Why Have Paresis Over Gifts for Christmas
Dorothy Dix argues Christmas gift buying can paralyze reasoning and urges sensible gifts. She promotes practical presents like wearables or cash, cautions against lavish, useless items, and shares social fallout from impractical choices targeting women and men. The essay endorses cash gifts for those in modest means and praises stockings of useful goods over ornamental trinkets.
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Mary
Jane
Ethel
Birdie
John
Fred
Tom
Mamie
Santa Claus
U. S
Postpone Thanksgiving by Carolyn Prescott
Carolyn Prescott muses on reordering the calendar to move Thanksgiving to mid January after Christmas. She imagines a world where gratitude focuses on surviving December stresses and asks if a January Thanksgiving would yield 52 weeks of peace and a better sense of thanks.
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Carolyn Prescott
Ourist
The Peculiar Story Of A Mail Weight In Mississippi
A Mississippi postmaster rejects a two ounce letter as overweight and the old negro asks if another stamp will make it lighter, illustrating a stereotype in a congressman story.
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South
Mississippi
Darky
Irony of Fate in Life Insurance Case
Hewitt notes Gruet, a life insurance agent, is married. Jewett points out the irony as Gruet learns after marriage that his wife holds substantial life insurance, forcing him to cover her policies' premiums.
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Hewitt
Gruet
Jewett
The Witching Hour praised by Ella Wheeler Wilcox critic
A 1907 review lauds Augustus Thomas's drama The Witching Hour for its metaphysical themes and mental sciences. It argues thought shapes reality, calls the play timely and uplifting, and urges readers to attend for intellectual and moral stimulation.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
American Journal-Examiner
Augustus Thomas
Hackett
Broadway
America
Thomas
Suggeston
Essays of Little Bobbie on Time and Punctuation
A humorous piece in broken spelling and phonetic misprints describes a pupil Bobbie and his teacher assigning essays on being on time. It recounts school life, a report card, parental comments, and a tale of a pardon arriving too late, ending with praise for a new book titled Being on Time.
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Bobbie
Sum Gentelman
Department
Times
Reddy
Afrika
Mr. Rosevelt
Henley remembered at Rodin bust unveiling in Westminster Abbey
A New York editor recalls Henley at the unveiling of Rodin's bust in Westminster Abbey. H G Wells praised Henley's leadership of the New Review as the best edited magazine of the last century. The two discuss the periodical's gloomy prospects as a funeral passes and Henley jokes about a subscriber.
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Rodin
Henley
Westminster Abbey
New York
H. G. Wells
New Review
Joseph Conrad
Kenneth Grahame
W. B. Yeats
Mr. Wells
A Child's Faith at Stake in Divorce Message
Beatrice Fairfax presents a discussion of divorce through a child’s questions about his parents split. The piece outlines why marriages fail, the impact on children, and urges patience and responsibility, stressing how divorce harms the young and that parents should consider their offspring before rushing to separation.
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Jimmy Banks
Jimmy
Mumsey
Marriag
Tage
Hfe
Hadren
Listen to Your Wife says Governor Glenn on female training
The North Carolina governor urges men to heed wives counsel in business and argues women deserve full training. He advocates strict business education for girls, including stenography, banking, nursing, and bookkeeping, to ensure independence and strengthen marriages.
Solving the Gift Problem for Holiday Presents
A tongue in cheek guide suggesting quirky gifts for various recipients. It notes avoid mentioning price in a note, offers humorous pairings like dog collars or biscuits for pets and boxing gloves for newlyweds, and laments rhyming challenges with gift verses.
Nixola Greeley-Smith on Heart Topics and Marital Minds
Nixola Greeley-Smith quotes Mrs. Wilton Brewster Judd on leaving her husband for a servant role. She argues mind matters in unions, but the piece contends most marriages rely more on temperament and sweetness than intellect. It questions the link between intellectual equality and lasting partnership.
Holiday Gift Prices at The Indianapolis Store
A dated list of holiday gift prices from The Indianapolis Store features wallets, gauntlets, feather bongs, embroidered handkerchiefs, and siftingly priced items. Skims across accessories include silk scarves, lace centerpieces, couch covers, and fine china sets with price ranges from modest to premium. Also listed are jewelry, vanity bags, leather cases, pillows, gold links, smoking jackets, and shaving mirrors, with prices spanning from fifty cents to several dollars or more.
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Duchess of Marlborough
England
Vanderbilts
Little Bobbie
William F. Kirk
Crismas & New Yeers
Beatrice Fair
Beatrice Fairfax
Robert B. Glenn
North Carolina
The
Home Magazine
Wex Jones
Ibsen
Bernard Shaw
Mrs. Judd
Haviland
H. P. Wasson & Co
Shell Bick Combs
la Valleres
Idianapolis
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