Christmas Feast for the Homeless Boys at the Big House on the Hill
Fifty boys ages nine to thirteen from back streets and wooden buildings attend a lavish Christmas dinner hosted by Miss Georgia Cadwell. Santa distributes fifty two dollar bills and warm clothing as cedar trees glow and a heavenly feast fills the two-story home with festive cheer. The scene contrasts poverty with generosity as the hosts recall Christmas spirit.
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Santa Claus
Georgia Cadwell
George Cadwell
Christmas Dinner for Homeless Boys Inspires Generosity
A large Christmas feast is described with turkey plum pudding and fruit cake as Georgia recounts a story of the alley kid George who, helped by a kind girl, finds a home, works up to become a bank president, and later funds charity dinners. The tale ends with a pledge to repeat the holiday generosity each year for other needy boys.
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Georgia
Santa Claus
Daddy
George
Mamma
Western Newspaper Union
Niles Young and Nell Yardley Rediscover Love in New Year
The tale recounts Niles Young and Helen Yardley, once estranged after quarrels and a disappointing New York opening for his play, finding reconciliation. A three year separation ends when a New Year telephoned proposal leads to marriage as they reflect on past feuds and a renewed life together.
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Niles Young
Helen Yardley
New York
Helen
Niles
Nell
Nell Yardley
Victor
Thalia
Father of Waters in reformer role over Natchez under the Hill
Natchez Mississippi reports the Mississippi River eroding the Natchez under the Hill district once famed for gamblers murders and steamboat pirates. A large cave in the river bank threatens the remaining structures while observers debate causes. The phrase Father Mississippi suggests a cleansing by natural forces as the hill's historic divide erodes.
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Waters
Natchez, Miss
Natchez-Under-the- Hill
New World
Father Mississippi
Father of
Natchez-Under-the-Hill
Vidalia
Natchez Under
Mississippi
Natchez
Natchez-Under the-Hill
Natchez-on-the-Bluff
Under
Alaska Blue Fox Farmers Anticipate Big Autumn Harvest
Alaskan fox farmers on more than 200 islands expect a fruitful season as blue fox herds grow. The Arctic fur, color variants of the white fox, totals over 100000 with about a third slated for pelts this autumn. At Seattle fur sales blue fox skins averaged 144.50 dollars and wild skins 242 dollars each. first big crop may yield about 75 dollars per pelt.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Aleutian
Pribilof
Aghiyak Island
Alaska Fur Islands
Seattle
Peiping Bans Minors From Pulling Rickshaws
Peiping imposes a city regulation forbidding boys under eighteen from pulling rickshas. Foreign patrons seldom use child pullers, while Chinese users rely on them for lower costs, making them the most affected group.
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Peiping
China
Mail Early Man Forgets Own Rule
Chicago assistant postmaster John Sikyta recalls slogans for mail wagons and how to address letters. In a Federal Building elevator he realizes a letter in his pocket is three days overdue to mail, shouting that his wife had given him the letter to mail.
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Chicago
John Sikyta
Mr. Sikyta
Grocers Sell New Red Cross Concentrated Blue
A brief notice notes a new blue cleaning product at local grocers advertised under the Red Cross banner. Read as a small shopper item, it highlights availability and branding without additional details.
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Red Cross
College letters spark debate on higher education
In a witty exchange Footello questions belief in higher education while Touzalin cites letters from a son at college as evidence of its value, suggesting strong opinions about academic progress and its impact.
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Footello
Europeans Debate Requiring Health Case Histories Cards
Health authorities in Europe push for mandatory citizen health case histories detailing past diseases injuries and wounds. Proponents argue such records would aid accident response and contagious disease control.
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Europe
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Hanford
Parker
Hiscox Chem
Patchogue
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Howell CO
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