Christmas Spirit and Service as Moral Duty
Pastor Ernest Fremont Tittle reflects on Christmas season as a time to cultivate kindness, patriotism, and a spirit of service. He argues progress comes through a better spirit, not merely better instruments, and urges business and tradespeople to serve their communities as primary goals.
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Ernest Fremont Tittle
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Evanston
You
Peace
China
Armenia
Europe
Rebuilding the world starts with Christmas virtues
The piece ponders how Christmas born dispositions Could shape a better world free of extremes of wealth poverty domestic tragedy and international strife. It urges continued cultivation of generous temperaments to achieve lasting peace and social repair.
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World Organization
Money Cannot Build a Home Only Love Can
The article reflects on marriage as a sacred union, contrasting outward wealth with inner affection. It cites Jane Welch Carlyle on prayer and gravity of commitment, and asks what is needed to build a home beyond money, arguing that love forms the true foundation.
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Jane Welch Carlyle
Motive of Profit Declines in Global Industry
A historical speech argues profit as the driving motive has failed, causing worldwide unrest and catastrophe. It urges trying a new approach by appealing to another motive beyond wealth, calling for a fundamental shift in industrial mindset.
Spirit of Play Christmas Message Remains Hopeful
A broadcaster calls for keeping the spirit of play during the Christmas season. He laments the loss of childhood joy among adults and youths and urges continuing playful spirit despite worries and responsibilities as days grow shorter and children await Santa.
Perpetuating Christmas Spirit in International Relations
The text contrasts Christian service with Nietzschean will to power in global relations. It asserts Christendom nations often view greatness as domination rather than service, noting Western symbols of authority over humility.
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Christendom
Nietzsche
Nations must live by giving, not taking, says an era of peace
The speaker urges that nations should act toward others as they wish to be treated, entering world life to give and even risk for global justice and peace. He notes humanity now looks to Jesus for guidance, acknowledging He holds life’s secret.
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Jesus
Old Santa's Conveyance
A playful note on Santa Claus replacing reindeer with an automopile or airplane, expressing humorous disbelief at modern substitutions and the chilly tears of the writer.
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Santa Claus
Singh
Reindeer
Christmas Tree Decoration Advice
Susy Month asks for a neat tree idea and is advised to choose a spruce for a trim, tidy Christmas tree. The exchange suggests a spruce as a suitable, clean choice for holiday decor.
Life Saving Medals Awarded by National Court of Honor
Medals for heroic life saving awarded since May 1921. Gold medals go to Henry Bate of Vineland North Carolina and Henry A. Skelton of Wilmington Delaware. Silver medals list many recipients across multiple troops and states. Bronze medals also awarded to numerous scout members including Ross Mace of Pe Ell Washington and Fred Lieburger of Des Moines Iowa.
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National Court of Honor
Henry Bate
Vineland
N. C
Henry A. Skelton
Wilmington
Del
Georges. Allen
Bridgeport
Joseph Buckley
Allston
Mass
Loren C. Underwood
Denver
Colo
Myles Turner
Lancaster
Ohio
Horace Viner
Charles E. Carter
Tutwiller
Morris Carmody
Painesville
Floyd Lamb
Westerly
R. I
Cyril Ashworth
Milburn L. Fay
Lincoln
Edwin Brockman
Brooklyn
Michael Larick
Emporium
F. Austin Culver
Princess Anne
Camp Bonds
Muskogee
Okla
William Barrar
Charleston
W. Va
John A. Wilson
Columbus
T. EB. Tappan, Jr
Helena
Ark
Eugene Kren
Leland S. Waggoner
Clifford I. Fingland
Liverpool
Kenneth W. Dayton
N. Harpersfield
N. Y
Wright A. Edmonson, Jr
Marlboro
Herman Boehringer
Philadelphia
Merline Gerard
Berkeley
Cal
Wiliam Palmer
Kewanee
Ill
Charles Priest
East Long Meadow
James McGeorge
Sea Clift
Boy Scouts Play Santa Claus In Toy Drive
Akron Ohio scouts collected and distributed 900 toys last year and 1500 this year for poor city children. They canvassed for old toys, dolls, sleds, repaired and repainted them for a Christmas morning delight. Similar efforts are reported in Louisville Cincinnati and Butte with posters and toy hospitals backing the drive.
