Hilarious Christmas House Party Ends In Mischief
A western woman recalls the hap piest Christmas of her life at her uncle’s rural home near Cambridge. With about thirty guests, including a New York lawyer and a St Louis couple, she and cousin Stella spark a revengeful prank turning presents to swapped items, a missing tree, and a late night caper that ends with laughter and a surprised household.
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Cambridge
Mass
Stella
New York
New Haven
St. Louis
Rome
Oll
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Those Christmas Children
A nostalgic piece celebrates well behaved children who talk of Santa Claus and gifts. It highlights mothers without scolding, praising the sweetest little girls and best of little boys who write letters to Santa and await toys with happiness. The poem emphasizes joy, patience, and family warmth during the holiday season.
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Santa Claus
The Christmas Gift Wrappings and Cards
A nostalgic note on how paper wrappings ribbons cards and tissue paper accessories enhance Christmas gifts. Children reuse scraps for dress and art while Santa’s gift appears hidden in colorful wrappings and cards. The piece celebrates the joy of overlooked packaging as part of festive delight.
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Carda
Santa Claus
Breaking a Childs Will and Training Government of Motive
Anna Wikel argues in the Woman's Home Companion that child willfulness must be understood by examining causes rather than forced obedience. The article champions guiding emotion and experience, letting a child act as a free moral agent while adults advise and reflect to shape judgment.
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Anna Wikel
Robertson
Building Costs Rise With Demand In Chicago Record
The Chicago Record notes building costs soar as materials and labor prices surge due to unprecedented demand. Iron, lumber, plumbing, and hardware contracts jump 5 to 50 percent. a $250,000 project would now cost about $350,000, with no sign of easing. Architects and builders are fully booked amid brisk investor activity.
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Pricas
Real Estate Exchange
Chicago
Cabinet Transactions Hidden From Record in Britain
London answers note that the British Cabinet keeps no formal record of its deliberations. Decisions and remarks vanish from official memory, with only the Queen kept informed through the Prime Minister. Occasionally a quiet resignation hints at dissent among ministers.
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Great Britain
London
What was the next station as words twist meaning
The excerpt blends wordplay on is and was with a clipped travel remark. It then shifts to a note from Life about naming the grape ancestor, citing Norse discovery of wild grape on Vineland shores and the Concordia as a cultivated transformation with several white, red, and dark varieties emerging from seedlings.
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Concord
Springfeld Republican
Christmas Rose and the Healing of a Christmas Heart
Philip Meredith wandering through a busy city on Christmas Eve buys roses for Mirabel in a hospital that holds a mysterious patient. Mirabel returns, revived by the roses and a card revealing the donor. She seeks him at a church where he steps out toward her, and they reunite as bells ring Peace on earth.
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Philip Meredith
Mirabel
Judea
Philip
Santa Claus
Siva
Holly
Christmas Morning Charity by the March sisters
The March girls share their Christmas breakfast with a hungry mother and her six children. They gather warm clothes and food, bring tea and gruel, and create a joyful breakfast for the needy family, while Mrs. March guides the act with quiet generosity.
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Amy
Meg
Beth
Mrs. March
Hannah
Woo
Beggar Pleads for Aid as Man Refuses Help
A mendicant declares he has called for help in his extremity, while a Philadelphia records column notes the business man responds with a sharp refusal that he is not a chiropodist.
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Philadelphia Record
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