Christmas Eve Train Confession and a Returned Fortune
A train journey on Christmas Eve brings a bank robbery case into the car as a detective follows the gang leader. A poor girl reveals her lost inheritance from her father, $3,000, stolen in the Pochunk bank raid. The thief hides as a passenger, then returns a coat and a note with a recovered share of the loot. The detective and the girl witness an unexpected turn as the outlaw’s generosity surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Beck
Pochunk Bank
Ite
Gene Thle
Jack D
Christmas Giving And The Problem Of Choosing Presents
A humorous critique of readers asking for guidance on Yuletide gifts. The piece laments the burden of finding suitable presents for teachers, foreign language tutors, and elderly recipients while noting canned ideas like gold pens or statues often miss the mark. It parodies letters from a class of boys and schoolgirls and reflects on charity gifts to missionaries and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuletide
Emerson
Redclyffe
Miss Yonge
Christmas in Jamaica A Tropical Christmas Away From Snow
The article notes that white Jamaicans celebrate Christmas quietly without Santa Claus or winter pleasures. Many locals know island customs, while Americans and Britons try to recreate Northern holidays. Despite loneliness, tropical life offers relief from northern cold and snow.
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Santa Claus
Jamaica
Kris Kringle
Jack Frost
Tropics
Island
North
Arctic Circle
Candlesticks as Gifts From Junkshops to Thrift Homes
A New York Journal note cites antique candlesticks as stylish but affordable gifts. Brass pieces, polished and simple, brighten humble rooms and reflect a keeper’s thrift, with junkshop finds often yielding valuable forms to collectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Journal
Humorous window vendor and a birthday scene flash
A faded suit salesman hawks shaving paste to a busy desk clerk who refuses. The scene shifts to Dorothy’s birthday wish for an expensive gift and a satirical Washington Seeds tale where a farmer asks to swap seeds for stockings and a bonnet for his daughter Matilda.
Expert Opinion and Short News Snippets
A collage of quotes on advertising civility salt cures and life humor from period publications. Notable lines from Printers Ink Century Denver News and Brooklyn Life reflect early 20th century views on marketing, civilization, remedies, and encouragement.
Postoffice Busy as Holiday Mail Surges in Canon City
Canon City post office reports record holiday activity with high mail volume and stamp sales. Monday set a record for registered packages and revenue reaching 140 dollars with 17 dollars from ten cent stamps. Christmas packages filled seven sacks bound to the United States. Over the next two days about ten sacks of ninety pounds each were sent out. The office expects postage stamp revenue for 1902 to exceed the prior year by at least 2,000 dollars.
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Postoffice
Canon City
United States
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Endorsed by Governor Atkinson
An advertising claim promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a remedy for indigestion and stomach troubles. It cites Gov. G. W. Atkinson of West Virginia as a user who found it effective and recommends it to friends, with Palace Drug Store represented by Geo. Pedley as manager.
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G. W. Atkinson
W. Va
Palace Drug Store
Geo
Pedley
To Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Ad
An old advertisement promises cure for a cold in one day using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a no cure no pay claim and a price of 25 cents.
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Gie
St. Louis
Philadelphia Record
Jamese
Siam
Petchabun
Bangkok
Wheyer & Yeoward
ORNER
Real Estat Investment Agency
W. T. Bridwell
Chicago Tribune
Dorothy
Jack Hardappe
Washington
New York Tribune
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Matilda
Range Country
Ray Stannard Baker
Century
Harduppe
Brooklyn
Will
Denver News
Longe
Hudeon Register
Postoffice Holiday Business
I. F. Dawson
Notary Public
China
the Record
Linkins & Son
Grocers
By-Leleeel Aa
Seal Brand Coffee
A. P. Nelson & Co
Main St
Canon City, Colo
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