Human nature versus the Christmas spirit on a train
In a Christmas themed reflection, two travelers note their initial faith in the season's goodwill while waiting to dine on a train. They critique others for slow service and selfish behavior, then resolve to indulge their own meals slowly. The piece ends recalling the fleeting Christmas spirit.
Christmas Quip Hints at Time Over Tradition
A witty exchange contrasts holiday ritual with practical caution as one speaker jokes about hanging stockings and the other prefers hanging a watch, implying a focus on time over festivity.
The Failing Flash At The Fireplace
A small child watches a stocking near the fireplace when darkness overwhelms her and she bumps into a chair. The stocking falls loudly and the father hurries to comfort the lost traveler as the child laments the power outage.
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Western Newspaper Union
Deaf Ear That Heard a Christmas Wish
A tale of Mrs. Begone who is deaf to most voices yet softens to Susy’s Christmas plea. After a determined, playful effort, a smile turns the tide as stockings await gifts, and Mrs. Begone finds joy in giving, redefining happiness as doing good.
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RS. Begone
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The Tin Whistle and the Christmas Miracle
A penniless man with a tin whistle brightens a cold Christmas Eve with cheerful tunes. A kind old lady reveals her son’s gift, a ten dollar bill, transforming the man’s hardship and inspiring lasting hope for him and his dog Ravelings.
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Christendom
Jack Robinson
Love of Argument in Betting and Gender
The Boston Transcript notes a content correspondent’s reply that betting is a mostly masculine habit because men use it to stop an argument, while women supposedly never want to end a dispute.
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Boston Transcript
By Merit Alone Chiropractic Origins and Growth
The piece traces chiropractic’s rise from a 1905 idea to the world’s second largest health field. It notes it has received no government endowment, faced public prejudice, opposition from other professions, and hostile state laws, urging patients to employ only competent chiropractors and to write to the Universal Chiropractors' Association in Davenport Iowa for information.
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Chiropractic
Universal Chiropractors’ Association
Davenport
Iowa
U.S.A
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