Christmas in Colonial Days Diary of Maj. Gen. Floyd Guest
Glimpse of an 18th century Christmas in Westernville New York from a diary of a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The entry recounts spruce and cedar decor in the keeping room, tissue roses, gifts from Catherine and Mary Floyd, a Washington portrait gift, games like Hunt the Slipper and Green Grow the Bushes, and an early morning Christmas Day with coasting and gifts including mink skins and hymns.
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William Lloyd
Westernville
N. Y
New York
Catherine Floyd
Mary Floyd
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Wiggins
Bishop Whipple
Pilarist
George Washington
Floyd
Rwe
Santa Claus
General Floyd
Baxter
Sainte
Catherine
Mary
Gulf Ravine
When the Yule Log Burned at the Old Time Ball
The Yule log glowed in a hall full of laughing children and visiting guests. The log symbolized good promises and old wrongs burnt away as families greeted it with verse or song. In France and Germany customs tied the log to gifts and protective magic, ending with lighting the new log from the sanctuary flame.
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France
Germany
Beaulieu Blames Nations Debt Policy for Prodigal Governance
Beaulieu asserts that global governance is badly managed and in the hands of incurable prodigals and improvident experts. He cites rising public debts as evidence, arguing states finance ventures that should stay private, not due to wars or disasters but ongoing credit expansion.
Christmas Isle of Good Will and the Gifts of St. Good Will
A Detroit News meditation on Christmas Island a mythical realm where pilgrims seek the Gifts of Good Will. It describes the island’s welcoming saint, the Tree of Life, and gifts such as Good Thought amnesty Just Judgment Cheerful Spirit and Vision. The prose frames these as forces that spread sweetness and light to distant shores.
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Christmas
Christmas Island
Port Ia
Christmas Isle
Isle
Othelr
St. Geodes
Blessed Isle
St. Good Will
Detroit News
Rockefeller
Morgan
Carnegie
Christmas Song of Time and Praise by Clinton Scallard
The fragment poetically recalls Christmas time with bells that sound Noel and praise to the Master. It evokes morning light on ivy and mistletoe and blesses Christ birth as central merriment across the earth.
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Noel
Alexan
Ivies
Beryl
Christ
Clinton Scallard
Aristee
New Year Charm and Smoke Endings in 1913 Tale
A dialogue between Old Story and New Year resolutions on nicotine and thrift, showing a man tempted by savings plans to quit smoking for wealth and travel, while his partner resists and the woman laments forgotten dreams. The piece closes with a defiant toast to nineteen thirteen and life.
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John
Europe
Ethel
Not a Day of Joy for All
In Suburban Life eseks L D Stearne contrasts Christmas cheer with stark poverty. A lone baby’s first cry on a cold day and a hungry mother with two small children highlight street hardship amid plenty. The piece calls mothers and aunties to act beyond prayer and ritual.
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Eseks L. D. Stearne
Women Win Ballot Rights and Legal Access Across Regions
Women and the Ballot reports that in Austria Weiner Neustadt and Waldhofen granted women the vote as taxpayers and voting becomes compulsory for both sexes. Manitoba allowed women to practice law, while Georgia rejected a similar amendment days later.
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Weiner-Neustadt
Waldhofen
Austria
Manitoba
Georgia
New Year Reflections on Honest Kindness and Self Control
A compact meditation from Robert Louis Stevenson counsels simple honesty and gentleness. It urges reducing excess, fostering family happiness, renouncing bitterness when needed, and choosing enduring friendships while staying true to oneself. It notes the challenge for a noble, ambitious soul to pursue such disciplined living with hope and resolve.
Will Make Good in Subscriptions Mess
In a three month clubbing arrangement with Uncle Remus Magazine five papers were offered for 1.26 and non delivery complaints have grown across many subscribers. The Moulton Advertiser reports it has names and addresses, is tracing orders, and will discontinue new subscriptions until issues are resolved. The paper promises refunds for any subscriber who did not receive what was paid for and asks readers to be patient while a full explanation from Uncle Remus is prepared.
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Uncle
Moulton
Remus
Local self government in liquor traffic debate
The Roanoke Leader criticizes lawmakers who claim local self government but only for counties favoring prohibition. It notes inconsistencies among local optionists and recalls Governor O Neal and Alabama politics in 1909 and 1912 amid the Kenyon anti shipping bill. The piece questions defenders of the federal constitution and mocks the situation.
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Roanoke
House
Senate
Congress
O'Neal
Alabama
Illice
Kenyon
Letters on blame and forgiveness in the Anenias column
A reader’s unsigned letter accuses another of lying, but The Moulton Advertiser rejects publishing such messages. The paper urges responders to apologize if wronged, forgive, and seek repair, praising a constructive spirit over public airing of quarrels during the holiday season.
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Moulton
Anenias
Bunxy Woman's Day ailments and Kidney Pills ad
The advertisement describes a Bunxy Woman who suffers from kidney trouble back pain fatigue insomnia nervousness and poor appetite. It claims Foley Kidney Pills cure these kidney and bladder disorders and restore strength, promoting Motites Drug Co as the source.
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Ede
Motites Drug Co
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You
Daily Grind
FIDO
Robert Louie Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Sound Logic
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