Christmas Fellowship of Miss Mab Brings Hope to Loneliness
Miss Mab, a lonely woman, invites Cynthia and her widower father to share Christmas dinner. The simple act of fellowship transforms their lives, lifting despair, easing hardship, and creating a warm home across from the boarding house. The heart of giving proves more blessed than receiving as bonds of love grow between the families.
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Mab
Mattie
Miss Blab
Miss Brab
Christamas
Ike
Ted
Mabtle
Mr. Pierce
Miss Mab
Papa
Cynthia
The stable or the inn Christmas sermon
A 1904 Chicago Christmas sermon contrasts the stable where Christ finds shelter with the crowded inn that rejects him. It urges making room for Jesus in hearts and lives, warning that the inn mindset ruins true meaning of the holiday. The piece ends with a prayer asking Christ to enter and be born in us today.
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God
Earth
Jesus
Son of
Christ
Lanor
Beth- Jehem
Bethlehem
Berlin
David
Christ the Lord
Mary
Joseph
You
Lord Emmanuel
Mrs Jobson Bets on Squirrel Coat as Christmas Gift
Mrs Jobson plans to buy a squirrel fur coat for her husband as a Christmas present after spotting it in a furrier window. She makes a $10 down payment to bind the bargain and arranges a rebate when the husband pays full price.
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Mr. Jobson
Mrs. Jobson
Lady of Wax
Jove
Christmas Gift Sparks Return Visit by Henry
A brief item notes Mrs Motherhas sends Henry a Christmas present, hinting she will visit and stay about a month, as reported by Brooklyn Life.
Man Hunts and Widows Shape Modern Courtship Theory
A New York World essay argues that men do not freely choose wives but are drawn to women who mark them. It claims women with mothers’ guidance excel at courting, while widows master manipulation and could teach a school of courtship. The piece lampoons marriage preliminaries and the idea of universal female choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
New York World
Tom
Harry
Sing Sing
Auburn
British city ownership debated by Glasgow businessman
A World To-Day writer notes British municipal trading gains from ownership while Arthur Kay of Glasgow supports tram ownership for profit only to fund betterments and lower charges. He calls it municipal socialism, while opponents fear excessive municipal ownership.
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Great Britain
Arthur Kay
Glasgow
Citizens’ Union
Taxpayers’ Federation
It Is Well To Look On The Bright Side
A brief Chicago Tribune quotation emphasizes weighing both sides of a situation, urging balanced view and caution in interpretation.
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Chicago Tribune
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Isabel Gordon Curtis
Good Housekeeping
J. M. Edson
Chicago
Christa
Phriat
Bethlebery
Ming
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