Christmas at Grandmother's Quiet Cottage and a Gift
A grandmother hosts a festive Christmas dinner while Edwin’s gift of a house, a cash advance, and a hopeful buyer promise bring relief. In separate vignettes Foster Jordan goes blind and Helen’s family friendship with Pauline Westland sparks a career boost for Foster’s singing.
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Jordan
Indian Hill
Foster Jordan
Helen
Anis
Foster
Pauline Westland
New York
Paulina
Miss Westland
Pauline
Flolen
Jud Myers
Christmas Bag of Hope Brings Cheer at Country Camp
Margaret and Nick organize Christmas bags for lumber camp workers not home for the holiday. A bag costs three dollars and Nick funds ten of them, later sharing a bag with Barry Smith’s friendless cabin. Margaret’s kindness and Nick’s growing love spark a quiet, hopeful Christmas tale.
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Margaret ‘Leinkins
Country Club
Nick Larring
Margaret
Margarret
Nick
Margaret's
Barry Smith
Barry
Good Christmas Poem by Edward Sanford Martin
Poem in Missouri Farmer urges readers to embrace Christmas spirit beyond doubt and material concerns. It calls for peace goodwill and shared kindness across social divides, urging generosity, fellowship, and uplifting hearts during the season.
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Edward Sanford Martin
Missouri
Farmer
Christmas Eve Dinner Party Planned by Jerry Blaine
Jerry Blaine asks sister Molly to host a Christmas Eve gathering at the old home. Seven guests are invited, all unmarried, with a comfortable dinner set on that busy night. Molly contemplates the request and the festive plan unfolds with family support.
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Olly
Jerry Blaine
Molly
Jerry
Bondon
Peter
Christmas Eve at the House of the Heir
Jerry renovates a joint will with Molly and Phyllis Rowe amid a Christmas gathering. He asks Phyllis to marry him and receives a hopeful reply as Silent Night fills the room. Molly accuses Jerry of inviting guests to deter attendance.
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Jerry
Timo
Molly
Phyllis
Peter
Phyllis Rowe
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AMA
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Man of the Hours
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