Ballarat Christmas Miracle Brings Winter to Australia
Old John Halton uses wealth and ingenuity to create a one day winter scene in Ballarat for his daughter Alice. He imports real snow and evergreens and hires labor to build ice rinks and wintry scenery, turning a hot December into a festive, north pole like Christmas for the child.
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New York World
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Howe
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Yonkers Statesman
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Santa Visits Alice in Dream Christmas Eve Tale
A bedtime scene unfolds as four reindeer pull a sleigh to a sleeping Alice Holton. Santa, rich with gifts, enters her room and kisses her brow before she wakes to a festive Christmas morning feast. The poem-like passage closes with a playful verse about Christmas Eve stockings and joys.
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Altice
Sic
Donner
Geo Therd
Blitzon
Alice Holton
Old Santy
Alice
neb_atell
Orn
Santa
Christmas at Home in the Snowy Rural House
The scene depicts a snowy Christmas day with white hedges and canvas awnings around the house. Children build a snowman in a shed, while the narrator describes Christmas dining ideas and recipes including goose roasting, cherry sherbet, and plum padding, with detailed preparation steps.
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Alice
Alica
Christmas Day Pudding and Night Ride Scene
A Scots Christmas verse by Malcolm Douglass depicts Christmas pudding steaming and hot, with hearty feasting. A rider on a bonnie steed gallops by night, watched by folk who cheer and sing as the night grows bright with light.
Christmas Day Decor and Dining Traditions
A 1920s style note advises Christmas Day as the peak for home gatherings. Emphasizes harmonious table settings and a bright dining room, with warm, decorative themes throughout the house. Menus include Cream of Wheat, Scrapple, potatoes in cream, and coffee.
Yearly Yuletide Span Sanctioned by King Alfred
In medieval times the new year began during the height of Christmas festivities from Christmas Eve to Twelfth Day. King Alfred decreed that for twelve days after the Saviour's nativity the celebration should continue.
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Alfred
Medal of Honor for Col J Franklin Bell for 1899 Luzon action
The President directs a Congressional Medal of Honor for Colonel J Franklin Bell Twenty Sixth United States Volunteer Infantry for gallantry on September 9 1899 near Porao Luzon P I. Bell led scouts ahead of the regiment and charged seven insurgents earning surrender of their party under heavy fire amid bamboo cover.
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J. Franklin Bell
United States Volunteer Infantry
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Luzon
P. I
Bell
San Antonio- Porao
Ninth Infantry
Quagua Snd San Rito
Grove
Straub
San Augustin
Nsents
Ade
MacArthur
Bellie
Kentucky
Military Academy
Hain A
Seventh Cavalry
Forsyth
United States War School
Fort Riley
Kansas
Courageous horse saves man at sea and other feats
A farmer and his horse rescue sailors from a wreck in heavy seas after enduring fierce waves and repeated swims. The horse's strength helps reach the stranded crew while the rider perishes. Other tales include a lightship wreck near Nantucket and swift cavalry relief of Indian scouts, showcasing extraordinary endurance and bravery.
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Cape of Good Hope
Cape
Mao
Fourth Cavalry
Fort Harney
Fort Warner
Haxney
Edmond G. Feeher
Sitting Bull
Feoheb
Hotohkins
Sions
The Torrid Air of Revolutions and Lochinvar
A collage of literary notices and humorous snippets criticizes epic war poems and celebrates a swing of revolutionary passion. It reflects on Lucretius and Cromwell while spoofing Victorian humor and city columns from Philadelphia and New York papers.
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Lucretius
Hosta
Fortuna
Cromwell
John Morley
England mobilizes vast army for South Africa invasion
Cable report says an army of 180000 will assemble in South Africa with Lord Roberts to command the force and General Kitchener as chief of staff. Baron Roberts and Redvers Buller named leaders for Natal and Cape campaigns as preparations proceed.
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Cape Colony
Hebekion
Ontinpaiga
Loxnon
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Capes Town
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Natal
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Afras
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Mozambique
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Nicaragua
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Paria
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Strichen
India
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Ministry of Culture
Baells
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Armatronga
Methuen
London
Magerafontela
British Empire mobilizes forces for South Africa campaign
Reporting from Cape Town and London outline massive troop redeployments led by General Buller. Seventy battalions including militia and volunteers join a reinforced expedition to the Cape, with Malta and Channel Islands units pledging support as Britain shifts to a late January push.
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Avenoul
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Times
Daily Chronicle
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Mr. Chamberlain
General Henry W. Layton Killed at San Mateo
Major General Henry W. Layton was shot and killed while standing before his troops at San Mateo. The commander died instantly as cavalry and infantry moved from Manila toward San Mateo to pursue insurgents led by Geronomo.
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Cus
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Senor Mabini
Young
Wood
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Henry W. Layton
San Mateo
Layton
Oring Line
Lawton
Netaff Sficer
Lockett
Gog
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