A Vagrant Christmas Gift
A humorous courtship tense Christmas tale centers on Mr. and Mrs. Smith who swap gifts by mischief and accident. A book to the Snivelys, a Snively book, Perkins’ misdelivered package fuel a chaotic chase through town ending in comic confession and relief as everyone laughs off the confusion.
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Mr. Smith
Mrs. Smith
Jack
Tacy
George
Lucy
Mr. Snively
oMeer
Ashe
Mr. Ively
Smith
Mr. Shively
Shively
Snively
Perkins
Mrs. Snively
Mrs. Perkins
Suively
Saively
Heaves
Gunite
Allies Plan Steady Advances In Frontline Action
Reports from Belgium and France describe steady allied progress including the capture of Rowlera twelve miles northeast of Ypres. A French air raid on Freiburg in Baden caused sixteen bombs to strike railway and aviation targets, while German attempts to outflank Russians near Warsaw continued. The German cruiser Nurnberg was sunk by British forces, with a fourth vessel reportedly destroyed. Dover saw alarm over a possible submarine raid. A Christmas truce proposal via Pope Benedict was mentioned, Emperor William’s improving health, a Turkish gunboat sunk at the Bosphorus, and rebel leader General Reyer’s reported death in the Vaal river.
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Rowlera
Ypres
Battle Front
Belgium
France
Freiburg
Bresigau
Grand Duchy of Baden
Germany
German Flying Corps
War Office
Warsaw
Frederick Sturdee
South Atlantic
Dover
England
Admiralty
Berlin
Pope Benedict
William
Bosphorus
Christian Reyer
South Africa
Vaal River
New York Coast Battered by Huge Seas and Gales
Huge seas backed by a mighty tide and a northeast gale battered New York shores on Monday. Homes were smashed, boats wrecked, villages flooded, summer resorts devastated, and steamers faced the storm by waiting outside Sandy Hook.
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New York
Sandy Hook
Brother of Pocatello man dies on hunting trip
Ralph Evans of Pocatello received news that his brother Carl Stanley Evans was killed at Toppenish Washington in a hunting accident. The death followed an accidental discharge during the trip.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Ralph Evans
Carl 5 Stanley
Toppenish
Wash
Three German Cruisers Sunk in Intense War Engagement
In the fiercest naval battle yet of the war, Vice Admiral Sturdee's British squadron destroyed Admiral Von Spee's German force off the Falkland Islands. The Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were sunk, the Leipzig fell, while the Nürnberg and Dresden escaped. two German colliers were captured and British losses stood at three.
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London
Frederick C. D. Sturdee
von Spee
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Leipzig
Nurnberg
Dresden
Admiralty
Gneusenau
Falkland Islands
South Atlantic
Atlantic
Straits of Magellan
Admiral van Spee
Good Hope
Monmouth
Glasgow
Otranty
Sir Christopher Cradock
Coronel
Chile
Edison Loses Five Million Fire Destroys Plant
West Orange New Jersey fire destroyed most of the Edison company male plant with losses near 7 million dollars, likely about 5 million after insurance. A square block of reinforced concrete buildings burned, sparing only the laboratory with valuable machinery under Thomas A. Edison. Edison vows to start over and rebuild the plant.
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West Orange
N. J
Edison Company
Thomas A. Edison
Mr. Edison
Tragedy in Scranton Mine Explosion Kills Thirteen
Thirteen wine workers perished at the Diamond shaft of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Coal Company in Scranton, when a dynamite box being lowered with fourteen men exploded, wrecking the descending carriage. Martin Belinski, driver boss, was the sole survivor.
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Scranton
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Coal Company
Martin Belinski
Airliner wreck near Joplin injures passengers
In a crash four miles east of Joplin Missouri the St Louis and San Francisco passenger train No 9 derailed while en route from St Louis to Wichita. Seventeen perhaps were injured with four men fatally hurt among the severely injured.
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Joplin
St Louie
San Francisco
Russians Evacuate Lods Position in Semiofficial Note
A semiofficial communication states that Russian forces evacuated Lods in Russian Poland without losing a soldier. The note emphasizes that no casualties occurred during the withdrawal.
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Rad
Lods
Poland
Copper exports from U S drop in November totals
Washington reports copper exports from the United States for the twenty eight days of November amounting to 5 065 02 dollars and a total for October of 97 875 008 dollars, noting a comparison with October figures.
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Washington
United States
Ostober
Border artillery moves to Naco amid border firing
President Wilson and his cabinet ordered Brigadier General Tasker Bills to take three batteries to Naco Arizona to deter cross border fire. Secretary Bryan sent warnings to Mexican factions to stop firing into American territory as U S troops stand ready. Forces loyal to Carranza and Governor Maytorena face near the line with warnings to prevent bullets landing on American soil.
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Washington
Wilson
Garrison
Nasco
Ariz
Tasker H. Bills
Naco
Hunt
Arizona
Bryan
State Department
Benjamin Hill
Carranza
Maytorena
Villa
Holdy to Two Cent Fare in Lincoln Transit Plan
Missouri Pacific Railway applies to raise Nebraska passenger fare from two to three cents. State highway commission may review the adjustment and issue a ruling on the proposed change.
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Lincoln
Dog faced man remark sparks playful pun exchange
Two speakers joke about a dog faced man remark. One asks if the man’s nose resembles a pug, prompting a lighthearted pun. The dialogue centers on a humorous visual comparison without further details.
Get Rid of Pimples with Cuticura Ointment and Soap
To rid pimples smear the affected area with Cuticura Ointment then wash with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Continue bathing a few minutes. These emollients clear skin of pimples blackheads redness and roughness the scalp of dandruff itching and hands of irritations. Free sample offer via post card to Cuthura Dept X Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuthura
Dept. X
Boston
Youthful Son’s Gratitude Prompts Father’s Letters
The Martins, away for three or four weeks, left eight year old Edward at home. Father wrote daily, enclosing a shining silver dime in each letter.Edward sent several dimes without acknowledgment, then penned a brief note asking his father to write more often and to sign off with his loving son Edward, prompting a touching exchange.
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Edward Martin
Edward
Missakve
A Swell Name for a Barber Shop in Atlanta
During a there, William Collier was shaved by a loquacious barber who asked for a good name for his shop. A mistimed slip of the razor produced alum and suds, but Collier, escaping the chair, penned two words for the barber: Tonsorlal Abat wir. The barber planned to adopt the phrase as his shop name.
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William Collier
Atlanta
Darky
Collier
Tonsorlal
Modern Bookkeeping Exchange Sparks Witty Billing Exchange
In a curt desk exchange, Blinks jokingly asks where to classify his wife’s millinery account. Smith counters with a dry reply noting “Overload charges.” The brief quip highlights office humor amid ledger duties.
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Mr. Blinks
Smith
The Only Way To Get Along With Some People
A compact reflection notes that harmony hinges on concealing opinions of certain individuals. The line implies social friction when honesty clashes with coexistence, suggesting discretion as a social tool.
Dust in the Eyes Blinds Some Men Says Cited Proverb
A historical saying notes that throwing dust in eyes can blind men, illustrating a warning about deceit or distraction. The fragment implies a cautionary maxim from older reporting or editorial content without additional context or named figures.
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Frank & Munsey Co
Firat
William W. Rockhill
China
Greece
Russia
Turkey
Acher
Christian Frederick
Alonio
Edison
Dynamite Kille
Loda
Mercan
Border
H. Gibson
Gibson
United States Navy
Wilcom
James M. Sullivan
Dominican Republic
New
Yor
N.Y
Liggett Myers Tetacco
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