Christmas Eve Walk Sparks Hope For Aunt Min
Pierce Carson returns home on Christmas Eve with a large package and a hopeful mood about a romantic turn. He pauses to check on Aunt Min as a cutter carriage passes, and neighborly talk hints at a possible engagement with the Brandon family and the western railroad man, Mason. The scene ends with Carson entering the house to find his wife wary yet curious about Min’s health and the upcoming doctor’s visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce Carson
Carson
Cis
Aunt Min
Cig
Son
Pierce
Min
Messerole
Western Railroad
Mason
Brandon
Bertha Brandon
Mr. Mason
Miss Brandon
Mr. Messerole
Bertha
Kate
George
Last Christmas Shadows Hover Over Aunt Min Mystery
In a New York library a dying Aunt Min plots a final Christmas surprise. Pierce Carson and Bertha Brandon confront a tangle of love duty and secrets as a family drama unfolds with a poised revelation and a poignant farewell.
Horse Phrenology and Royal Vet College Claim
A Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons member asserts horse character may be read from nose shape turning to traits like gentleness and high spirits for curved profiles with pointed ears. A dented nose allegedly signals treachery and viciousness, while a Roman nose suggests hardworking but slow, and drooping ears imply laziness and viciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons of England
Harold Leeney
Food values of nuts and fruits from Good Housekeeping
Blanched almonds rank as the highest nerve or brain food with no heat or waste. Walnuts offer brain or nerve food plus muscle heat and waste. Green water grapes purify blood but provide little food value. Tomatoes are nitrogenous and stimulating. Apples deliver higher nerve and muscle food but not staying power. Prunes give strong nerve or brain food with heat and waste but not muscle feeding. Oranges refresh and feed. Green figs supply nerve and muscle food with heat and waste. Most small fresh seed fruits are laxative. Lemons and tomatoes should not be used daily in cold weather due to thinning and cooling effects. Raisins are stimulating by quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Housekeeping
Antique dealer recalls Mayflower desk and ark folding bed
An exchange recounts a conversation where a dealer shows a Louis XIV writing desk and other antiques to a customer who finds them not old enough. The dealer notes she warned the customer he’d be back to see a folding bed from the ark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Ark
Quieted Down in Chicago Amid Noise Protests
Chicago residents report a lull in anti noise demonstrations as crowds diminish and city noise measures settle. Officials note reduced disturbances and calmer streets following earlier rallies and citizen actions.
Copper King Announces Cup Defender Plans for Boston
Thomas W. Lawson of Boston denies early self interest in building a cup defender, saying Boston must have yachtmen sign off and that he will join only if the local experts approve. He notes Boston interests could run the boat or join a syndicate and awaits decisive support from Boston yachtsmen. Some NYYC members doubt eligibility if Lawson is not a member, as he seeks a Boston syndicate with NYYC links to meet rules.
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Bor
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
New York Journal
Boston Yachting
New York Yacht Club
Lawson
Belmont Syndicate
Boots and Shoes At Unbeatably Low Prices
Local retailer advertises duck boots at 3.50 and 3.25 for different styles, rubber and hand made kid boots 3.00 to 3.50, women’s shoes 2.00 to 2.75, felt boots and ball brand rubbers offered with leather soles and counters, heavy and calfskin options, all priced at the lowest possible point.
Lawson Plans Cup Defender Despite Club Exit
The article notes Lawson, not a New York Yacht Club member, may still build a cup defender. Belmont syndicate head W. Butler Duncan Jr. backs broad participation and says the cup is national in scope, with invitations historically extended to yachtsmen for trial races. A Boston financier was consulted as Lawson weighs the project.
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Lawson
New York Yacht Club
W. Butler Duncan, Jr
Belmont Syndicate
Boston
New York
Mark Twain on Books at Nineteenth Century Club
Mark Twain spoke at Sherry’s as a guest of the Nineteenth Century club on The Disappearance of Literature. He mocked German verb mutilation and defended his role in untangling language while sparking laughter over Darwin and Walter Scott.
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Darwin
Mark Twain
Nineteenth Century Club
Sherry’s
New York Sun
Elgin R. L. Gould
Gould
Clemens
Germany
Professor Winchester
Walter Scott
Winchester
Trent
Scott
Ivanhoe
Mr. Scott
Century Publishing Company
Mr. Clemens
R. W. Gilder
Eliot
Harvard College
Cambridge
England
Mr. Darwin
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Aunt Mina
Evan MacpherScc
Ee Win Macphiewn
Santa Claus
West
Richard Mason
Oscar
Sweden
Norway
Echo de Paris
M. Gaston Bonnier
M. Bonnier
Stockholm
John Best
Liverpool
Best
Mr. Best
Dodd
Bright
Doedd
Chicago
Ikenne
Drs
Cret
Yé Ker
Erior Strveland, O. K& Kmk &K
Copper King
Boxton Yachtsmen
Shamrock III
Lynde
the Shoe
TALK
Xixth Century Club
Australia
Newcastle
J. G. Leever
M. D
Ideal Pharmacy
Clinton and
Third Streets
Clinton
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