Christmas Stocking Origins and Saint Nicholas Tale
The article recounts how Saint Nicholas, archbishop of Myra, saved impoverished daughters with gold gifts. It explains how his secret gifts inspired the practice of hanging stockings, leading to stockings filled with sweets by the patron saint of children and students, a custom tied to Christmas Eve and convent customs.
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St. Nicholas
Lye
Asia Minor
Myra
Baume
Saint Nicholas
Be Sure Gifts Will Please Woman Aims At Readership Delight
A magazine piece describes home crafted gifts for women including pillow sachets and dainty collars and stocks. It suggests using pieces from a scrap bag to create varied keepsakes, emphasizing thoughtful gifting over mass production. The tale notes a generous aunt who makes pin cushions and mittens annually as a lesson in choosing gifts that please.
Christmas Mistletoe Banter Sparks Quiet Courtship
A playful exchange between two individuals reveals festive mood and a hint of romance as plans for a Christmas Eve meeting are discussed. The dialogue suggests humor and mild teasing about availability during the holiday season.
Christmas Animals Chew Toys Range From Mice to Elephant
Rubber baby toys shaped as Christmas animals in red colors appeal for safe chewing. They are described as non wound causing and lovable, with prices starting at 20 cents and ranging upward. The catalog includes varied shapes from mice to elephant.
Beloved Man Presents Christmas Ring Amid Proposals
In a dramatic scene, a man reveals his love and offers an engagement ring to Miss Clara. He explains his doubt about marriage given his uncertain finances but asks her to accept the gift if her heart approves. She embraces him, exclaiming trust and joy at his clever gift.
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Tome
Tony
Clara
Christmas Gifts for Boys Reflect Individual Tastes
The article argues gifts should match a boy’s interests rather than generic items. It suggests tools, model railways, airplanes, pushmobiles, sleds, skates, stamps, postcards, and even boy scout items as suited choices, urging thoughtful picks to develop the child’s bent rather than conventional presents.
Impossible to Resist Influence This Holiday Season
A concise reflection on the approaching Christmas season as people feel inspired and moved by the festive atmosphere. The text notes the air itself seems touched by the hour, and passersby sense the joy that gladdens mankind as Christmas draws near.
When Christmas Was Young Explains Pagan Roots of Festivities
The article traces Christmas origins to ancient sun worship and winter rites across Egypt Assyria Greece and Rome. It notes early Christians adopted pagan customs to ease conversion and that different lands celebrated Christ’s birthday on varying dates before unifying on the modern date.
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St. Augustine
Kent
Egypt
Assyria
Greece
Britain
The Old Age of Santa Claus in Convictions
Anni Farquhar’s Convictions column laments Santa Claus aging and losing vigor. The piece imagines a world where Santa creeps down chimneys and reindeer bells dull, reflecting on changing attitudes toward gifts and value. It cites a child’s quizzical question about a woolly dog toy and whether candy or money is inside.
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Santa Claus
Anni Farquhar
National Magazine
Sunita
Wille
The Heathen Origin Of Christmas Dragon Game
The article recalls ancient Druids and their rites linked to Christmas games. It describes a dragon game where participants snatch raisins from flaming brandy and notes Druids worshipped spirits in a temple blaze, casting and withdrawing sacred objects during rites.
The Christmas Season in Historical Perspective
The article traces how Christmas season length has shortened over centuries. It notes early observances began October 31 and extended to February 2 Candlemas, while England now counts from Christmas Eve to Twelfth Night January 6 and the U S from Christmas Eve to Christmas Night, with Advent themes starting December 16 marked by O Sapientia.
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England
Dialects in New York shaped by melting pot forces
A St Louis Globe Democrat analysis notes diverse New York dialects emerge from the city’s melting pot. It observes variations from Harlem to Broadway and beyond, suggesting local speech reflects broad national linguistic mixing and regional traits across New England and the South.
