It Was the Night Before Christmas by Pennypacker
A poetic tale portrays snowflakes as tiny messengers on the night before Christmas. Each snowflake seeks to bring happiness to children, delivering joy through a silent, communal act that footnotes a monarch of love and universal peace.
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Wellows
Santa Claus
Mary
Santa’ Claus
Couras
Boma
Eclonda
Oeserva
Warvice
Western Newspaper Union
A Matter of Money Christmas Gift Exchange
A brief dialogue shows a playful exchange about gifts where one person offers money as a Christmas present while the other prefers a monetary gift over a physical one. The exchange emphasizes practical humor over sentiment in a domestic scene.
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United States
Upon Christmas Day By Waxsaw Lory, io The Christian
Poem recounts Christmas day with star, flower and holly imagery. It speaks of the star guiding wise men, the spotless flower brightening winter, the blood drops symbolism, and the birth of the Christ child. It notes the Christmas hymn and the open door of God’s love.
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Barth
Anda Hs
Betty and the Doll Gift Pushes Ellen Toward Hope
Ellen Warner clings to motherly resolve as Betty’s needs shape their modest life. On a dreary morning she pockets twenty dollars for a doll, tempted by a pair of flashy shoppers who preach fashion as success and hint that dowdy women gain nothing.
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Ohn Warner
John
Ellen
Betty
Harwell
Hetty
Werners
Hilen
Hlten
George
Wren
Madam Courteau
Elen Warner
The Hat That Asked for a Christmas Gift
Ellen Milen battles guilt over spending on a blue hat while a folded sacrifice theme follows. She imagines her husband John yearning for small luxuries and faces a twist of fate when John’s boss announces Old Man Jingon’s resignation, yielding John a five hundred extra yearly income. Ellen’s sacrifice seems rewarded as happiness blooms for the Warner family.
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Orwell's
Madam Courteat's
Eilen
Milen
Dilen
John
Sha
Betty
Millen
Watoers
Ellen
Jingon
Warners
Western Newspaper Union
Mistletoe Motif Sparks Seasonal Romance Verse
A verse from Mary Graham Bonner in 1946 extols mistletoe as a festive symbol not essential for happiness yet adding romance and charm to Christmas, urging readers to keep the tradition despite the bustle of the season.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Western Newspaper Union
Stayton Elected Missouri American Legion Commander 1925 26
Edward M Stayton, noted engineer and war veteran, was unanimously elected department commander of the Missouri American Legion for 1925 26 at Springfield. Stayton, a colonel in World War I, led the One Hundred and Tenth Engineers through Meuse Argonne and St Mihiel, and is praised for duty, leadership, and service to state and nation.
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France
Ita
Missouri
American Legion of Missouri
Springfield
Edward M. Stayton
One Hundred and Tenth Engineers
Ed Slayton
Stayton
Meune- Argonne
St. Mihiel
Legion
Legionnaires Guard Shenandoah Crash Scene in Ohio
Caldwell and Belle Valley American Legion posts organized relief parties after Shenandoah crashed near Caldwell Ohio. Fourteen dead were transported by Legion ambulance to Belle Valley, survivors aided in Cambridge, and looting prompted guards. Commander Lansdowne honored at Arlington with Legion guard duty.
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Caldwell
Ohio
Belle Valley
American Legion
Cambridge
Legion
Navy
Shenandoah
Aya
Jerome Wiamson
Zachary Lansdowne
Zach
Lansdowne
Arlington National Cemetery
Cosrade
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W. D. Pennypacker
Christ
Christichas
Spacchlees
By Katherine Edelman
Missouri Legion
Legionnaires
Goa
BAKER
Henry C. Sherman
Columbia University
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorcheater
Mass
Charles W. Fish LumBer Co
Elcho
Wisconsin
Faltedelphia
Florida
Department OF Agriculture
Tallahassee
Aimpla
Egupet Auto Top Bellevula
Wilhelm
Price
Arma
Brotttar
Mlaril
Splinster
Lee
Policeman
Judee
Parker
Mair Bisson
Goma
Mall of
Dia Wists
Hiscox Chemical Works
Aichogua
J. Morrison
Spectaniet
Aanatonic
Texac
Bookotlters
Austin
Los Angeles
Cal
Garfield
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