Notable Christmas Stories by Dickens Van Dyke and More
The piece surveys 19th century Christmas tales shaping the season. Dickens’s Christmas Carol is praised for its enduring appeal, while Henry Van Dyke’s Artaban the Other Wise Man is highlighted for its decade-long creation and Middle East insights. Also noted is O Henry’s Gift of the Magi as a brief urban poverty tale.
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Bethlehem
Charles Dickens
Dickens
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Henry van Dyke
van Dyke
Middle East
Wad Dyke
Henry
Ervin's Watergate Reform Act and the 1974 push
Retiring Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr. unveils a sweeping reform bill titled Watergate Reorganization and Reform Act of 1974. It would require top officials to disclose finances while creating a public attorney independent of the president to oversee investigations, a plan critics say clashes with equal protection and executive control.
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Sam J. Ervin, Jr
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Ervin Bill Critics Fear Constitutional Crisis and Overreach
Ray Cromley criticizes the Ervin bill for creating a de facto fourth branch, curbing presidential appointment power, and hindering government staffing. The measure bans donors receiving over 5000 dollars in subsidies from political giving, potentially excluding many academics and beneficiaries from campaigns, a constitutional issue the text deems untenable.
Veterans Veto Debate Sparks Reader Letters at Shelby
The letter from Donald Alt of Shelby argues veterans deserve postwar job chances after Congress overrode Ford’s veto on veteran benefits. He compares amnesty for draft dodgers to duties owed by service members. George Washington and Henry Kissinger reference follow. Editor’s note mentions omissions in a prior jeter.
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Donald Alt
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George Washington
Scrambler Across Capital Ob New York
A jumble of names and phrases hints at a puzzle like list including references to New York City items, European terms, and scattered clues. The text weaves numbers, abbreviations, and partial words suggesting a crossword style challenge with multiple entries across and down.
Digestive woes and ulcer care from Dr Lamb column
A reader with a long history of duodenal ulcers describes diet attempts from cabbage juice to yeast and canned wheat, weight loss, and heart concerns. Dr Lamb advises balancing meals, adding fats, avocados, and meats, suggests antacids if needed, and notes ulcers require careful management. He urges readers to seek flu shots and offers a booklet via newspaper address for further guidance.
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P.O. Box
Radio City
New York
N.Y
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Note on Conscience and Kipling Tales
A diary fragment recalls vacating time at the Howe house during school break and avoiding the kitchen. The author plans to read Rudyard Kipling works, gift dated 1942, and recalls Kipling meeting Mark Twain who quotes on conscience.
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Howe House
Pop
Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
Mark Twain
Twain
Conscience and discipline in a quirky quip by Dick Howe
A quirky monologue by Dick Howe treats the conscience as a nuisance and compares it to a spoiled child. He advocates severe discipline, spurning conscience to restore order and claim more life’s pleasures, joking about “killing” a conscience. The tone blends sharp wit with self mockery.
The Day Christ Was Born Concludes Special Columns
This concluding segment of Jim Hishop’s special columns recounts Mary’s astonishment at bearing the Messiah, Gabriel’s message, Elizabeth’s recognition, and Joseph’s doubt and reassurance. It follows Mary’s visit to Elizabeth, Elizabeth’s blessing, and Joseph’s dream guiding union with Mary to raise Jesus.
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Elizabeth
Jim Hishop
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John
Nazareth
Joseph
Insepl
David
Jesus
The Nativity Journey of Joseph and Mary
A compact Bethlehem birth tale follows Joseph and Mary as they travel to the City of David. Crowded inns and a cave stable frame the Christ child’s birth amid census pressures and divine purpose.
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Ermmianuel
God
Joseph
Marys House
Mary
Nazareth
David
Bethlehem
City of David
House of David
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Baby
Chamaan
Christ
Moab
Let Peace Begin With Me
Columbus Nebraska newspaper fragment dated Tuesday December 24 1974 presents a lyric or message centered on peace. The readable text mentions commands to readers about promoting unity and a statement by an unknown speaker. The rest is garbled OCR.
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Columbus Telegram
Columbus
Nebraska
Barbs by Phil Pastoret reminiscence on old department slips
An old timer recalls needing the fingerie department for a pink slip and jokes about luck, the will to corner the souvenir pyramid market, and notes an epidemic of foot a mouth disease sweeping Capitol Hill.
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