Christmas Dinner in the Philippines Aboard U S Officers
Lieut. Guy Boyle recalls a Christmas in the Philippines with a true home style feast. Capt. Burr Lieut. Foley and others planned a dinner featuring cured ham turkey duck Boston brown bread imported butter canned fruits and native fruits. They enjoyed mince meat on toast canned cranberries and wines wine prices were low under Spanish trade rules.
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Philippines
Lieut
Guy Boyle
Burr
Anderson
Foley
Milwaukee
Boston
United States
Australia
Ed States
Palm Reader Nurse Finds Love in a Macdonald Home
Miss Gervaise Plympton a chiromancer trainee in hospital training faces a clash between her palm reading theories and a budding romance with Robert Macdonald. As she tends Mary Macdonald's illness she discovers deep feelings while her palm lore collides with reality, culminating in the monkey incident and a quiet heartbreak.
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Miss Plympton
Cones
Cook
Macdonald House
Mary
Robert Macdonald
Miss Flympton
Robert
Kiebert
Miss Clympton
Whobert
Dakotans Burn Straw in Stoves
Desmet South Dakota December 25 Necessity has solved the field problem as farmers and villagers burn straw in specially built stoves. A straw twisting machine, invented years ago, is being manufactured locally at low cost. Straw packed as fuel heats and cooks in mills and small factories, with many using it alongside wood. Farmers have abundant straw and hay to spare, and dealers report selling hundreds of stoves weekly for burning loose straw while twisters come into use.
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Desmet
Dakotas
Milla
Christmas in Picturesque Mexico Celebrations and Foods
A vivid account of Mexican Christmas customs from Dec 12 to the posadas and pastorela plays. It describes processions with Joseph and Mary, pinatas, tamales, frijoles, chili dishes, and festive gatherings. It highlights tortilla baking, pepper heavy meals, drinks like pulque and aquau de pina, and home preparations including esalada de la noche buena and almond cheese dessert.
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Joseph
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Manana
Mary
Burro
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Jesus
Tropics
Jersey
Angels In
Old
Mexico
Emma Paddock Telfora
New York Herald
Local Chips and Small Town Gaffes Across Indiana
A collection of humorous notes from Indiana papers. Jokes about colic in Jasper, a biscuit making test for brides, Burke burns at home due to boils, Christmas price marking, a $206 son and $40 offer, chair caners needed, deputy clerk Vogel’s moustache shed, a sobbing mare burial, Bookwalter’s Indianapolis gist, a spur-of-the-moment wedding knot in Anderson, and Riley Tedmore planning 40 acres of beans for next spring.
Dynamite Accident Injures Mule and Barn
A farmer in Noblesville Indiana reports buying dynamite to clear stumps. His cow ate the explosive, a mule delivered two kicks to the ribs, the blast killed the mule and damaged the barn. The cow survived and returned to feeding on corn.
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Harm's Way
H. Shepherd
Squirrels and Lightning Tie Up Indy Area Power
Ed Warner of Indianapolis and David Spragin of McCordsville reported a lightning strike hitting a tree. A nearby squirrel was knocked down but only its tail showed scorch marks.
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Ed Warner
Indianapolis
David Spragin
McCordsville
Mistletoe and Holly Traditions Across Ancient Festivities
Folklore traces mistletoe from Druids to Teutons, linking it to healing, marriage, and sacred rites. Legends recount Balder’s death, the weaponized plant, and the protective holly custom tied to luck and household power across Christmas lore.
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Gacred
Balder
Freya
Venus
Hoedur
Saider
Digya
Fierce Riot in Limoges as Mill Strikers Clash with Gendarmes
In Limoges on Tuesday night striking mill workers panicked the city singing as they clashed with gendarmes. They repelled officers with sticks and sacked houses while attempting to storm the city hall. Leader Noel roused the crowd with a fiery speech citing past monarchist executions.
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M. Noel
Mayor revives proposal over marriage match in Rushynlg
Mayor Stevens of Rushynlg reopens a letter from M M Dorsey of Powder Springs Va seeking nuptial plans. The letter is sent to the unfinished business committee as a pivotal stage in the courtship unfolds. A Greensburg woman drops a glass eye. a cat seizes it and bolts, prompting a neighborhood hunt before Charley Brown recovers the eye. James Weaver pays a saloon license. Ada Jones buys a Monte Carlo coat for pattern and arouses local borrowing interest. Harry Boulden debuts a self acting 16 shooter's new target in Scotland.
