Making of Dolls to Fill Santa Claus Gift Sack Delicate Task
In Thur mela and Bavaria men, women, and children craft dolle-dolle for Christmas shipment to America. The article describes cottage industry doll making from kneading rooms to eyes and wigs, highlighting Germany’s export of dolls to the United States and the durability of porcelain types.
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Santa Claus
Thurmela
Bavaria
Atlantic
United States
Germany
Sonneberg
Erester
China
Nuremburg
Europe
Christmas Gab On Christmas Gifts And Grumbles
A humorous piece reflects on Christmas giving and receiving with light satire. It notes wives and mothers bearing household duties and men becoming extravagant after holidays and jokes about gift expectations, Santa’s patience, and the idea that gifts reflect affection rather than value.
Efficiency a watchword for progress in new year
Charl oa A. Carlisle notes that efficiency drives progress in administration and production. She praises policy formation, selecting capable leadership, and merging science with practice to cut waste, conserve energy, and lower costs while upholding high standards.
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Charloa A. Carlisle
Missionary braves dangerous night to visit Aaron's tomb on Mount Hor
Rev Dr William B Palmore of St Louis recounts a perilous nocturnal ascent to the tomb of Aaron in Arabia Petrea. Guided by locals and guarded, he opened a Moslem chapel, descended to a hidden vault, and touched the sealed Aaron tomb before escaping before dawn.
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William B. Palmore
St. Louis
Europe
Orient
Mount Hor
Arabia
Petron
Aaron
Moses
Palmore
Dr. Palmore
Safeguarding Letters Trick Claims Unbreakable Envelope
A French inventor Phion proposes a method to seal letters so the contents remain secret. The envelope resembles a normal one but features a looped tongue that fits the upper right corner and is fixed by the stamp, making tampering nearly impossible without ripping or opening the envelope.
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Phion
True View of Life Emphasizes Duty to Find Happiness
The quotation reflects a growing conviction that happiness arises from fulfilling one’s duties. It attributes this sentiment to George Pigs, highlighting a philosophy of purposeful living.
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Tam
Sly tale of a plantation snake in a Houston memory
An elderly deacon recounts a long folk tale from a Houston plantation about a clever snake. He describes watching the snake tease a shorebound fish and outwit a creek bank trap, then retreating tail first into its burrow while the onlookers laugh and recall the moment.
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Darkay
Brunner
Colored National Baptist Convention
Houston
Texas
Foh de
Foh de Wah
King Strang of Beaver Island Rumor on Chestnut Street
A beggar claiming to be Henry Strang, son of Americas only king, recites a past Beaver Island kingdom tale. James Jesse Strang led a Mormon colony there from 1846, was crowned king in 1850, faced a treason trial after Detroit a vessel arrival, and was later assassinated in Philadelphia.
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Chestnut Street
Henry Strang
America
Beaver Ieland
Lake Michigan
James Jesse Strang
Strang
Detroit
Fillmore
United States
Beaver Island
King Strang
Philadelphia
Noted Judge Allison Tricks Jury Duty List
In Manhattan court lore Judge Thomas Allison finesses juror selection with swift, pointed questions. Two youths attempting to join the panel encountered blunt scrutiny. one is asked his occupation and wealth and is discharged after admitting he is an artist.
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Manhattan
Thomas Allison
Not In Sight
A countryman named Street owned a Typeway cow and endured long pilgrimages into the country for the animal. As the season advanced he neared Cedar Street when a streetcar conductor cried gas and Street denied seeing the cow, blaming potential trouble on the man in blue and gold.
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Street
Cedar Street
Minneapolis banquet quotes Ty Cobb on loud talk
Ty Cobb, famed baseball figure, at a recent banquet in Minneapolis criticized excessive loud talk and arguing. He recalled a man seen entering a taxi and quipped he was headed to hear the cane, highlighting his humorous take on public behavior.
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Ty Cobb
Baseball Strike Fame
Minneapolis
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