Christmas in the Rockies with Uncle Jerry and Emma
A nostalgic Western Christmas memoir recounts a train journey to a Colorado ranch. The narrator arrives to a warm welcome from Uncle Jerry and Aunt Emma, enjoys a festive church visit, a lavish meal, cowboy entertainment, carols, and a silent, moonlit night among snowy peaks and pine forests.
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Rockles
Jerry
Emma
Dad
Mother
Helen
Silver Fox
Uncle Jerry
Plano
Christmas Twenty Days In Norway
A newspaper item notes that Norway continues its Christmas celebration for twenty days, highlighting the extended holiday period and festive events across communities.
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Norway
Ezra Teaching the Law of God Lesson Text
Lesson outlines Ezra 7 10 Nehemiah 1 12 Golden text Psalm 119 11 urges a nation to return to God by honoring and applying Scripture The study covers the eager assembly reverence prayer interpretation and the effects of applying Gods Word leading to repentance joy and reform.
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Israel
Ezra
God
Tabernacles
Splendid Mystery Inspires Drifting Forward Thought
A reflective line honors the thrill of moving into a splendid mystery unseen by mortal eyes. The quotation echoes E. H. Chapin on humanity pursuing unknown horizons with exaltation.
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E. H Chapin
Service is the Rent We Pay for Our Earthly Room
A reflective aphorism on duty and gratitude, framing life as a lease paid through service to others and to the world we share. It emphasizes obligation over ownership and suggests meaning comes from helping beyond oneself.
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Earth
Nose Bleed Remedies For Teens By Dr Barton
Dr James W Barton discusses nose bleed in puberty aged 14 to 16. He describes common causes such as picking blows and illnesses, and notes front nose Bleeding is easy to reach with cotton or cautery. Home remedies include upright head, mouth breathing, ice on neck, and cotton packing. severe cases require a physician for a styptic or nasal plug.
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WNU
Iodine in Salt Prevents Goitre Says Dr Barton
Dr James W Barton explains iodine in table salt prevents simple goitre in iodine-deficient regions. He notes toxic goitre risks from excess thyroid juice and cites Crile on thyroid lubrication. Massachusetts General findings show iodine reduces toxic goitre symptoms and slows bodily processes in both long-standing and recent cases.
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Crile
Cleveland
WNU
Santa Claus Delivers Lamb and Doll in Christmas Tale
Ross Hutton recalls the Christmas story for his daughter Polly and learns a Santa Claus exists when he buys a lamb and a baby doll for Polly. After a hopeful day, he tracks the lamb, sees a boy’s disappointment, and finally brings the gifts, prompting Polly’s joyous cry.
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Polly
Santa Claus
Ross
Santy
Anne
Ross Hutton
Roas
Origins of Christmas Boxes Gift Tradition
An old custom tied to priests placing alms boxes on ships for Christmastime masses. The Christmass box name evolved into the modern practice of Christmas boxes and gifts.
Chic Beck Pattern Lets Slim Figures With Four Pieces
A house frock design promises a slender look for larger figures with four pieces a back a front and one for each sleeve. Diagonal shoulder buttons belt ends and a square neck add style while pattern 9546 is available in multiple sizes and requires eight and a half yards of fabric for size 16. Send fifteen cents for the pattern to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. in New York.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
West Eighteenth St
New York
N. Y
One-Word Speech Stirs Danish Parliament
In Copenhagen the Danish Lansting heard Faroe Islands debate briefly as Burgomaster Goskesen spoke one word gigesan meaning the same and then sat down. The crowd applauded the concise moment, claimed to be a record for parliamentary brevity.
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Copenhagen
Faroe Islands
Goskesen
Virgin Islands Named by Columbus Tribute to Saint Ursula
The Virgin Islands earned their name on Columbus second voyage when he could not find enough saints to honor them. He shortened the tribute by calling the islands Virgin Islands in homage to St Ursula and her 11 000 virgins.
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Virgin Islands
Columbus
St. Ursula
The Barber with Long Hair and Whiskers
A short humor exchange between a barber and customer about unusual facial hair. The barber defends his look, claiming it attracts customers who will seek a haircut and shave.
The Sawfish Threat and Habitat Across Warm Seas
A sawfish, an oceanic shark like creature of the Pristidae family, grows up to about 20 feet with a long serrated rostrum. It prowls warm tropical waters, often near shores and rivers like the Mississippi, and kills prey including whales. it gives birth to live young and is valued for its rough skin.
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Tropics
Equator
Mississippi
Nicaragua
Man Introduces New Crop in Rural Neighborhood
In a rundown farming area a man arrives with a money making crop and soon the entire neighborhood adopts the idea. The change spreads through the local community as residents invest in the new plant.
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Rockies
Western Newspaper Union
Rev. P. Fitzwater
Moody Bible
Institute of Ciliaxo
Law OF
James W. Barton
Dr. Barton
Goiter
J. H. Means
Jacob Lerman
Boston
Journal of the American Medical Association
Massachusetts General Hospital
Pas At Te Ee i En Tert E Claus
Bie
Fey
Beck
Wrigley 'S
Rene
Ase
Coleman Lamp and Stove CO
Wichita, Kans
Palisdelphia
Angeles
Calif
Cient
Fetaad Ave
J. B
Washington
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