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New York
Harlem
Hoo
South
Minas Chiusetts
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Tombs Reflect Imperial Personalities in Manchu Park
Roy Chapman Andrews writes in Agin Magazine about the Tung Ling tombs, noting harmony between nature and design. He contrasts Ch'ien-Lung's simple majesty with Empress Dowager Cixi's lavish palace tomb, and forecasts future generations judging these mausoleums as enduring evidence of their rulers' character.
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Tung Ling
Roy Chapman Andrews
Agin Magazine
Ch'ien-Lung
Ermpress
Seare
New Story Idea From a Young Wordsmith
A young man and woman wed in a devoted, conventional romance and after a year the man grows tired of the wife. He tries to be honest and open, while she reveals she also tires of him. The notion appears to be a revived theme with no fresh twist, as noted by W. Howe's Monthly.
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Womon
Aiso
B. W. Howe
There Is Word of Helium Gas From Canada to Britain
A fragment notes helium gas rising from Alberta and western Canada, used for cooking in parts of the country, and suggests enough supply to fuel the British Empire for years. It compares helium to hydrogen, stating similar weight support and sufficiency for lifting machinery.
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Canada
Alberts
British Empire
Sweets Losing Popularity in France
France has lost its sweet tooth as war shortages reshape tastes. Office figures show sugar scarcity during wartime trained a generation to avoid sugar in drinks and food, cutting prewar consumption to one eighth. Major chocolate makers redirect nine-tenths of output to the United States and South America.
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France
United States
South America
Christmas Without Children Warns of Decline in Festive Life
A figure laments a future where no children under fifteen exist to sustain Christmas customs. The piece argues stockings, trees, and family rituals would fade if infant crops failed for fifteen years, warning that adult and elderly participation would not replace lost youth engagement.
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Soward
Martin
Tere
Christos
Chrivtnyas
Dole Nodono
Jack Kolwen
Dalyen
Iden
Basie
Composecion
Plum Pudding Rival in Old England and Its Decline
The article reviews a historical rival to plum pudding, plume pentage or porridge, made from beef or mutton broth with brown bread and spices. It traces references from Moor Richard's Almanack to Mrs Frazer and Brand, noting the dish became obsolete by the 18th century as plum pudding gained popularity.
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Old England
Moor Richard
Frazer
Edinburgh
Pire
Brand
Mira Fraser
Christmas Eve Reflections At The Home Hearth
A tender scene unfolds as a father uses a ledger to mark gratitude and provide a respite from daily life. The mother watches children’s innocent joy as they open gifts by the fireside. The piece contemplates the value of family and the sorrow of losing a Christian loved one.
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Sli
Well Led Gift Dervishes Mary and Child Pony Tale
In Central Park New York two young girls aged four and six were given pony rides at the entrance amid grooms guiding the animals. The scene near General Sherman statue recalls a child asking if it was kind of the horse’s wife to lead the famed general’s horse.
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Mary
Student
Central Park
New York
Belne
Weyl
Plaza Entrancs
General
Magowan’s Restaurant Plant Cooks for 17 Guests Daily
Magowan, in charge of a large contract to feed the hungry, hosted a daily meal for 17 people including breakfast with boiled prunes and coffee, lunch of beef soup Irish stew and whole wheat bread, and supper of lamb hash and blackberry jelly. He showed visitors through the plant highlighting efficiency and cleanliness. The bakery produces bread pies and cakes with 25 barrels of flour daily. Milk is freely provided to women in delicate health and children. The operation sustains a sizable workforce and monthly contracts for groceries and meats.
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New York
Te Magowan
Bilbe Talanel
Igeation Commissionar
Toxample
Map
Coffea
Magowan
Eredt
Mary
Bend Plans $150000 IRA Construction This Winter
Bend will spend 150000 dollars on an ir construction project this winter. Dufur Orchards Company plans to buy 100000 boxes this season.
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Bend
Dufur Orchards Company
Pice
Bend Central Irrigation List Sets January 11 Vote
The Bend Central Irrigation list will vote January 11 on a proposed $550 boned tue.
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Bend — Central Irrigation List
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