Relay Christi Plan Affordn Entertainment Relay Christmas
A Western Newspaper Union item from 1925 describes a Relay Christmas social plan for clubs and school groups. Hostesses coordinate decorated rooms, menus, games, and gift distribution with stunts and prize gifts. Episodes include blindfolded parcel tagging, magic tricks, and a holiday tree with baskets and refreshments, ending with a New Year theme and a New Year's Eve wake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Walton
Western Newspaper Union
A Christmas of Sunshine and Selfish Abe Swinton
An unusual Christmas tale shows Abe Swinton a stingy man softened by a sunlit holiday. The warm weather and cheerful town give him a moment of generosity as church bells ring Merry Christmas and children celebrate in the streets. He finally shares his shining gold with the needy, blessing a festive, hopeful season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Swinton
Scrooge
Abe
Irs
Burks Adams
Western Newspaper Union
Merlin of Genius and His Loyal Dachshunds in Memoir
In Sir Sidney Colvin’s portrait from Memories and Notes of Persons and Prices, George Meredith converses with his dogs in a blend of scrupulous courtesy and frank roughness. The chapter recalls Meredith’s dogs Kathy Bruno Pete Islet and his tender, vigorous interactions, and Jasper Burke’s account of him with dogs heard singing along the path as they anticipate companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Colvin
George Meredith
Meredith
Kathy
Bruno
Pete
Colvin
Jasper Burke
Ile Gime
Hasty Buying Not a Fault of East Indians
An Ohio State Journal writer contends that American sales tactics fail in India where buyers seek no delay in decisions. A New York motor salesman learned that a Delhi wealthy buyer would not be swayed by promises of price cuts for a year, simply responding that he planned a vacation and would review cars later.
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India
Ohio State Journal
New York
Delhi
Webster Ashburton Treaty Defined US Canadian Frontier
The 1842 Webster Ashburton treaty between the United States and Great Britain fixed the Maine Canada boundary, allotted seven twelfths of disputed ground to the US, and established a stronger Canadian military frontier with heights on the St Lawrence. It also blocked the African slave trade and outlined mutual action against suspected criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster Ashburton
United States
Great Britaain
Thaniel Webster
Lord Alexander Baring Ashburton
Maine
Canada
Jfhis
Madaguska
Great Britain
St Lawrence
Holland
Santa's gifts delight little girls with fancy home goods
The narrator notes Santa has prepared ample presents for girls including lusterware tea sets, electric kitchen sets, cordal chests, floor lamps, and sewing tables, all matching grownups' furniture in finish.
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Santa Claus
Charity at Home Rummage Sale Prompts Clothes Question
A home charity event features a humorous exchange on what to do with old clothes. The dialogue shows a solicitor asking, and a neighbor replying that clothes are brushed folded stored and worn again in the morning, highlighting thrift and holiday effort.
Bride Tosses Cookbook in Window After Pie Incident
A bride hurls a cookbook out a window following a Christmas pie mishap. She then vows to confront the person who coined the phrase easy an ple, expressing a sharp, humorous grievance.
The Christmas Lock Christmas Eve Stocking Waffle
A brief quip notes that Christmas Eve is the time when a stocking is nearly complete rather than torn, reflecting a playful holiday sentiment about gifts and gifts’ anticipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hole
Absurdity of Man on Glory and Self Perception
Quote attributed to Hilaire Belloc in the New Statesman discusses human appetite for glory. It argues people praise wealth status and appearances while ignoring flaws, claiming such obsession drives poor taste in art, architecture, and behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillare Belloc
The
New Statesman
Morse Telegraph Marks 1845 Invention Debut
The inventor Samuel F B Morse faced fear and skepticism as he demonstrated the telegraph in 1845. Some labeled him in league with the devil though the first message What hath God wrought proved the concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel F. B Morse
Morse
The Cow Tree of Colombia Reveals Plant Milk
A passage from the Wonder Book of Plant Life describes a Colombian tree known as the cow tree. Its bark veins are incised to release a white liquid resembling milk, which can be evaporated to create a fragrant marzipan like product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombia
Jean Henri Fabre
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