Red Feather A Winter Hunt With Orion Farm Guide
A narrator recalls ten years of upland hunting with Orion Oldway on his Little Brook farm. They chase quail partridge pheasant and a big cock known as Red Feather. A misstep ruins a final shot but reveals Orion’s enduring guidance and the year’s uneven luck.
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Orion Oldway
Littlebrook
Orion
Orion's Place
Chris
many @ hunt
Orton
Red Feather
Oricon
Old Red Feather
Sho
Orion's Farm
Dear Old Santa Claus By Earle Hooker Eaton
A nostalgic verse praising Santa Claus as a perennial hero who arrives yearly on time with his jingle deer. The poem contrasts fleeting fame with Santa's enduring cheer, urging readers to applaud the beloved figure who brings joy to children everywhere. Western Newspaper Union.
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Dear Old Santa Claus
Earle Hooker Eaton
Easy Street
Santa Claus
Jingle Deer
Western Newspaper Union
Christmas Gift of a Thief Orphan Mary
The Bonners, hopeful to give joy, invite Orphan Mary for Christmas. After a morning of hospitality and shared cookies, Mary confesses stealing silk pieces. Mrs Bonner tears up, but discovers a hand sewn pillow Mary made from the quilt scraps, the true gift of love. The couple decide to keep Mary’s memory and warmth in their Christmas.
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Bess
Orphan Asylum
Mary
Mra Bonner
Malory
Mr. Bonner
Mrs. Bonner
John
Chet
Evolutionary turning points outlined in London lectures
Prof G Elliot Smith summarized key stages in human evolution in London lectures citing Dr Zuckerman. Major shifts include crossing from fixed breeding seasons to year round breeding, water drinking by sucking rather than lapping, and the emergence of chemical blood group diversity across humans and apes.
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London
G. Elliot Smith
8. Zuckerman
London Zoological Society
Zuckerman
Christmas Party Thrives Despite Blizzard in Ridgefield
Rudy laments ruined plans for a party but helps shovel the walk. His mother, lonely in the city apartment, finds relief as Sally Sims appears from the stairwell, visiting an aunt in the same building. Rudy invites Sally to share their tree and plans to go sledding tomorrow.
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Ridgefield
Rudy
Sallie Sims
Sally Sims
Grandpa Late to Christmas Feast
At John Henry's Christmas gathering a telegram informs of an accident. Grandpa Eston arrives smiling after a forty mile trip from Balltown, revealing he bit into hard candy, damaged two teeth, and had them removed by a dentist who would need two hours to fix them. He assures everyone he is okay.
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Bess
Bob
John
Mrs. Bonner
John Henry's
Grandma Eston
Millie
John Henry
Balltown
Doc Wilkins
Jim Aston
Doc
Grandpa
Jack
Samuel
Mary Madeline
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Dino
Little Brook
Orica
Howe
China
Martha Banning Thomas
James H. Eston
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