Santa Delivers Pierre’s Violin in New York Tale
Marie and her son Pierre chase a Christmas dream in New York. Marie begs for help to buy a violin from Rubens pawn shop, aided by a kind police gesture and a patient shopkeeper. In a twist, a buyer initially buys it for his grandson, but a second violin is found and given to Pierre with Santa Claus.
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Christmas Deliveries Bring Hearts Together
Edith Harris endures a gray city Christmas awaiting a package from home and a note from Ken. A missed delivery creates worry until a special letter arrives with a gift and Ken’s marriage proposal as he shares a raise and future plans.
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Tightwad quips spark tale of thrift and wit
A humorous exchange about frugality centers on a tightwad who vows to do nothing by halves and a friend who notes he never spends more than a quarter. The dialogue sketches character and social tone of the era.
Practice Talk After Accident at Hospital Scene
A woman who bumped a man calls at the hospital to check on the injured. The man, heavily bandaged, quips that she must have been careless while she boasts about seven years of driving and he claims fifty nine years of walking experience.
Badger Feast at Ilchester A Century Old Christmas Rite
The Montreal Herald notes Ilchester Somerset hosts a Christmas badger feast dating from Norman times. Poachers started the custom, and villagers catch kill and dress a badger before Christmas Eve. It is spit roasted over a large inn fire and eaten with fingers and pen-knives, no cutlery.
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Ilchester
Somerset
Montreal Herald
Quiz Show: General Knowledge Round Ask Me Another
Seven questions test knowledge from history politics geography and literature. Topics include the Cooper Union address the Assam dam the Hitler dictatorship Liberia's language the anodyne definition the Old Man of the Sea figure Odysseus the Appalachian range extent a yashmak and landlocked South American nations.
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Answers to a Quiz with Mixed Historical and Geographic Items
A compact list answers include Abe Lincoln for 1 and the Nile river for 2. In March 1933 the Reichstag granted Hitler absolute power. The language is English. The item notes pain relief. Sinbad appears as item 6. A route spans from Quebec to Alabama. The term refers to a double veil worn by Muslim women. The countries Bolivia and Paraguay are listed as two.
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Nile River
Reichstag
Quebec
Alabama
Bolivia
Paraguay
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