Seeing Santa Claus Seeing Santa Claus A Christmas Story
A nostalgic Christmas tale told through Aunt Madie and Donnie as they recall a humble, hopeful Christmas. The child learns a lesson about giving and the family’s modest means shaping a kinder spirit. Santa Claus turns out to be a scarecrow dressed in Fred’s clothes, teaching that charity matters more than gifts.
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Santa Claus
Madie
Tob
Mani
Fred
Donald
Papa
Aunt Mudie
Mammna
Kittie
Sam
Donnie
Mamma
Diplomat's Dismissive Judgment Sparks San Francisco Quip
While strolling with a friend in San Francisco a university professor and his companion argued over who was more handsome. They asked a passing Chinaman to decide, and after careful consideration he declared, Both are worse.
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San Francisco
Jong
A Kind Family's Christmas Gift
In southern France a poor honest family of four, Father Adam, Mother Hannah, Peter, and Esther, plan a charity to Widow David. A fairy appears at Christmas, gifting them a bag of gold that not only sustains them but enables further aid to others, bringing a joyful holiday.
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France
Hannah
Peter
Esther
Adan
Flannah
Kuthor
Adam
Afa
Mother Hannah
David
Mother
Eather
Countag
Thirid
Icter
Surprise Santa Claus in Barn Circus Ode
A family Christmas scene unfolds when Harold decorates a large barn tree for relatives arriving by train. Santa Claus appears from the tree, then Uncle John and Uncle Johny reveal themselves as part of a playful surprise, gifting Harold a monkey Santa to remind him to lock doors.
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Arold
Harold Barton
Sally
Harold
Bert Fenn
Bentons
Sully
Uncle John
Santa
Santa Claus
Tharford
Joan
Johny
Mr. Whitman
Mae
Christmas in Holland and Santa Claus customs explained
A brief note describes how Holland keeps St. Nicholas Day on December 5 with shoe offerings and Donkey rides, contrasting with English Father Christmas. It also recounts a tale of a traveler named Katt claiming sea water could move, but discovering it died en route, as reported by the Christian Observer.
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Holland
Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Nicholas
England
Father Christmas
Katt
Christian Observer
Frederick the Great's Escape and Court Martial
Frederick William I and his brutal rule drive Frederick to flee to his uncle George II of England. Lieutenants Katte and Keith plot to aid him. Katte is executed after a court martial. Keith escapes. Frederick is sentenced to death but spared after pleas from Sweden and Poland.
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Frederick William I
Frederick the Great
Siberia
Frederick
George II
England
Katte
Keith
Sweden
Poland
A Song of Christmas Arches Above the Hearth
A Christmas poem urging joy over melancholy as December travels toward holiday peace. It recalls a holy manger, old customs, dancing Virginia reel, and inviting strangers to gather round, while lights, candle glow, and stockings heighten the festive mood.
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Christ
Christ Child Legend Across Christendom
The piece recounts legends of the Christ Child wandering on Christmas Eve, with peasants lighting candles to guide the child home. It notes Hungarian tenderness with open doors and feasts, and asserts a universal belief that no evil can touch the child born on Christmas Eve.
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Hungary
Christendom
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King Winter
Anowduken
Jack Frost
Ronald
Donald Wis
Aunt Madle
Papas
Machas
Mudie
Donney
Santa Clara
Maile
Angela Wing
Christian Hansen
Ethel Belle Haynes
Sentinel Butte Saddlery Co
F. W. Werner
Mgr
Chronicle
Golden Valley
THE
BIG Store
Denson
Henry ‘ Sanders
Fabrney
Alpenkranter
Tyou
A. N. Eliason
AE Eternal Excellence
LEE & Rice
H. J. Walls
Prop. Beach
N. Dak
BRASS
Near, George
Stockwell Costasche Street
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