help. No concrete job or location details are provided.
A Cheap Romeo Teacher What did Juliet say to Romeo
The lines appear as garbled student dialogue asking what Juliet said to Romeo when they met, with further stray phonetic fragments about seating or setting. The passage reads like a classroom prompt or note rather than a complete event report.
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Juliet
Romeo
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