Christmas at the brow of the hill church gathering
Frances Grinstead recalls a Christmas week at the local church on the brow of the hill. Uncle Joe proposes daily activities from tea to games and music, urging community warmth with gatherings, crafts, and a phonograph to bring neighbors together during the holidays.
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Uncle Joe
New England
Mother
Uncle
Father
Dave
Frances
Billy
Sue
Roger
Mary
Joe
Christmas Baking and a Turkey Swap at the Dodge Home
Agnes Ayers helps bake for the holidays as Mrs. Dodge frets over a missing turkey that Mr. Dodge admits he gave to Ned Blake for a poor family. Joel arrives home proudly with a 25 pound turkey, proving the family's generosity and holiday bustle.
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Emil Cooper
Mrs. Dodge
Mr. Dodge
Ned Blake
Thorn of Glastonbury blooms at Christmas time tradition states
The article recounts a tradition about the thorn at Glastonbury Cathedral said to have been brought by Joseph of Arimathea and planted there. It claims the thorn supposedly blooms at Christmas and became part of the crown of thorns pressed on Christ.
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Jim
Peg
Ned
Jim Miller
Net
Hag
Anderson’s
Ned Harding
Pez
Pellmell
Edith Anderson
Central Square
Glastonbury Cathedral
Joseph
Arimathea
Christ
Simple Bib Set For Baby With Embroidered Designs
Simple set of three bibs on heavy sheeting with simple outline embroidery. Binding thread not included. Price 15 cents plus return stamped envelop for reply. Home Craft Co. Dept A, 19th and St Louis Ave, St Louis MO.
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Address Home Craft Co
Dept. A
Nineteenth
St. Louis Ave
St. Louis
Feather cape at Bishop Museum valued at 1 million
A feather cape in the Bishop Museum Honolulu is described as the most precious garment in the world. It contains no gold or jewels yet is valued at $1,000,000 and is made from feathers of now extinct birds once worn by Hawaiian royalty.
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Bishop Museum
Honolulu
United States
Am I Not Aint Diction Provokes Grammatical Debate
A Boston Herald excerpt notes teachers’ observation that overemphasis on the vulgarity of ain’t shifts questions to Aren’t I or Aren’t I? The piece argues Americans resist the Am not three words, suspecting condescension or pose and preferring awkward substitutes.
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Boston Herald
Winnipeg Flag Display Feathers Trouser Prank
Citizens stare as trousers hang from the flagpole atop the government building. Investigators identify a playful workman as the responsible party.
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Winnipeg
Fairy Story Told on Danish Postage Stamps
Danish postal service issues stamps illustrating a fairy tale linked to Hans Christian Andersen. The design recalls the little match girl, whose sad tale is echoed across the issue as stamps honor the author a century after his birth.
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Thie
Millons
Hans Anderson
Eisen and Heese Lead Evening Broadcasts on Nationwide Network
In a brief radio column, the article notes Eisen and Heese guiding evening programs on Nationwide Network stations, with Richerd at the mic for the late segment as G Web Enterprises and B Co distribute the show across E venues.
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Frances ‘ Grinstead
Agnes Ayers
Uella
Joel
Clark
Nor Ae Nook
Coleman
Iron
Coleman Lamp & Stove CO
Icuticura
Firestone
Firestone Auto
Supply and Service Store
Eisen
Heese
Richerd
N.B. G
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