Beautiful Bethlehem Bells and a Christmas for the Poor
A troubled Christmas scene unfolds as a poor Bethlehem family, with Thomas, Bobby, and Nannie, face deprivation while neighbors ignore them. A mysterious man sits by a window as dawn breaks, signaling a turn of events in their stark holiday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Thomas
Viel
Jimmy Flartshorn
Nannie
Tommy
Themas
Bobby
An Unexpected Santa Claus in a Boston Tenement
A widowed mother in a two room tenement shares Christmas hopes with her children. They face poverty and a missing gift season until a brother returns with enough funds to ease want. The tale contrasts gratitude with hardship and ends on renewed faith and provision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuwenie
Thomas
Bobby
Nannie
Lite
Jimmy Elartshoin
Complicating Christmas Says Bok Urges Change
Edward Bok argues in the Ladies' Home Journal that Christmas celebrations are forcing fatigue and illness on women. He notes many men wish the season would end and calls for a radical shift in how the holiday is observed, citing tired wives and stressed families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Bok
Ladies' Home Journal
Weill
A Belgium Christmas Legend Of Santa Pony
A Belgian Christmas tale describes children placing woolen sabots on windowsills loaded with oats and fodder for Santa's pony. In the morning the hay is gone and the shoes overflow with toys and treats, prompting joyful claps and wishes to have seen the pony munching oats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Santa Claus
Waleed
Ella
Mosby
It is often said deafness can hear amid tumult on duty
A locomotive engineer claimed perfect hearing on the job. a medical examiner tested him by riding the engine. The physician found he could hear ordinary sounds, distinguish whispers, and detect inaudible movements, refuting the claim of total deafness.
Our Nation's Wealth and the Stomach Bitters Ad
An advertisement likens national wealth to iron and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy to relieve constipation dyspepsia and biliousness claim it improves appetite and digestion. The copy urges readers with overworked stomachs to try the product.
When the Brain Is Growing
A prominent educator tells mothers that children have nascent periods when learning comes easier and better. The brain's growth spans ebbs and flows with periods of strong effort followed by arrest, sparking debate among educators on whether to press or wait for renewed interest.
Nickel Plate offers student round trip fare to home
The Nickel Plate Road provides students with a fare of a third for round trips. Tickets are sold the day school closes and the day before, valid returning through January 6, 1901. Available only to students with certificates from the head of the school. Contact nearest agent by mail wire phone or in person. S A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Ind
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickel Plate Road
S. A. Asterlin
T.P. A
Fort Wayne
Ind
Woodland in the United Kingdom and a Pancake Recipe
A humorous fragment notes 8,000,000 acres of woodland in the United Kingdom and a playful line about making breakfast easy for a wife. It also defines a crank as someone difficult to sway. The passage mixes fact with whimsy and a domestic quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
Also Mentioned on This Page
Radhurt
Atlinta Constitution
Lia
BATON
Bobby Gray
Thor
Readman Boys
Mrs. Gray
Edward
Man OF the Hour
New York Tribune
Dir’plies
Crismus
Crismus Giei
Carter
Engas
Ely's
Coldhead
Cis