Father and Children At Christmas Night In The Speedwell Home
Mary and Tom Speedwell share a Christmas with their two children Elsie and Bob, while Tom battles work worries. The family revels in a day of simple gifts and shared joy. Mary notes Tom’s growth as he gives his time to his family, finding a personal Christmas gift in selfless love.
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Mary
Bob
Elsie
Mother Love
Ody
Tom
Father
Ross Jong
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Christmas Plums Across Time and Tradition
A historical overview traces plum pudding from porridge origins to a 18th century dish, notes Shakespearean references, and describes late 19th century luxury versions with jewelry. It discusses Christmas customs, fads, and symbolisms including dough sweets shaped like the Virgin and Child, tied to festive meaning.
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Shakespeare
Sheppard
P. EH. Ditchfield
House of Hanover
Mary
Portidge
Christmas Diner at Bracebridge Hall
Washington Irving describes a Christmas dinner at Bracebridge Hall with a grand fire, greens, and a party of cheerful guests. A minstrel plays as the parson offers a long grace and the butler presents a ceremonial roasted pig’s head, framing a festive scene of jovial hospitality.
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Bracebridge Hall
Washington Irving
The Folks Forgot to Write About Ty in The Progress
A fragment from The Progress notes an Indiana county boy in the west wrote about a local event long ago. The notice promotes the weekly paper as a Christmas gift and mentions a White Sewing Machine with a folding bath tub free, from J. K. Varney of Indiana, Pa.
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Indiana
West
Gome
Rand
Prica
J. K. Varney
Save Your Earnings Plan Offers $100 Installment Books
A First National Bank promotion advertises saving incentives with $1.00 deposit and a $4.00 weekly plan to help readers start a savings path. It emphasizes the difficulty of saving money and urges learning the plan.
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First National Bank
Little Talks on Health and Hymene
Season for resolutions nears as many set to improve health and curb bad habits. The article stresses that human happiness hinges on health and outlines advice from Samuel G. Dixon M.D. and health commissioner I. D. on starting the new year with definite self improvement aims.
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Samuel G. Dixon
M.D
I. D
Commissioner of Health
Christmas at the White House with the Grants
The piece recounts a festive Christmas era at the White House during Ulysses S. Grant's presidency. It highlights Mrs. Grant's charity, family gatherings with Nellie and Jesse, visits from relatives and generals, a pantomime outing for the children, and a grand banquet in the state dining room. The poem by Sartha Summerfield Shuey closes with a meditation on motherhood and child.
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General Grant
White House
Nellie
Old House
Nellie Grant
Jesse
Sherman
Hole
Melah
No Santa Claus Spirit Fades in Christmas Cheer
A feature recalling John Kendrick Bangs verse on Santa Claus and the enduring spirit of Christmas. It notes Christmas wonder as a universal blessing, not tied to a name, and asserts Santa resides where kindness and love for mankind prevail. The piece touches on cultural notes like the Cenone festival in Rome and the long history of toys from ancient times.
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Santa Claus
John Kendrick Bangs
Harper's Weekly
Italy
Rome
Greece
Resolutions on Welfare and Personal Reform
The article argues for better self discipline and welfare focus, urging calmer living, better time use, more exercise, and mental composure to improve health and productivity. It emphasizes resisting haste, cultivating repose, and balancing activity with rest to achieve meaningful daily progress.
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Tom Geet
Charles Frederic Goss
Belshazzar
Bharper
WNITE
Merry Christmas
Kur
Ant
Mick Maws
Men's & Boys
EU Aven SR Rem
Conklin and
Brookville Wagons
Conklin
Brookville
Wilmer Stewart
Henry Hall
Indiana, Pa
Sartha Summerfield Shuey
Edward Everett Wale
Walter
Irving
Keller Bros
Mahogany
Lakeside
Cabel
Nelson
Pagania
M. Schultz
van Dyke
Schubert
H. H. Steving & CO
Plarn
Pennsylvania
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