Moon Walls and Rain From Clouds Exaggerated Claims
The item cites Prof Hope of Lick Observatory claiming moon has parallel walls 200 feet thick and 1,200 feet apart, plus a legend of sea 14 feet yearly rising to clouds. It also notes a pasteboard illuminated cat for rodent control and asserts the U.S. Government holds vast gold and silver reserves in vaults totaling about $643.6 million.
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Sitka Winter Temperatures Defy Alaska North Pole Notion
Tur average temperature of Sitka Alaska in winter is 43 degrees above zero. In forty years the mercury has fallen below zero but four times. Yet many people equate Alaska with the North Pole despite temperate winters in Sitka.
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Sitka
Alaska
North Pole
Saline Lake of Uramia in Persia High Above Sea Level
The Lake of Uramia in Persia stands over 4000 feet above sea level and contains about 22 percent salt, making its water far saltier than the Dead Sea according to analysis.
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Uramia
Persia
Dead Sea
Prince of Wales Portrayed as Worker In Gossip Gossip
A London correspondent notes the Prince of Wales is a worker but omits the small gossip-worthy detail of his growler. The piece comments on how leading reporters overlook such little specifics that spice social gossip.
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Prince of Wales
Paris
Boston
Margery
Hal
Colonel Read
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Christmas at Green Court ends in pardon and reunion
Margery Dalrymple schemes to help Hal Penderill secretly return from Holland. At Green Court Hall on Christmas 1685 the prize raisin yields Hal his pardon after Margery bravely petitions Sir Humphrey. The reunion unites Hal, Bessie, and the Penderill clan in joyous, hopeful peace.
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Christmas Tide Reflection on Charity and Redemption
A poem reflecting on Christmas as a time for selflessness and spiritual renewal. It contrasts worldly ban with Master taught sympathy, noting purification of spirit, gratitude for past, and nations offering carols to celebrate world redemption. It frames Christmas as a call to bless Christ's pattern sacrifice and remember vanished years.
Christmas Eve Reflections on Home and Love
A nostalgic Judge column paints a cozy Christmas scene with stockings, holly, slippers, and a sealskin jacket hope. The piece recalls a snowy night, tender memories, and the ritual kisses beneath mistletoe, signaling Christmas tide arrival.
Wooden Shoes Wait for Kris Kringle Across Germany
Christmas is celebrated with ceremony as hundreds of wooden shoes wait for Kris Kringle. The piece notes the enduring childish mindset at Advent, contrasts a diamond merchant touting purity with the milkman’s modest claims, and reflects on festive anticipation.
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Germany
Kris Kringie
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