Dickens Christmas Past and Present in Scrooge Tale
Readable excerpts recount Ebenezer Scrooge character and his Christmas Eve visit by the Ghost of Marley. The scene follows his encounters with the Ghost of Christmas Present and a lively Christmas gathering showing the Cratchit family, Tiny Tim, and Scrooge's relatives, plus festive games and a comic blind-man's buff.
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Ebenezer Scrooge
Jacob Marley
Marley
Scrooge
Bob Cratchit
Tiny Tim Cratch
Little Cripple
Topper
Fred
Christmas
Tucker
Scrooge’s Christmas Eve Visions and Ghostly Warnings
Charles Dickens style excerpts show Scrooge under the Christmas spirits on a long night. The Ghost reveals two children named Ignorance and Want as a warning to reform. The narrative shifts to a church and community notices listing services across several denominations in the area.
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Scrooge
Baptist and Methodist Churches Gather for Sunday Services
Colored churches across the area list pastors and schedules. First Baptist at Corner East Washington and Hobson describes services at 11 a m and 8 p m with Sunday school at 9 30 a m. BY P A at 6 p m. midweek prayer on Wednesdays. Zion churches, St. Stephen's A M E Zion, St. Mark's Methodist, Cherry Street Presbyterian and others provide varied services, Sunday schools, leagues, and church meetings.
Local Church Schedules and Pastors on Sunday
Calvary Baptist Church on Vail and Hilltop hosts Sunday school at 9:45 with C L Mathews as superintendent, worship at 11:30, evening service at 7:30, and Wednesday prayer. Emmanuel Baptist on Price and Leonard lists Sunday school at 10 with Roosevelt Miller, services at 3 and 8, plus midweek prayer and Bible hours. Lutheran St Luke's at Leonard and Walnut with Rev J E Shu felt preaches at 11, Sunday school at noon. M E Church Fairview with Rev William Hairstom has Sunday school 9:30, Ep worth League 6:45, preaching at 11 and 3.
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Calvary Baptist Church
vVail
Hilltop Streets
C. L. Mathews
J. E. Melton
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Price and
Leonard Streets
G. W. Buckrham
Roosevelt Miller
Lutheran
St. Luke’s
Leonard and
Walnut Streets
J. E. Shufelt
M. E
Fairview Street
William E. Hairstom
Epworth League
Lutheran Emmanuel Lutheran
F. L. Conrad
H. F. Cooper
Luther League
Konjola Releives Five Years of Ailments in Louisville Woman
Mrs. Mattie Ball of 451 South First Street Louisville Kentucky reports five years of stomach trouble headaches and kidney misery vanished after four bottles of Konjola. She says digestion improved appetite returned and energy increased. Konjola sold at Mann Drug Stores in High Point and by local druggists throughout the region.
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Konjola
Mattie Ball
South First Street
Louisville
Mann Drug
Ady
When Is a Door Not a Door in Home Décor
A vintage home decor piece discusses painting doors as decorative features. It suggests stripe outlines in black on light doors, bold color contrasts like yellow panels on cream doors, and multi tone schemes. Stencil decorations on panels also appear, with exterior doors receiving similar color treatments.
Churches Across Town List Sunday Services and Leaders
A condensed town church directory lists pastors, Sunday schools, and service times. Entries include First Baptist North Main with T C Johnson and A B Tate, Fairmont Baptist with Samuel T Hensley, Southside Baptist led by O A Elmore, Green Street with Herman T Stevens, and many others across Mechanicsville, North Park, and more. Most offer Sunday school at about 9:30 to 9:50 a m and worship at 11 a m and 7:30 p m, with midweek prayers and B Y P U activities.
Local Churches Schedule Weekly Services and Revivals
Pilgrim Church led by Rev O L Ruth holds Sunday school 9 30 am preaching 11 am and 7 pm. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 pm Young People 6 15 pm. Pentecostal Highland Ave led by Rev J F Goins Sunday school 9 45 am preaching 11 am and 7 30 pm. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 pm Young People Sundays 5 pm. Saint Paul Holiness Pearson Street Rev O C Crone pastor Sunday school 1 pm preaching 3 pm and 7 pm Prayer meeting Tuesday 7 30 pm Bible reading Friday night Jane Willoughby teacher Revival Tabernacle North Main Street evangelist R L Erickson services 2 30 pm Christ the Healer. First healing service after, special 7 30 pm Repentance Services every night of the week. Everyone welcome including the sick.
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Archdale M. EE
F. M Jones
Epworth League
Methodist Protestant First M. P
North Main Au Richardson
R. Farmer
E. Lester Ballard
English Street
Geo. L. Reynolds
W. T. Kennedy
J A. Lee
C. E
L. F. Honeycutt
Inez Reynolds
Goebel
Ladies Aid
Welch Memorial M. P
Mangum
Lake Streets
Geo. L. Curry
C. W. Hoover
Christian Endeavor
Lebanon M. P
Edward Suits
J. W. Montgomery
Vera Hedgecock
Salvation Army
East Russell Street
Mangum Avenue
Ensign John O'Beirne
Holiness
Salvation Meeting
Main Street
C. P. Cobl
F. Logan Porter
Cherry Street Presbyterian
J. C. Morgan
C. H. White
First Christian Church
Fryon
West Green Streets
L. G. Gardiner
J. M. Alfred
North Hamilton Street
Christian Science
North Main Street
New Broadhurst
Friends
Tom A. Sykes
Horace C. Hayworth
Brotherhood
Archdale Friends
Reuben J. Payne
Oscar L. McCampbell
Springfield
Cottage
Pilgrim
O. L. Ruth
Jesse Jennings
Young People’s Society
Pentecostal
Highland Avenue
J. F. Goins
J. L. Oham
Saint Paul Holiness
Pearson Street
O. C. Crone
KK. Shaw
Jane Willoughby
Revival Tabernacle
R. L. Erickson
Christ the Healer
Cottonseed oil prices ease with January weakness
Cottonseed oil trades lower in New York on December 28 with 1,200 barrels delivery notices and liquidations pushing the spot month to a new seasonal low. Prices finish unchanged to six points lower as activity totals 4,100 barrels with prime crude nominal and futures for January at 8.45 and May at 9.15.
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New York
Marcel
Cotton Goods Market Reports Quiet Trading In New York
Cotton goods were quiet in the finished goods division with print cloths steady after fair sales. Burlaps declined for spot goods rather than shipment quotes as raw silk markets remained firmer. The wool industry eyes a fashion show to open the new year.
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New York
Cape Morris K. Jessup Named World’s Northern Point
The American Geographical Society identifies Cape Morris K. Jessup at Greenland’s northeastern tip as the most northern land point in the world.
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American Geographical Sociey
Cape
Morris K. Jessup
Greenland
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