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Akron
Louisville
Cincinnati
Butte
Mont
Cincinnati Council
Santa Claus Co., Inc
Boy Scouts
Associated Charities
Butte Scouts
Scouts Do Traffic Survey in Grand Rapids
The Grand Rapids city planning commission invited the Boy Scouts of America to conduct a traffic survey. The effort was praised by the planning department and traffic safety council, with one minor inaccuracy noted. Hugh E. Lynch thanked Scout Executive Walker, praising the boys and noting the broad citizenship value of scout training.
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City Planning Commission of
Grand Rapids
Mich
Boy Scouts of America
City Planning Department
Traffic Safety Council
Hugh E. Lynch
Walker
Scouts Explore Uncharted Okefenokee Swamps Expedition
A group of scouts and officials from the National Geographic Society and reporters from Atlanta and Georgia towns explored the Okefenokee swamps last November to study the wildlife and environment of the remote region.
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National Geographic Society
Atlanta
Georgia
Okefenokee Swamps
Village Medal to Honor Boy Scout of Bronxville
The Bronxville village board awards a yearly Village Medal to the scout who shows the most promise and achievement in school home work and scouting. The honored scout's name will be carved on a permanent tablet in the village hall trustees room.
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Bronxville
N. Y
Master Crook Frustrated by Locked Door
Famous film villain Dareham Drake finishes a busy studio day with safes opened and locks picked in The Master Crook. He returns home to a locked flat, searches pockets for a key, and hires a locksmith to open the door with a $20 bill.
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Dareham Drake
Georgia Meeting Hats Across the Room
An Atlanta observer recalls a fundraising gathering where the chairmen pass the hat for charity. Despite every attendee contributing, the chairman shakes the hat and finds his own dime missing, prompting Mose Taylor to deliver a humorous moral lesson about perception and luck.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Mose Taylor
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Grow old with me romance prompts playful refusal
A Brooklyn Standard Union anecdote recalls a forties bachelor wooing a young woman by singing at a piano. He selects a music sheet and sings Grow old with me, but the young woman interrupts, declaring she won’t wait 25 years.
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Brooklyn Standard Union
Fine Eyes In Washington Visit Leads To Humorous Reveal
A Baltimore woman visiting an old acquaintance in Washington teases about her friend's husband’s eyes. The friend replies that the husband’s eyes aren’t yet proven to her until the milliner’s girl arrives with the new hat and bill.
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Baltimore
Washington
My Own Forever Wedding Joy In Candy Fondness
A couple on their wedding journey pledge eternal ownership with playful exchanges. The bride vows happiness and freedom to indulge, joking about candy, a charge account, and a new shared life together.
Real Dilemma Parker Worries Over Two Letters
Streeter reveals he wrote two engagement and financial notes to his broker and Miss Golding. A caller answered with yes while he was out, leaving him unsure which request was accepted.
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Parker
Streeter
Miss Golding
Thoughtful man laments sins and thoughtlessness
A man laments his thoughtlessness almost as much as his sins. New flannels and small boys have been known to shrink from washing.
California Fig Syrup Advertisement Teaches Mothers
A vintage advertorial urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup to ease constipation in sick children. The copy highlights a fruity taste, eases bowel cleansing, and notes to ask pharmacists for genuine California Fig Syrup with directions for babies and all ages on the bottle.
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California
Attorney Surely a Wonder
In Alabama a prosecuting attorney famed for success became both feared by criminals and admired by many, especially the black community. After leaving office his first two defense cases ended in conviction, prompting a veteran admirer to remark that regardless of side, justice still sent people to the pen.
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Alabama
Darky
Joe Clinton
Mistah
Milwaukee Sentinel
Choice Between Two Loves
Malvina Turtledove weeps over a choice between two lovers. Jack arrives to demand a decision and she must choose which suitor to love. In a tragic twist she ends the debate by throwing her Pomeranian Bob from the window and declaring her loyalty to Jack.
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Malvina Turtledove
Jack
Angel
Malvina
Bob
No Offense Quotation Stirs Wawa Station Tale
Chairman Lasker remarks on offenses while recounting a Wawa station incident. A gaunt war veteran asks for a Chester Heights ticket. a ticket agent and a sharp eyed woman clash with curt, biting dialogue revealing grudges and snappy wit.
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Lasker
The
Shipping Board
Wawa Station
Chester Heights
Gost
Lila
Miner’s boast turns to gold after deeper dig
Rafferty bored ten feet into a mining claim and abandoned it. Another miner took it up and at eleven feet struck gold. Rafferty, upon hearing the news, vowed never to leave another claim until he had gone a foot further.
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Rafferty
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