Christmas Train Wreck and a Tale of Santa Boxes
A Pamenger No. 2 train wreck on the Mohave desert leaves frightened passengers and a crippled engine. Amid the wreck a bold steer blocked the track, and responders, telegraph operators, and a wrecking crew restore the line by day’s end. Nearby a Hopkins family endures a Christmas matchbox episode and a child’s plea to Santa Claus amid holiday humor and resilience.
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Pamenger
Mohave
Sunshine
California
Eac
Frijoles
Chile
Passengera
O. N. Stirle
Christmas Giving Leaves Hopking Family Short on Matches
The Hopking family faced a shortage of match boxes as the independent and diverse family tried to supply a match for every room. Tin boxes broke apart and china lighters vanished, forcing the family to search the parlor mantel and kitchen pasteboard for light. Their gas bill issue persists.
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Hopkina
Hopking
Nobody's the old Santa Claus in Collier's Weekly
A Collier's Weekly verse celebrates the ideal of Santa as the universal, generous figure who remembers Dad, Mother, Ma, and the baby. It contrasts winter frost with the warm family joy around the Christmas tree, noting gifts for all and lasting affection through the waning year.
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Santa Claus
Dad
Motter
Mother
Collier’s Weekly
Santa aid guides two boys to buy gifts for poor children
A two-spot and a three-spot pair walk Woodward and Gratiot avenues seeking ragged children. They find four needy kids near a large shop window and buy them a fire engine, a drum, a doll, and a horse with sulky, wrapping each item as Christmas presents. The children thank them and depart with joyful smiles, carrying their bundles home.
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Woodward Avenue
Gratiot Evenia
Gratiot Avenue
Spot
Santa Claus
Bella
Hig Brother
Themuclyea
Santa Clowes
Wordbridge
The Christmas Dinner Menu Recalled in Old Instructions
The article notes Christmas dinner mirrors Thanksgiving fare with possible substitutions such as goose or chicken, and plum pudding in place of mince pies. It mentions those who recently instructed on cooking turkey may offer only brief tips for preparing other dishes.
A Christmas Greeting From Far Away Sea Lands
A poetic greeting wishes a warm Christmas to distant lands. It speaks of sapphire seas, yellow sands, and gentle winds, praising heroes everywhere and divine blessing for all. The message conveys festive spirit and gratitude across oceans.
A Christmas Courtship Tale of Ring and Ringing Heart
A poem recalls a Christmas night prank turned romance. A girl ties a stocking to a string in snow, finds a ring and candy heart, and faces a choice at church as a neighbor suitor asks for a shared future. Her mother’s quiet reaction contrasts with the couple’s hopeful path.
Rosie Wilcox and the Turkey of Bronze
Rosie Wilcox a 19 year old girl on a thrifty Minsslesop valley farm owns a tame turkey named Bronze. When her father plans to sell the bird Rosie hatches a plan to send it to a farmer named Max who collects bowls. The farmer buys the turkey at noon and Rosie’s father forgives her and keeps the pet.
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Rosie Wilcox
Minslessop Valley
Rosie
Max
Mimma
The Christmas Drum and Fairy Santa Mystery
An eight year old queries about Santa, a drum, and fairy money while his mother and father discuss a shop named Jones. The exchange exposes children’s belief in fairy tale commerce and prompts the mother to plan legal apprenticeship for the boy.
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Santa Claus
Mr. Jones
Harold Clifford Hodgk
Henry
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Hostas
Gad
Kinacs
Hon
Alice
Tom
Mr. Hopkin
Down Town
Marlon
North Side
Mrs. Hopkins
van Buren
Hopkins
Goodnems
Alree
Saya
Germany
St. Nicholas
Carrie
Hutton
Dores
Cloee
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