Christmas Abolition Debated by Clergy and Public
A New York preacher argues Christmas has become secular and over commercialized and should be abolished rather than seen as a semi pagan salary palm. The author defends Santa Claus and the festival’s christian spirit, noting its role in promoting charity, brotherly love, and universal goodwill across humanity.
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Minister's Union
Hamilton, O
Santa Claus
New York State
Palm
Christ
Bristow report and Perry Heath case call for legal action
The text argues that the Bristow investigation into the postal department should be resolved in court to determine Perry Heath's guilt or innocence. It urges punishment for wrongdoers regardless of status and warns that corruption in city offices endangers the nation. It also notes streetcar safety concerns and shifts in mayoral support, reflecting a period political and civic tension.
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Perry Heath
Bristow
Postal Department
Uncle Sam
Heath
Perry
Publi
Lizh
Don’t Bet on the Fly Hidden Trick at Treasury
An eccentric tale centers on a secretarial exhibit at the treasury where a man tests a entangled fact file stuck to a wall. A visitor bets on the file moving, wins multiple times, and a discovery leads to a warning bulletin reading Dont bet on the fly.
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Secretary of The-Treasury
Shaw
The King Philip Seat Ride and a Hidden Truth
In the Connecticut valley near Deerfield a young woman Bess rides to King Philip's seat with Hal by her side. A morning climb, a missed engagement, and a dangerous crevice test their ties as Bess reveals she used her old signal code to summon help for Mr. Thorndike. She admits Hal’s safety matters most to her now, changing their future.
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Connecticut
Deerfield
Mare
Berkshires
Hye
Iillan
Philip
Klar Philip
Balton Hall
Distehe
Hah
Hal
Mr. Thorndike
Bess
Bolly
Beggy
Tme
Best
Jess
Crassroads
Horne
Sen
Edward Thorndike
Dolly
Mealt
Tess
Allence
What the Papers Say Collage of Vague Snippets
A montage of quips from papers including wage cuts, Panama strategy, a Chicago professor boasting two years without a bath, and political chatter about inviting guests to a presidential luncheon.
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Grand Rapids Evening Press
Colombia
Panama
Philadelphia
John Mr. Robertson
Chicago
Des Moines Daily News
White Houses
Louisville Courier Journal
BHE WOULD FIX HIM A Colored Woman Converts at Church
A Colored woman newly converted faced scrutiny over a friend's misdeeds. Her mother advised caution about joining the church, and the reply was blunt claiming the man would not join until he had “experienced religion” and would want to “come to church,” but the response used a racial slur.
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Ales B
Woman's Gossip and Idle Vanity in Witty Exchange
A humorous dialogue features a sharp physician and a fashionable patient debating women’s intelligence and roles. The talk contrasts two kinds of pride, reflects on marriage as a merging, and quotes a female orator praising rights while a lecturer humorously mentions Solomon and Lot's wife to spark banter.
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Solomon
Navy
Lot
Corpse Missed Verse in Dictation Comedy
An International student valued precision in a dictation, prompting a stenographer to spell the word corpse after a humorous mispronunciation. The young man paused, then insisted the term not be spelled as pronounced, revealing a playful clash between spelling and sound in a classroom moment.
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Tie
Mah Echool
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