Christmas Spirit Sparks Change in Two Friends
Tom Danvers and John Harding witness a Salvation Army girl on a Christmas car ride raise coins in a tambourine and spark a charitable moment. John admires her, questions his cynicism, and the pair pursue a romance that culminates in the Windsor wedding six months later, with the tambourine treasured among gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Anny
Nancy
Christman
Toa
John Harding
Tom
John
Harding
Mary
Mrs. Danvers
Billy Grant
Grant
Danvers
Mrs. North
Miss North
Nancy North
Salvation Army
She Lost God Beneath the Mistletoe Poe Chance
A fragmentary line references loss under mistletoe with Poe imagery. It conveys a mood of missed opportunity and romantic setback. The sparse wording centers on a personal, melancholic moment framed by literary allusion.
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God
Poe
Chance
Improved Roads Boost Regular Freight Service in Farms
County reports show motors replacing animal power for farm hauling across the United States. Growth of regular motor truck service allows farmers to ship produce directly to distant markets, reducing wagon and rail reliance despite road quality and seasonal work limits.
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United States
Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
Delaware
Pacific Coast
Market Gardeners’ Association
Rhode Island
Tennessee
North Dakota
California
Cumberland River
Mathews
Oregon
Rogue River
Mecosta County
Mich
Take a Grape Cure Grape juice aids digestion and weight gain claims
The European grape cure and lab studies examine unfermented grape juice as a drink. It is claimed that consuming sizable amounts improves digestion reduces intestinal fermentation and leads to increased body weight.
Wintering Idle Horses on the Farm
The article advises winter care for idle horses to minimize costs while preserving condition. It recommends letting horses roam in dry, bedding-provided yards with a protected shed, avoiding heavy grain, and feeding mainly hay oat straw cornstalks or sorghums to aid digestion and mastication.
Farming as a Business: Farm management for year-round labor
The article argues a farm functions as a business requiring large scale, diverse enterprises, and careful organization to keep labor busy most of the year. It warns against judging success by yields alone and emphasizes broader farm profitability beyond crop yields.
Parcel post marketing for eggs and poultry
To west communities the piece urges marketing eggs and poultry by parcel post as a superior and satisfying method compared with traditional distribution.
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Parcel Post
Wyoming War News Notes and Local Postwar Plans
Wyoming brief reports multiple war casualties and missing in action from towns including Jarammile Lingle Rock Springs and Gillette. Other items note German prison camps lists, cash coal sales in Laramie, War Work Fund oversubscription, and Red Cross relief drives with a Cheyenne reunion date and a plan to ship Red Cross calves from Star Valley to Denver.
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Harry Lester Mathison
Jarammile
France
Cheyenne
John W. Kay
Rock Springs
Archie Hay
James N. Need
Lingle
Rene
Hdwin B. Kteud
Frank Smith
Riverton
Dubois
Lander
War Department
Robert A. Anderson
Wyoming
Harry S. Conner
Merna
Oakley D. Overton
Clearmont
Kenneth F. Riley
Arnold Rahman
Wheatland
Vermine R. Watkins
Laramie
John Bartram
Gillette
United War Work Fund
Natrona County
United States
Mary Lee Stark
Denver
Red Cross
Sheridan
Sheridan County
Red Basin
Thermopolis
Gebo-Crosby Company
Amsden
Samuel H. Callwell
Burns
Franklin J. James
Big Piney
Mickela Mrvaleevich
Superior
Robert {. Graham
Larawile
Fred Norton Rapp
Shorty
Dee D. Palmer
John W. Fitzpatrick
Hon
Wm. C. Irvine
Europe
Lieut
van Renssaguer Irvine
Valentine” Irwin
Douglas
The True Determination Bond Talk Echoes in Inquiry
A dialogue features Mr Chie ging questioned about bond purchases and affordability. He responds he did not consider the affordability and compares it to buying an automobile, insisting he must have them. The exchange reveals concern over investment choices and restraint.
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Mr. Chie Ging
Knowledge and Certainty Quote By Confucius Paraphrase
The saying contrasts knowing what you know with admitting what you do not know. It emphasizes honest awareness, epistemic humility, and the value of clear understanding in the pursuit of knowledge.
The Joy of Motherhood
Ellensburg Washington woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after marriage and illness, enabling her to have a child. The ad urges women with functional disorders to try the remedy and contact the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. for advice, backed by 40 years of experience.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Ellvneburg
Wash
Pinkham
Lydia EB
Johnson
R. No. 8
Ellensburg
Oo E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Ancient Peruvian textile prints rival modern fabrics
The article notes Peruvians used copper rollers and multi color methods in textile printing long ago. It compares their processes to today, explaining mordants fixed dyes to endure millennia and praising the technical and artistic quality of the designs.
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Péru
India
Egypt
Herodotus
Pliny
Secretary Lane Reflects on War Changing Life Views
They were to be married soon and sit in the study pondering life. The girl asks Algy if he brings violets every morning, and he replies he does whatever it costs. She suggests sending beef and mutton instead to please her parents and save money.
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Lane
Algy
World stage metaphor poem line
A reflective line likening life to a theater where each person performs on a public stage and then retires to a private space.
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Ge Girl
Tom Danvers
John Hardings
Special Information Service
Union News Services
E. C Raymond
Seventh Judicial District of
War College
Alex Nisbet, Jr
Alex Nisbet
Evanston Land Office
United War Work
Alaska
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