Mother Goose children scheme to meet Santa Claus
A playful scene unfolds as children dress as Mother Goose figures planning to fool Santa by pretending to be wax figures. They rehearse, endure fatigue, and snooze before Santa arrives to discover their ruse and leave with stockings and candy. The group contemplates next year's attempt.
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Dorothy
Fred Wee
Earl
Harry
Santa Claus
Gladys
Fred
Harvey
Jack Horner
Misa Muffet
Earl Wheat
Ruth
Jack
Papa
Fmmd
Fashion's Mart Introduces Yard Ruffles for Petticoats
In this season's styling, ruffling by the yard replaces frayed old ruffs. Simplified Directoire Gowne tailoring offers ready to sew ruffles in widths and colors such as dark blue red green and black. Quill plumage is not featured this season.
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Siik
One piece jumper dress patterns for girls six to twelve
A vintage notice describes a four size pattern for a one piece jumper dress for girls aged six to twelve and offers 10 cents for mail delivery. It also notes fashion items like marabou rosettes, Pocahontas bat trimming, channing capuchin hoods, and practical garment advice for children.
Tips in Scotland
A gentleman invited to two Scottish shoots chooses to stay a day at the first place and heads to town by the night mail. He tips the head keeper £1, then asks for his gun and bag to be sent to the second invitation, but is told after delaying that £4 must be paid. The master declines to interfere, implying the keeper earns tips from guests.
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Scotland
Toogether
London Times
Saadi on contentment and learning from the blind
The Persian poet Saadi recalls his view that contentment comes from recognizing hardship after briefly desiring shoes. He says he learned philosophy from the blind who test ground before stepping, and manners from the upmanonerly whose conduct he avoided.
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Sa'di
Sa'd
Humorous Notes From A Gardener Philosopher
A breezy, fragmentary column blends jokes with farming tips. It mocks procrastination and social pretenses while offering practical advice on storage, weather, roads, and crop nutrition. It references birds, root crops, manure use, and a volunteer Tree Growing Clubs of America movement with local funding.
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Monterey
Cal
Tree Growing Clubs of America
California
Solano County
Fragmented Humorous Vignettes and Ads Mixed in Reel
A collage of dialog snippets about dreams manners and daily quirks. It includes quips about flattery shoes marriages and a widow offering mail lessons to train raw husbands. An embedded ad touts Foley's Kidney Remedy as effective for kidney and bladder troubles.
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Foley
D Kucofel
Gems In Verse Bethlehem Poem In Christmas Hymn
The poem recalls the holy birth in Bethlehem with lines about silent streets, the everlasting light, and angels keeping watch. It echoes the hymn role of Christ born of Mary, inviting the Holy Child to dwell within human hearts and bring peace and blessing.
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Christ
Mary
God
King
Bethlehem
Lord Immanuel
Two Comradesin a Boat Remembered by the River
A narrator recalls crossing a restless sea with two veteran friends, one steady and one fiery youth. One friend lies buried, the other perished in battle and storm. The speaker longs to reunite in a shared, soul bound voyage even as spirits accompany him.
Christian Womanhood in a Whittier Poem
A Whittier verse praising a humble farm wife whose calm grace and quiet piety reflect the gospel in daily life. The poem extols domestic virtue, rectitude, gentleness, and service as sacred expressions of faith.
Home and Love in Poems by Thomson Ford and Others
A collection of verse fragments and meditations on home love and happiness. Passages cite James Thomson on giving tools and books fueling calm homes, John Ford on waking from vain dreams, and poems by Charles and others celebrating home as heart and affection, not mere walls.
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James Thomson
John Ford
Clouds Drift Across the Sky in Gentle Night Poem
A reflective verse by Basil Krasof speaks of looking upward as soft clouds drift by. It invites a dreamlike farewell of sorrow, soft touches and delicate imagery that evoke fragile emotion.
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Friend
Basil Krasof
Personal appeal for Foley’s Honey and Tar remedy
An advertisement urges readers to choose Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble over unknown drugs claiming forty years of cures. It emphasizes safety and cost no more than alternatives and is signed by O. D. Knoefel.
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Foley
O. D. Knoefel
Reel House and Street Corner Locations Listed
A long list of street intersections and landmarks appears, noting Reel Hours at various corners including Market, Fourth, Market, Spring, Vincennes, Oak, Pearl, and Elm. The text also mentions Robinsons Pants Factory and multiple cross streets in Charlestown and Vincennes areas.
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Weat Seventh
Ohio
West Tenth
Floyd
Lower Fourth
Market
Cuy Hall
Spring
River
West Eighth
Pearl
Main
East Fourth
Oulberteon
Reel House
Thirteenth
East Eighth St
Oulberteon Ave
Upper Sixth
River Glass Works
East Eleventh
Vincennes
Beeler
Vincennes and
Spring Streets
Main and
Oak and Thomas Streets
Pearl and
Oak Streets
West Union
State and Green
Poplar
Stone and Highteenth
State and Y
Lower First St
Southern H. Railroad
Chartrea
Cherry and
Constitution
East Ninth
Market Streets
East Tenth
Elm
Fifteenth St
Culbertson Avenue
Charlestown Road
Vincennes Street
Robinson’s Pants Factory
East Third and Railroad
Exin
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American Press Association
Arita Kuths
Glidys
Paps
Santa
Miss Muffet
Jack and Jr. Gland
Horner
Popeep
Crook
Jill
Boy Blue
Horn
Mother Goose
Bey Blue
Bern
Ghidys To
Bart
Noble
Harry and Provothy
Ghllys
Ghulys
Fiorothyv
Wendin
Chorley
Thawera
Centar Phates
S Mart
Directoire
Dr. Pierce
de Fieres
By Duncan M. Smite
New England
Minnesota
Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
N. Y
Mabel
Beauty
Tom
Phillips Brooks
Ludwig Uhland
Jove
John Greenleaf Whittier
Charles
Bor
Pirsat
the Tribune Company
Pearl St
New Albany
Ind
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Indianapolis, Columbus and Southern Traction Company
Hoosier
Seymour
Columbus
Edinburg
Franklin
Greenwood
Indianapolis
Seymour-Indianapolis
Frankin Greenwood
Aralia
Taylorsville
Whiteland
B. & L. Traction Co
Louisville
Southern Indiana R. R
A. A. Andersos
Gen. Mer
West Baden Springs, Ind
MONON
Chicago
West Baden
French Lick Springs
Cahlsbad
America
B. E. Taylor
Moddel
Gen. M
Frank J. Reed
Chicage
New al
Dally
French Lick
North Oest
Daly
Saniay
Louteville
Piabey
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