What the Children Wanted and a Playful Rebuff
A village school program ends with Miss Willet unable to sing due to a cold. The students vote for a poem recital, but one boy proposes singing while making faces if needed, in a lighthearted exchange from London Tit-Bits. Then a humorous vignette shows a suitor asking Miss Smith Belinda to marry him, finding her reply witty and blunt.
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Willet
London
Two Friends Discuss Fashion and a Knee Length Dress
Two young women chat about clothes with one describing a newly bought dress in detail. When asked about the skirt length, she notes it reaches her knees, while an aside mentions an ambitious man not worrying about his gray matter.
The Kitchen Cabinet’s 69
Content cites a collection of old kitchen recipes including meat loaf tamales veal loaf and sauces, plus guidance on dried fruits and fruit puddings. It also features moral lines and winter dietary tips from Harriet Du Autremont.
Christmas Morning Toy Talk and Early Advertisements
On Christmas morning children discuss meanings of words with Santa in memory of the day. Meanwhile, Kansas City Star humor and jokey exchanges appear followed by early 20th century ads for coal savers and attire guidance.
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Santa
Willie
Santa Claus
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Bayer
Gray
Miss Willet
Belinda
Western Newspaper Union
Dean Swift
Harriet du Autremont
Pathere
N. J
A Lee
D. P
Seers
Vo State
Fancy
Fey
Young
Del
Maryland
L. I
Orange County
Choice
Maine
Long Island
Jersey
Long
Virginia
del & Md
Ben Davis
Keiffer
Prime West
Witarine
City
Oleo
Ullow
Cubas
Wrigley
Doctor Rave
Fuzz
J. Fuller
Kansas City Star
U. S
Guaranteed Coal Saver Co
Fifth St
Philadelphia
Ocvcasions
West 7Th St
New York
Hoxme
Feinberg
Dept. C
Water St
New York City
Box 33
Selinsgrove
Penna
Baceklelet Company
Middletown
MY. N. Y
America