Father and son mend ties over singing Christmas gift
In a city office, John Harden and his son Ralph overhear a soprano singing carols. A newsboy collects for the Times and helps Ralph learn of a factory opening for Albert Wickens. Father and son resolve to talk honestly and plan lunch to begin mending their estrangement as the choir sings God rest ye merry gentlemen.
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John Harden
Ralph
Harden
Times
St. Luke’s Choir
Mr. Harden
Mortimer
Albert Wickens
Western Newspaper Union
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Fast Relief
An advertisement claims Pape's Cold Compound cures a bad cold in six hours with a plain pleasant tablet found at any drugstore. It presents the product as harmless and effective for both common and chronic colds, suggesting rapid relief through simple dosing.
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Pape
Bayer
Still Seek for Gold in the Black Hills
Farm wives in the Black Hills of South Dakota seek gold dust in river sands during leisure hours. Using simple placer methods they earn four to five dollars weekly, with occasional nuggets worth more. The practice feeds pin money and fills bank vaults with recovered dust.
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Black Hills
South Dakota
Handball Duel Decides River Jed Game In Jedbury
In Jedbury Scotland hundreds of youths played the traditional Uppies and Doonies handball through streets and into the River Jed. The match ran from noon for hours until the Uppies, led by George Balfour, secured victory in Abbey Cauld with a riverine goal.
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Jedbury
Scotland
Jed
George Balfour
Abbey Cauld
Paris arbiters settle fashion odds on blue outfits
The Boston Transcript quotes an exchange praising a royal blue evening suit paired with pale blue crepe de chine underwear. It mocks the decree as futile and defends wearing a rose beige pongee over pale blue fabrics.
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Paris
Boston Transcript
New York State Electricity Use Expands Rapidly
The 10,500,000 residents of New York state consume about one seventh of US electricity. Demand is rising quickly as roughly 20,000 meters are installed monthly for new customers, extending service across the state.
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New York State
United States
Not Responsible Comment Sparks Mock Trial Tone
The excerpt presents a quip from a beggar and a sharp retort from J. Fuller Gloom. The exchange hints at blame and sympathy in a darkly comic tone within a Kansas City Star page.
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Smith
J. Fuller Gloom
Kansas City Star
We Have With Us Never Was the World So Wide for Happiness
A brief quote from Woman's Home Companion praising wide happiness and abundant goodwill. It highlights universal peace, friendliness, and the abundance of things that bring joy. The line captures an optimistic, hopeful tone about humanity’s capacity for kindness and harmony.
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Mr. Suintey
Tennessee
Texas
Satisfactory Substitute Teacher Exchange
Classroom exchange captures a humorous moment as Bobby replies he is wearing a black suit and asks where his pen wiper has gone, prompting a lighthearted quip from a substitute teacher.
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Bobby
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