Ragged Mulcahy Finds Brief Libery Then Returns to Pen
A jailed man Mulcahy leaves the penitentiary on Christmas eve and wanders toward the city. He contemplates a return to crime to gain warmth and food, but an encounter with a lost little girl Violet leads him to steal a necklace to help her, then surrender to police. The judge condemns him to six months on the island, and Mulcahy ends his brief taste of liberty back in the quarry.
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Graystone Penitentiary
Mulcahy
Liberty
Metropolia
Jerry
Spike
Bottles
Hank
Cappy
First Avenue
Fouth Avenue
Broadway
Thirty-third Street
Maleshy
Fiftieth Street
Madison
Fifth Avenue
White House
Violet van Twiller
van Twiller
Violet
Mr. van Twiller
Malcahy
Fidelity
Iberry
New York
IS GROWING BETTER Humanity Affected by Teaching of Him Whose Birth ls Celebrated
Christmas reflections discuss the spread of Christian pacifism shaping world affairs and personal conduct. The essay notes growing kindness, justice, and education, with the spirit of helpfulness guiding nations toward peaceful, civilian dispute resolution beyond the holiday moments. Christ’s example inspires year round effort to elevate humanity.
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Christ
Judea
Bethlehem
Teaches Lesson of Love at Christmas Reverie
Prey OVE frames the Christmas season with a meditation on love as life’s great mystery. The piece extols love’s power to dissolve anger, unite humanity, and inspire devotion in family, church, nation, and world, urging readers to relearn love’s lesson for true peace and obedience.
Christmas customs in homes with elaborate gift rituals
A tour of holiday traditions from several households showing wicker hampers filled with gifts at Christmas mornings, a brown denim U S Mall bag for outsider gifts, a red stocking with hoop, phosphorus name placards guiding morning unwrapping, a miniature sleigh display, carol gatherings, and punch as Santa's health is toasted.
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U. S
Santa Claus
Davenport
New England
New York
One Thing Lacking Candy Wish in Quiet Scene
A brief caption describes a childlike moment where a character exclaims a desire for a candy treat to adorn a scene, expressing longing for a small sweet addition to make the moment lovely. The line captures a tender, domestic mood with gentle nostalgia.
Fragments on a Christmas Tree Harvest in Philadelphia
A stray fragment describes Christmas trees in Sebrene with candy from them and people declaring they will bear the heaviest of crops. The text resembles a jumbled local bulletin from Philadelphia with archaic spellings and inconsistent phrasing.
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Sebrene
Philadelphia
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