The Little Flagman Christmas Miracle
In a snowy European railway cabin a flagman sleeps as his boy Jakob is urged by mother to fetch gifts for Christmas. Jakob, brave and dutiful, covers for his father by taking the flag and coat to warn a passing train. A passerby throws coins from a train, funding a heart shaped tree. Christmas generosity expands to global Christian influence, ending with a moral note on peace and shared compassion.
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Black Forest
Jakob
Herzleb
Christ
Jit
Jacob
Santa Claus
Frau Marcy
Mary
China
Africa
Jesus
Japan
Port Arthur
Notable milestone as world approaches 1900 Christmases
The passage notes the approaching 1900th anniversary of Christ's birth and its perceived influence on humanity. It reflects a view of profound historical change over two millennia and cites broad belief in his positive impact.
Mistletoe Moment After Christmas Eve Ball
After the Christmas Eve ball they return to her home. A gas jet burns low as a sprig of mistletoe hangs above. He kisses her, she tears up, and he apologizes thinking of her innocence while she sobs afterward wondering what his kiss meant.
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Sli
National Dishes of Germany Portrayed in Satirical Image
A humorous German painting shows a young girl picking cabbages from a Christmas tree with an inscription praising Germany's kitchen. The Christmas dinner features boiled pork and sauerkraut, sausages, black pudding, goose with chestnuts, cheese cake and baked apples, beef with sour sauce, smoked goose, potatoes, and beer.
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Germany
Five Christmas Trees Described for Homes with Children
The article notes a real live Christmas tree is essential for homes with kids and Santa peering from snow specked branches adds joy. It suggests small trees can be prettily decorated and emphasizes first cost, with five beautiful options pine hemlock spruce cedar and balsam fir.
Christmas plant lore and playful old time sayings
The article recalls holly and mistletoe customs at Christmas. It notes mistletoe as missle, Druids’ sacred oaks, and beliefs that hanging it brings protection and kisses. It adds a quip about a berry per kiss and a humorous exchange about Mr Middlesage at Christmas dinner.
Curious Christmas Animal Customs Across Europe and Spain
An overview of Christmas traditions blessing animals across Europe. Scandinavia Germany and Austria place oats for birds while Albanians Montenegrins give cattle a large cake after breaking it. In Brittany cattle and sheep attend mass with a nativity scene. In Isle of Man hunting the wren persists, and in France animals join church ceremonies. In Spain the cock’s mass features birdlike music and midnight rituals.
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Scandinavia
Germany
Austria
Europe
Paris
Italy
Isle of Man
Calabria
Feara
Arthur
Round Table
France
Brittany
Seacoast
Bethlehem
Spain
Madrid
Seville
England
Attacur
Skating Lesson Goes Sideways on icy river
Thornley promises Miss Lakeside skating lessons but finds himself supporting 180 pounds of woman on a six inch thick Hudson River ice. The comic folly ends with mounting strain and a joke about needing a derrick to lift her, as the pair stumble toward home.
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Thornley
Hudson River
Emily
Eakte H. Eaton
Wider Tires For 1897 Bicycles Spark Debate
The New York Press notes tires in 1897 will reach about 2% inches in width. Wheels with wide tires may look awkward at first and seem ungainly beside high wheels, yet the safety argument holds. Wider tires reduce side slips on damp roads, a major cause of cycling accidents.
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New,York
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Omaha
Kansas City
St. Louis
W. W. Johnston
Billings, Mont
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J. Lennox Browne
Central London
Throat and Ear Hospital
Coshman
Browne
Anya
J. H. Salisbury
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Bishop
Sorgecn
Illinois Charitable Eye and Infirmary
Cuba
Cashman Drug Co
Vincennes
Ind
Dearborn Bt
Carthage
Roy Baum
Salem
Ala
W. Fiom
M.D
Iail
Reading
Cushman Drug Co
Indiana
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