Christmas Angel and the Strong Family Tale
Ned Strong the nurse and his sister Susan care for a crippled girl Eleanor Carrington joins their world. Eleanor brings a Christmas charity drive and dolls for hospital children. Susan learns of love, duty, and a shared Christmas angel as Ned finally reveals his hidden care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned
Hutt Sitkes
Elis
Mery
Cratch
Mr. Dobuny
Busan
Apple of Leen
Hhis University
Trewall
Spealists
Eleanor
New York
New
Nedaf Nut
Eleanor Cannington
Tolweet
Whdersterling
Eleanor Carrington
Pe. Gibbs
Imation
Mise Carrington
Vladight
Susan Strong
Miss Cowington
Elkus
Susan
Nima
Eteqior Carrington
Holly
Ned Strong
Angel
Stork Legends Across Europe and Myths of Birth
In old lore from Beuges 1475, a stork nesting signals wealth and long life for the owner. Ancient beliefs credit the stork with protecting buildings from lightning, and in German towns its arrival, heralding spring, was announced by a watchman. Legends harbor the view that storks embody departed souls and search wells for infant souls, linking them to Juno and maternity.
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Beuges
Michelet
Germany
Hamburg
Juno
Maurice Engelhart
Bombardier Beetle Demonstrations At University
An instructor at a large university demonstrates a rare bombardier beetle. The burnished beetle, hidden under a stone, suddenly emits a blue smoke puff as it retreats. The insect stores chemical glands that spray liquid into a smoky vapor for defense against larger beetles.
General Barry Versus General Orders in Camp Romance
A colonel's daughter Grace Van Tuy lingers at a national guard encampment, flirting with sentinel Kennedy and provoking General Barry to cite general orders. The clash ends with reveal that Kennedy is engaged to Grace and will marry, leaving Barry to admit defeat before his superior General Goodwin.
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National Guard
Port Arrms
Stars and Stripes
Paul Revere
Grace
Sam
Tom Kennedy
Barry
Miss Grace
Arme
Kennedy
Grigade
Kelly
Second Infantry
Lad
Youch
Head
Randolph Barry
Goodwin
Grace van Tuys
Trenton
Jim
van Tuy
Company
van Tuyl
Cupid
Thumb as telltale sign of madness in asylum expert
A physician at a renowned asylum cites a unique test for lunacy. He asserts that if a person avoids using the thumb and keeps it slackly extended away from the hand, it betrays mental imbalance despite normal speech or outward composure.
Graveyard Marriages in Caucasus Traditions
A Caucasus tribe practices a grim custom when a young man dies. A bereaved parent is approached with a proposal to wed their deceased son to the proposer’s daughter within a year, with the dowry paid in kind. The gift amount reflects the daughter’s perceived lifetime advantages, and in some cases a father has given up to thirty cows to secure a dead wife for his dead son.
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Caucasus
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Sally Chamberlin
Jopetind
Statur Elkus
Stevens
Rae
Gentes
Ilutags
Stoes
Benet
Stevers
Ag 0 Tool Co
Chicopee Falls
Mass
U.S. A
Knep
Mival
Berean Ee Candy
Cathartic
Eton Health
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
N.W
Hide & Fur CO
Minnesmals Minn
Sioux City
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
North-Western Line
North-Western Railway
California
Los Angeles
Denver
Colorado Springs
Scenic Rockies
Salt Lake City
New Short
Nevada Gold Fields
Ogden
Great Salt Lake
Sierras
San Francisco
L. W. Wakeley
General Pamenger
Son, Minn
She My
Minneapolis
Hutchinson
Phig Calleweis
Caliece
Hembe
Twlecranh
Saece
G. M. Langum
President College
Hatchinson, Minn
Hennepin Avenue
Monegan Aiton
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