Christmas in Switzerland Amid War's Gloom and Alpine Wonder
The Washington Star describes Switzerland as a land of winter beauty and sport, with skating, hockey, tobogganing, and skiing shaping daily life. It notes Christmas traditions from St Nicholas markets to Christkindl gifts, and contrasts peaceful winter joys with World War I devastation, highlighting Switzerland's hospitality to refugees and soldiers.
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Swiss Alps
Washington Star
Wisurdike
Switzerland
Helvetian Republic
Jack Frost
Mother Earth
Texm
Switzzerland
Norway
Nafre
St. Nicholas
Santa Claus
Yale
Christinus
Ti+ Derius
Christ
Christkindu
Santa
Christ Child
St. Winfried
Scandinevin
Germany
Europe
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Seeing difficulties through God as lens of faith
A Sunday School Times meditation reminds believers that God sees the triumphant ending from the start and urges readers to view their problems through faith. By using God as a lens, one can gain the mind of Christ and assuredness that omnipotent provision will prevail.
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God
Christ
Sunday School Times
Photographer’s Quip Sours Cheerful Portrait
Cartoon caption from Puck features Mr Splifkin annoyed by a photographer’s demand for cheerfulness. He jokes he must look serious to avoid making his wife unhappy with how the portrait turns out. A light humorous exchange centers on keeping composure for the photo.
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Mr. Splifkin
Puck
Handsome New Cuban Legation Planned on Meridian Street
Plans reveal a three story limestone building in Lois XV style to house the Cuban legation at Meridian Street. Architects Maeneil & Maeneil prepare the design with formal gardens, reception rooms, dining room, and ministerial suites across three floors. A monumental stairway will lead to a central hall and a colossal Cuban painting will adorn the head of the stairs.
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Pan American Union Capitol Room Showroom for 21 Nations
Inside the Pan American Union Capitol in Washington a "holy of holies" room hosts the governing board of 21 nations. An oval 20-foot mahogany table anchors the space as chairs display each nation's coat of arms, while cords in national colors symbolize unity. Bronze ceilings, Aztec and Inca motifs, and a bronze frieze recount the Americas’ discoveries and civilizations.
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Massive Campaign Literature Printed for Late Campaign
Government printing office produced 48,000,000 copies of speeches by senators and representatives from June 1 to October 1, using 144,000,000 feet of paper and 3,000 pounds of ink. Labor cost about 5000 dollars, paper 43000 dollars, with printing and mailing of speeches charged to government in parts, though individual campaigns paid for the speeches themselves.
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Nougil
St Jerven
Congress
Government Printing Office
Lnbor
Uncle Sam
Frank
Goddess of Liberty on Capitol turns 53 this year
The Goddess of Liberty atop the Capitol dome, cast in 1863 by Thomas Crawford and finished in Bindensbury, stands bronze and gilded at the crown. Weighing 14,085 pounds and 816 feet 6 inches high, she has withstood lightning strikes and silent years above Washington as the nation’s bronze symbol.
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Columbia
Washington
Thomas Crawford
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Coke
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Goddess of Liberty
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Ashe
Colombia
Nicaragua Advances On Roads And Industry
Nicaragua pushes modernization with road construction to connect Bluefields to the republic at an estimated cost of 120000 gold. Plans include a new tramway line for Managua, new ice factories in Loon and Matagipha, a soap factory in Boneo, four new elementary schools in the capital, a school of arts and titles in Granada, and a private girls’ school in Matagalpa.
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Nicaragua
Bluefields
Republic of Nicaragua
Centro-America
Loon
Matagipha
Boneo
Arts and Titles
Granada
Matagalpni
Unclear medical claim fragment involving laxatives and remedies
Fragmentary note mentions laxatives and a product Bromo Quinin. It lacks coherent facts, dates, or identifiable entities. The readable text provides no verifiable event, outcome, or context to summarize a proper news item.
Did Not Rely On Guesswork In School Air Lesson
A country school teacher demonstrated compressed air using a bicycle in class. Students guessed parts of the mechanism until a sharp-eyed pupil declared the hidden force to be wind. The pupil said he found it by sticking a knife to the tire to see.
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Bace
American Rat Population Estimates Alarm Board
Dr Richard J Creel, famed for labelling expertise, compares rat numbers to America’s human population. He warns preventive actions are urgent as rats breed rapidly from three to six months, with 10 to 18 offspring per litter, threatening national resources.
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America
Richard £ J. Creel
Tiastan Glave
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