Return to Ridgewood Sparks Old Love
Russell Hansford travels home for Christmas and meets Lucy Miles Gainstone after a derailment near Ridgewood. Lucy, severely injured, recovers with Russell at her side and confesses enduring love. He declares his plan to stay and wed, rekindling their youthful bond in the old town.
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Russell Hansford
Hansfords
Ridgewood
Russell
Lucy Miles
Lucy
John Miles
John
Old
Western Newspaper Union
Christmas Buying and Household Strain Highlighted
A couple's banter on holiday spending contrasts with the strain of paying bills. The text notes soy bean hay as high quality feed for horses and discusses how permanent pastures differ from land plowed every few years.
Christmas Memories and Gifts from Loved Ones
Christmas brings memories of those dear who never failed to give gifts and share joy, reflecting on traditions and the warmth of the season.
Christmas Surprise Delights a Family At Home
Eleanor Blake returns home to find her mother ill and her father hopeful. Her promotion to a top advertising position brings not only a raise but a weekly visit, a restored Christmas tree, and plans for a warm family feast. The joyous reunion proves happiness heals and reinforces family bonds.
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Eleanor Blake
Eleanor
Mother
Father
Christmas Charity Sparks Unexpected Reunion
Harriette Dunham, a lifetime charity worker, visits the Wanda shop seeking aid for toy gifts. The shop manager, revealed as her former lover Wilbur Adams, matches every dollar she spends, leading to a rebuilt romance and their marriage.
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Trchive
Harriette Dunham
Harriette
Wilbur Adams
The
Red Cross
Wanda
Miss Dunham
Western Newspaper Union
Christmas Day Birth Beliefs About Irish Priests Healers
The text notes in Ireland that baby boys born on Christmas Day are thought destined for priesthood. It also attributes to Christmas births the power of healing by laying on hands and a gift of second sight, according to Moexrtcaal Eore'd.
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Ireland
Evolution of the Carol from Dance to Christmas Song
The word carol began as a term for ring dances with singing. It later described lively tunes suggestive of dancing. At Christmas the songs blended merriment with religious themes in simple phrases, set to joyful dance rhythms.
Gypsies and Christmas Powers From Montreal Herald
The piece notes that gypsies and Christmas gypsies claim the Christmas-born possess divination abilities and power to remove the evil eye among other traits. A little girl asks a woman at a Christmas party to look over a toffee offering, but the assistant declines.
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Montreal Herald
Mistletoe at Christmas and Druid Origins
A Liberty Magazine note traces mistletoe's Christmas use to Druids who valued the herb for seasonal rites. The article links ancient practices to festive customs and explains how later writers popularized the symbol in modern celebrations.
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Druids
Tlon
Liberty Magazine
A Canned Christmas Delights the Distant Home
A Delineator Magazine piece notes that even small kitchens can serve festive fare from a Christmas basket. Boar’s head grouse duck and green turtle soup, preserved by the canner, bring traditional dinner cheer to those far from home during the holidays.
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Delineator Magazine
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