Mrs Santa Claus of the Post Office and Her Decoding Skills
Mrs Collins, famed as Mrs Santa Claus, works in Washington behind a desk amid a thousand stories. She deciphers illegible addresses, traces European and Asian locales, and redirects letters to their rightful Italian and Greek recipients, aiding a vast postal network with memory and linguistic skill.
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Postoffice Department
Washington
Santa Claus
Patti Ling
Postoffic
Lile
Mrs. Collins
Uncle Sam
Collins
Europe
Cambryja Co
Brot Stryt No 903
Szanony Pan
Florence
Yanac Lech
Fernado Maya
Fuerte Galen Colo
Maya
Fort Garland
Colorado
Henry Clay Evans Once Served in Congress
Henry Clay Evans, who later served as consul general in London, had previous tenure as a member of Congress.
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Henry Clay Evans
London
Congress
Corrupt Practice Bill and Corporate Campaign Contributions
The discussion pledges a new session push toward a bill similar to the Cockran Corrupt Practice measure. It argues corporations like life insurers have funded campaigns and that reporting and restraining such gifts could curb influence, while noting enforcement and moral questions for directors and candidates.
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Congress
Bourke Cockran
New York
District Court of the United States
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Moses
NEW PONTOON BRIDGES FOR ARMY CROSSINGS
The United States Engineers' Corps have developed pontoon bridges to quickly cross small streams and large rivers during campaigns. Pontoon boats enable rapid crossings, avoiding lengthy construction times that delay battle plans.
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United States Engineers’ Corps
White House Christmas Dinner Carving by President Roosevelt
The article describes the White House Christmas dinner with old fashioned cooks and the presidential carving by the President himself. It notes how Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt host state dinners for eighty to a hundred guests and usually rely on professional caterers for most preparations.
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Rhode Island
White House
Roosevelt
Rosevelt
Roosevelt Christmas Dinner and Pontoon Train Mentioned
A wartime note details pontoon train use and lighter boats for rapid river crossings, noting German and U S Army engineering methods. The piece shifts to holiday customs, describing President Roosevelt and family hosting a large Christmas dinner at the White House with a traditional turkey feast and plum pudding.
Millionaires Help Save Endangered Wildlife Worldwide
Wealthy patrons established or endowed private parks and zoos to preserve dwindling species. Buffaloes antelopes giraffes and other animals are cared for in estates preserves across Europe Asia and England. Notable efforts include the Duke of Bedford at Woburn Park housing rare waterbuck gnus sable antelopes and deer.
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Europe
Asia
France
Germany
England
Duke of Bedford
Woburn Park
Foote’s Farrago and Trilby Fame
The excerpt recalls Foote the comedian testing applicants with absurd rhymes and fanciful lines. It notes a cabbage leaf apple pie tale and a parade of nursery figures. It mentions Trilby’s popularity surpassing most novels save Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
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Foote
Panjandrum
Rastus Seeks Tools as Master Questions Details
In a dialect exchange a slave named Rastus upholds detailed memory. He explains the rake and hoe are together, while the master presses for exact placement. Rastus asserts competence in handling specifics to protect the master's interests.
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Rastus
Rake
Marster
Time to Move
A reflective verse expressing longing for distance from current place and aim to be elsewhere. The speaker muses on desire to be where they are not and cannot reach their desired location.
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Stray Christ
Mrs Greetings
Tennessee
Col. Sandford
Major Saunders
Knoxville
Harris
Josiah Patterson
Senator Harris
House of Representatives
Senate
Third House
Equitable Life and Mutual Insurance Companies
Gillette
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Baby
United States Engineer Battalion
Turkey
Farrago
Room
VJ. MM. Crane Company
Broadway
New York, N
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