Christmas Spirit and Yuletide Cheer Across Boston
The piece reflects on Christmas values of peace and goodwill, urging charity to the afflicted. It cites Dickens and Kipling, the city’s Christmas trees and carols in Boston, and the mayor’s notice to keep window shades up to illuminate streets, framing Christmas as a cosmopolitan festival rooted in Puritan New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moana Cays
England
Kipling
Boston
Christmore
Beaven Street
Commonwealth Avenue
New England
Heart of the Christmas Child by Helen Irwin
A powerful executive on Christmas Eve confronts his lonely life and stingy habits as a newsboy's plea and a family scene reveal the true heart of giving. The Great Man, moved by the child’s demand for charity, resolves to become a better father and man as his daughter calls, in a carol lit moment.
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Helen Irwin
Miss Elgin
James
Alice
Sciviles
Echoe
Scott
Alec
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Bobbie
Mary Jane
Inez Dorrin
Why Not Evie Us Custis Christmas Critique
A reflective piece condemns modern Christmas excess and ostentation. It contrasts luxury with simple joys, laments toy and gadget abundance, and recalls Tiny Tim and Dickensian warmth as the true spirit of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evie
Custis
Evidently Not and a Tangle of Mistletoe Misreadings
A fragmentary dialogue features phrases about confusion and a kiss under mistletoe. A narrator questions why a woman slapped him and remarks on perceived suitability, with a punchy exchange about expectation and intimacy. The tone hints at a humorous or candid exchange.
Emerson Residents Mail A Week of Visits In Region
Local notes list visits by Emerson residents to relatives in Council Bluffs Red Oak Gallup and Caspar Wyo. Several families from Omaha Latham Kans and Clarinda and Tur nerstown share holiday trips with kin. People referenced include Misses Mary Minnie McGuire Mrs. Margaret Warner Mrs. J H Mitchell and Mrs F A Jaeger among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misses Mary
Minnie McGuire
Mary White
Dalena, Kans
Margaret Warner
and Mirs
Lou Smith
Council Bluffs
Frank Lang
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Driftwoms
By Ae
Dickens
Alve
By Cassie Monclure Lyne
Santa Claus
Tiny Tim
Noe Scrooge
Kuppenheimer
Hamilton & Matthews
West Side Square
Glenwood, Iowa
Emerson
Elihu Cheney
Pacific Junction
Wm. Eaton
John Sturgeon
Omaha
James Durbin
C. A. Lang
James Kestertson
Latham
Kans
Thos. Rounds
Woodriver, Neb
Charles Geesman
Elliott
Sam Scalan
J. R. Jones
Red Oak
Methodist Church
Helma John and
Caspar
Wyo
Herman Johnson
F. A. Jaeger
Margaret of Bedford
Mrs
EB. McVey
Clarinda
C. D. Greenwood
Hoscoe
Silver City
Prinlly
Win McMullen
Beryle Geopfarth
Faith Dunn
Lorraine
Lucile Beals
Wave Lindsey
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