Marcy Kissel Letters and Christmas Hearts
In a snowbound valley Marcy Kissel navigates romance and family strain as Rupert Johnson’s pride leads him to end their bond after a hidden letter reveals Marcy’s father is a pardoned convict. John Kissel returns to reunite with his wife, while Marcy finds solace in filial love and a joyous Christmas reunion.
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Marcy
Cherub
Rupe
Minne Carey
Rupert
Hesary
Carinae Fey
Joan
Kissel Cottage
John Kissel
Milcreek Valley
Marey
Eidwin
Boys save runaway car on rail line in daring bridge rescue
Ben and Roger Moore, young rail workers, chase a runaway flat-car toward Gravelly Run bridge. Ben climbs the locomotive pilot to hook a coupling rod, while Roger steadies the engine, managing the fire and gauges. They master the chase, halt the car, and avert disaster for twenty men below.
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Ben and
Roger Moore
Ben
Roger
Mr. Moore
Moore
Mike
Mike Murphy
Nine
Gravelly Run Bridge
Warnin
Destrey Bay
Alon
Sam
Nhan
Notable Rescue Sparks Homecoming at Station
Report describes workers pulling from a ravine and learning who saved them, followed by a grateful procession of relatives at the station. Engineer Moore awaits as fathers, mothers, and siblings express mixed joy, pride, and relief. Mike Murphy exults, echoing the crowd’s sentiment with cheer.
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Moore
Mike Murphy
Monkey H. Pike
How to Be a Model Hostess
A guide from Ladies' Home Journal on hostessing stresses amiability, tact, and calmness. The ideal hostess maintains composure, feeds guests well, avoids reproach in front of others, and uses social influence wisely while masking domestic glitches. Politeness and gentleness are portrayed as supreme virtues for social success.
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America
Cecil
China
Ladies' Home Journal
How She May Be Recognized
A Washington Post piece notes how to distinguish men and women by window-gazing habits. It suggests men sidle and inspect reflections in public, while women squarely examine themselves, adjust garments, and move on without vanity, claiming a simple method to tell them apart.
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Pate
Washington
Pont
Superstitious Samoans relics and the sacred war rag
The article describes Samoan reverence for relics such as a sacred war rag kept with the high chief and the plan to dispose of it. It recounts how the rag was saved from burning, the attempted offerings to a missionary, and the rag’s preservation in a museum. It also mentions the London Mission’s museum, a San Diego park, and a developer seeking a large rental yield from a 1,400 acre park at 626 yearly rent, aiming for about 150000.
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Samoa
Fanaa Oe
C. F. Gordon Cumming
Havig
Papa
Sho
Museum of the
London Mission
San Diego
Cal
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Mises
Convict
Agnes
Millcreek Valley
Clifton
Mrs. Kissel
Sarena
Pesan
Rupert Johnson
Marcy Kissel
Obre
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