Christmas Spirits Show Scrooge Past and Present
Scrooge travels with the ghost through memories of his former kindness and the life of Fezziwig, a loving home, and a neglected prodigal nephew. The visions reveal the consequences of his stinginess and hint at a lost love, ending with his return to his own bedroom as dawn nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scrooge
Meade
Ali Baba
Valentine
Orson
Damascus
Idays
Prue
Mochen
Fezziwig
Feeziwig
Fezeiwig
Tia
Fats
Ebenezer
Prentice
Wilkina
Sural
Father
Belle
Mr. Scrooge
A New Year's Prayer Poem by David Cory
Poem praying for a virtuous new year asks God for a cheerful start each morning, a sincere daily duty, kind thoughts, and nightly prayers. It seeks guidance to keep wayward feet on the right path as the new year dawns and bells awaken.
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David Cory
Reporter's Private Papers and War Era Snapshots
A jammed collection of wartime vignettes and media notes featuring Val Guest in London shelters, the Savoy Hotel shelter beds, and electric city life under air raids. The piece references press picks, censorship in Russia, a fired Pittsburgh star, and nostalgia for Babe Ruth as baseball’s enduring icon.
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Val Guest
Columm
Star
London
Trafalgar Square
Piccadilly
Jerry
Hitler
God
Savoy Hotel
Reid
Walter
Paul Wanes
Pittsburgh
Paul
Babe Ruth
Babe
Ancient Rites Mark Chinese New Year
Ancient rites celebrate the Chinese New Year with grand city parades and simple home ceremonies. Four days before the new year a feast is offered to the household idol, often with sticky candies. Water is stored on the last day to avoid drawing water during the first three days of the moon. At midnight the door opens for the god’s return amid firecrackers and incense, then closes to keep luck inside.
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China
Earth
New York City Showbiz Gossip and Rumors
A brash collage of Hollywood and Broadway chatter covers Abe Lyman new theme tunes Moon Over America Rosalind Russell M Douglas words Columbia studio projects Warner Santa Fe Trail Hildegarde The Last Time I Saw Paris Truth or Consequences and High Sierra notes John Barrymore praising Gary Cooper Will Hays exoneration claim Taluca Lake rumors Ann Sheridan George Brent marriage denial MGM Times Square recruitment booth songwriters picket in trucks Count Adelburg Rosemary Warburton Trent Patterson Sally Rand bankruptcy and wage claims in gossip format
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New York
Abe Lyman
America
Rosalind Russell
M. Douglas
Columbia
Warner
Santa Fe Trail
Hildegarde
Paris
High Sierra
Trellinger
Times Square
John Barrymore
Gary Cooper
Hollywood
Will Hays Office
Taluca Lake
Ann Sheridan
George Brent
Phil
MGM
Count Adelburg
Rosemary Warburton
Social Register
Trent Patterson
Thrush
Sally Rand
New Year Born In Chatham Islands
The New Year will be born January 1 in the Chatham Islands, 414 miles southwest of New Zealand, as about 900 shepherds ring the bell at Hanson Island to mark 12:00 a m in New York. The islands host the date line near the 180th meridian, marking time zones worldwide.
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Chatham Islands
New Zealand
U. S
Little Church
Hanson Island
New York Point
Admiralty
Ocean
New Year’s Eve Fates and Marriage Dreams
A nineteenth century ritual guides maidens on New Year’s Day to learn their future. Turn the pillow at midnight to dream of the man they will marry, or perform a private hymn ritual with a book and lamp in darkness to seek the same fate.
Sounds of the Night in the Stork and Parisian-inspired clubs
A fragmentary tour of nightlife and street scenes across venues and ads. The narrating voice cites quirks and quips from Stork, Reuben's, Club Cuba, Chateau Moderne, Copacabana, and Radio Franks along with window displays and a novel airline terminal. The piece blends mood, humor, and urban color with elusive snippets.
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Reuben
Cuba
Chateau-Moderne
Copacabana
Franks
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chriatmas
Marley
Hells
Hilli-ho
Old Fezziwig
Roger de Coverley
Mrs. Fezziwig
Law
Virginie Gayda
Benito
United Press
Russia
Stalin
Airlines
Jaan
W. Wacker Dr
Chicaso
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