Christmas Reunion After Long Separation and Hope
Mrs. Pourrez and her three children Raoul Henrietta and Louise celebrate Christmas reuniting with Andre after three and a half years apart. He explains illness delayed his arrival and he had searched settlement houses for their family at every Christmas party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raoul
Father
Mr. Pourrez
Andre
Settlement House
Pourrez
Andre Pourrez
America
St Tp
Artaban Fourth Wise Man of the East tale retold
A 1924 Western Newspaper Union retelling of Artaban the Fourth Wise Man. The story follows his slow quest to serve the least while losing companions and gifts, ending with a divine admonition that service to the least is service to God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artaban
Wise Man of
East
Palthazar
Melchior
Kaspar
Making His Gift Count
A department store scene shifts from cold charity to a transformation sparked by Bob Henderson who rebukes Miss Bristow’s snobbery and helps Alice, a fired salesgirl, to earn $20 weekly for a $500 Christmas gift plan. He asks her to use holidays to aid a crippled sister and her family, reshaping her life through work and dignity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Henderson
Miss Bristow
Bob
Alice
Henderson
The Indians First Christmas and Eagle Eye’s Promise
Emily Burks Adams recounts the Pawnees' first Christmas celebrated in Pawnee Oklahoma with a council house tree gifts feasting and dances. Eagle Eye forgives Rachel and agrees to lead with Anita as tensions ease amid ceremony and community joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawnees
Pawnee
Okla
Eagle Eye
Nathan Yale
Carlisle
Miss Yale
Anita
Rachel
Jim
Eagle Chief
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Santa Claus
Eleanor King
Western Newspaper Union
Growler
Cross
Martha Banning Thomas
John Dickinson Sherman
By Emily Burks Adams
Bear Creek
Big Jim
Blue Hawk Peak
Che Horrows
Mary Graham Bennet
Santa
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