Holidays That Extend Into the New Year Across lands
The article surveys Christmas customs from England Germany and the West Indies. It notes St Thomas day on December 21 and St Distaff’s day January 7, describing Doling day and charity distributions. It contrasts English and colonial observances, including Christmas warmth in the West Indies with sunny climates and social mingling.
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England
Germany
Europe
St. Thomas
St. Distaff's
Leake's
West Indies
British West Indies
Booteau Stockings Use Boots for Christmas Tradition
German families avoid hanging stockings at Christmas and instead place their father’s large boots by the fire. The practice reflects a regional custom where long boots serve as the festive container for gifts and holiday cheer.
Meteor wreck at Godfrey kills nine on fast southbound train
Kansas City dispatch reports the Meteor on the St Louis and San Francisco line wrecked near Godfrey Kansas. Nine dead and thirty two injured as the fast southbound train failed to flag and jumped the track after a preceding freight left a switch open. Brakeman John Blusbacker died after being pulled from the rear smoking car. Corbin brothers among the dead and serious injuries to others, with several expected to die.
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Kansas City
Godfrey
Kan
St. Louis
San Francisco
James Kilpatrick
Mosby
George Hoyt
Sapulpa
I. T
B. A. Dewees
Fort Scott
Theodore Bishard
Seven Boilers Explode Wrecking St Louis Power House
A battery of seven boilers exploded at the St Louis Transit power house at Jefferson and Geyer avenues last night. Four workers were killed and ten injured as bricks and roof debris trapped about twenty inside the wreckage. Power was lost briefly, but other houses restored streetcar service soon after.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Transit Company
Jefferson and Geyer Avenues
W. Wilson
Louis Barber
Frank Steele
William Gantt
Simon Mixon
Wilson
Pressure for Peace No Sympathy for Colombia
Diplomatic pressure will be brought to bear on Colombia by European powers to avert war with the United States over Panama. General Reyes warns he cannot fully check his army as Colombia occupies the Isle of Pines for observation and awaits U S guidance. Diplomats advise Colombia to avoid an isthmian crisis. The Hague reference is unlikely.
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Washington
Colombia
United States
Rafael Reyes
Panama
Bogota
Marroquin
General Reyes
Reyes
Hague
Europe
Isthmian Canal
Great Britain
Netherlands
Republic of Panama
Isthmian
Isle of Pines
Troops Land on Pines Island as Base for Colombian Move
About 100 Colombian troops reportedly landed at the island of Pines northwest of Cape Tigburn at the western Gulf of Darien, Panama. The U S auxiliary cruiser Mayflower sailed from Taft to Pines for confirmation, while Taft planned to visit Tokyo before meeting the mikado. In Ardmore, farmers Wool tey Johnston and Sam Victory died after a gunfight over cattle trespass.
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Island of Pines
Colon
Cape Tigburn
Gulf of Darien
Panama
Mayflower
Ardmore
Ryt
Wool Tey Johnstot
Sam Victory
Stott
Victory
Feeding children with Scott's Emulsion promoted as science food
The ad argues feed is crucial for farming and extends the claim to children. It promotes Scott's Emulsion as a mixed brain and bone building dietary product for delicate, thin, or anemic children, claiming it as standard science food.
Holly and Polly Brighten the Hanging Wreath
A playful verse features Polly the roguish and sly as she jokes while a holly wreath is hung. Polly quips about mistletoe and frolic, her eye gleaming with mischief as the scene unfolds in festive wit.
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Holly
Polly
Polly and the Mischievous Holly Mischief
Fragmentary verse scene shows Polly amid holly and mistletoe images with playful, flirtatious lines. The speaker twines Polly as a clever, gleeful figure. the mood is light, teasing, and festive within a domestic setting.
Fine Farm for Sale in Woodbine Iowa 214 Acres
Premium 214 acre farm in Boyer Valley near Woodbine Iowa with high bottom land and well improved condition. Offered at a bargain for the next 30 days. Inquiries to Love & Grimes sole agents Woodbine Iowa.
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Woodbine
Iowa
Boyer Valley
Love & Grimes
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