Christmas Day in Own Home by Ethel Coop Eliot
The Will family plans a home Christmas with only their kin but hosts extend to include Jim Larkin Patty Brown and a grieving colleague Gladys Haverill. Shared warmth brings harmony as Billy Lucy and parents welcome guests and strengthen family bonds. 1923 Western Newspaper Union.
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Dye
Jim Larkin
Europe
Lucy
Patty Brown
Patty
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Mother
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Mr. Will
Mrs. Will
Gladys Haverill
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Gladys
Ted Afiller
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Western Newspaper Union
Merrie England Christmas customs described
The piece notes English Christmas traditions such as bringing in the yule, children gathering to sing carols and tell legends by the burning log, country children helping with the log, mistletoe kisses in the hall, and everyone enjoying plum pudding, singing, and churchgoing.
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England
Why the minister prays for the country
A father explains to his son visiting Washington that the chaplain does not pray for Congress alone but for the country, after the boy wondered why the minister comes each day to open sessions with prayer.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Mayor’s Campaign Gaffe Sparks Mockery From Student
In a western city during election season the mayor sought the women’s vote by praising a high school girl. He called her complexion a gift from heaven, but she quipped that it’s only steady expense, turning his compliment into a sharp, humorous moment that circulated locally.
Thoreau Independent Man and Oil Engine Thoughts
The article discusses oil engine advantages using mineral and by product oils, then pivots to Thoreau as an independent thinker. It notes Thoreau never married, valued independence, and quotes his diary about following a different drummer. It mentions his poll tax stance against slavery and a note about arrest avoidance.
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Thoreau
Lfe
Jull
Amazing harvest from one seed of wheat in Essex
In South Hornchurch Essex England a single grain of wheat was planted in March in a yard wide pit 18 inches deep. The sprouting grain was repeatedly covered with soil through summer until the pit was full. The shoots stayed dormant over winter and sprang in spring. In autumn 85 stalks were cut, 70 ears ripened weighing over a quarter pound with an average of 44 grains per ear.
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South Hornchurch
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England
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