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Stevens
Rushynlg
M. M. Dorsey
Powder Springs
Greensburg
Charley Brown
Boss Liar contest seeks 100 word tale from readers
A call from the Indianapolis Sun invites readers to send a short lie about themselves for a chance to win one dollar and a No 1 membership in the Ananias club. Submissions must be 100 words or less by January 1. Statements about personal lies are disqualified.
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Ananias Club
Boss Liar
Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Sun
The Boss Liar Cow Rescued After Tree Fall
A tale from Jamestown Indiana tells of a cyclone incident where a cow blown into a tall tree was unharmed when the tree was felled by four men. The cow returned to the barn to be milked as usual.
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O. Bramblett
Jamestown
Ind
Liar Accusation Letter From Brightwood Resident
D Newhart of Brightwood Indiana defends his honesty in a letter to the editor asserting he was present at several events but denies lying. He stands by his memory and refutes the accusations papers claim.
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Lfe
Girl Receives Pardon for Father from Lincoln Governor
Daisy Lawrence aged 10 from Norfolk writes a plea to Governor Savage. He grants a pardon to her father serving three years for embezzlement. Daisy will deliver the pardon to the state penitentiary warden before Christmas.
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Lincoln
Neb
Mamma
Daisy
Giant 19 shoe man defies size limits in Michigan story
A Boston dispatch reports a Rockland factory produced what may be the largest shoes for wear. The No 17 FF pair was made for an Arkansas colored man, while Louis Moilanen of the Franklin Junior mine near Hancock wears No 19 and weighs 2950 pounds at seven feet tall. He has worn a size larger each year since age 14 and needs three pairs yearly.
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Marquette
Mich
Boston
Rockland
Arkansas
Louis Moilanen
Hancock
Moilanen
Franklin Junior
Mollanen
The Popular Sun For Sale Column
A brief notice inviting buyers to place items in The Popular Sun For Sale column. The column offers space for community classifieds and aims to connect sellers with local shoppers.
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Sun
The Boss Liar Lie No 27 28 29
A series of humorous lies from Indiana soldiers and locals. Entries show exaggerated tales of river mishaps and bizarre observations attributed to named signatories such as DUNN of Indianapolis and H L Newsom of Danville.
Indiana Picks Up News from Indiana Cities
In Fort Wayne a vandalism claim arises over a high school seniors versus juniors fight incident. In Mishawaka a 15 year old, James Clements, is bound for the grand jury on horse and buggy theft charges after a night near Mishawaka and travel toward Elkhart. In South Bend a $10,000 damages suit claims fatal shock from crossed wires around Anton Szman koski. Marion reports a religious dispute as ministers clash over revival participation. City offices relocate to a new building after four decades in rented spaces.
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Mishawaka
James Clements
Elkhart
Marion
Nev. E. L. Frazier
Christian Tavernacle
South Bend
South Bend Electric Company
Central Union Telephone Company
Anton Szmankoski
Match Factory Brides In Crawfordsville
Within a year eighteen young women at the Indiana match company plant have married and five more plan to wed this week. Across the country young women seek employment in the match factory industry.
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Crawfordsville
Indiana Match Company
Rioting on Fort Wayne street car ends with ejecting smoker
A street car riot broke out after a conductor asked a young man to stop smoking. Six friends of the smoker fought two conductors and other passengers. the trouble ended with the smoker and his companions thrown off as the car moved on.
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Fort Wayne
Anderson
Penney Mills
Manson U. Johnson
Terre Haute
J. F. Morris
Martha Uriah Gibbons
Terre Haute Glass Manufacturing Company
West Terre Haute
Rawley
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Edgerton
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Jasper Finley
Blairsville Herald
Millers
Evansville
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Jamestown Press
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Young's
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Neck of the Woods
Harry Boulden
Scotland
Kirkiin Journal
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South Pole
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Castleton, Ind
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Brightwood, Ind
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Little Daisy
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H. L. Newsom
Danville, Ind
Pereale
Indiana Pickups
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Mary Schmercher
William McFadden
McFadden
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