Mistletoe and Mission Hope In a New York House
In a boardinghouse the mistletoe and holly bring Christmas warmth to Marg ret and Anne as they prepare gifts for boarders and neighbors. Prue finds support at the settlement, a new minister arrives with a dramatic backstory, and Prue finds love as harmony returns to the home.
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Anne
New England
New York
Jolly Margaret
Prue
Margaret
Lord Level
Miss Dolly
He Knew His Own
A short regional sketch describes a southern Black man traveling to Boston in search of fortune, facing hardship after a week of toil and unemployment, and pleading door to door for work with respectful address.
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de Lawd
Las
Boston
Gigantic Wooden Statue of Hachiman in Tokyo
A massive wooden plaster statue in Tokyo stands fifty four feet tall and represents Hachiman the god of war. Its head hosts a stairway for twenty people, a twenty seven foot blade sword adorns one hand, and a twelve foot ball rests in the other. Inside a detailed brain-like layout is imagined, with one eye offering a broad country view.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hachiman
Training Youngsters to Sling Stores
A historical note claims Asiatic nations excel in sling skills due to early training by mothers. Children practice by aiming at a bread target hung on a rod and endure hunger until they hit it, with bread rewards for success.
Not the Gardener Duke of Cleveland Interferes with Freeman
In 1883 Professor Freeman examining Battle abbey was followed by a persistent figure. After resisting offers of help he declared he did not want assistance, citing a promise from the Duke of Cleveland that gardeners should not interfere. The imposter claimed to be the Duke of Cleveland and asserted obedience to his orders.
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Freeman
Battle Abbey
Duke of Cleveland
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Fars. Proctor
Washington and
Burleson Streets
Baptist Church
Bryan, Texas
Border
Tyler Haswell
Avary
M. L. Avary
Mr. Ashburton
Bowery
West
Africa
India
Mistress Prue
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