Fable of the Throw-Back and the First Family
An ironic tale traces Elias Hopper who builds a fortune in 1855 and Cyril, his grandson, who inherits a thriving estate but spends it on show. Cyril shifts from thrift to leisure, chasing luxuries in Florida, with a moral about prudent spending and the fate of first families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gandpa
Hoppers
Elias
Cyril Hopper
Middle West
Hoppersville
Main Street
Alexander
Hemisphere
Alec
Board of Trade
Europe
New York
Cyril
Heavenly Choir
New England
Florida
Gulf Stream
Possible for Blind to Become Capable Cooks
A London Answers piece notes the remarkable shift as blind people learn to cook, using touch to distinguish ingredients and measure. Sound guides simmer and heat, smell signals overcooking, and electric stoves offer safety for blind cooks, enabling independence and varied lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The Happiest Day of My Life Born Bennie
Nine year old Regina recalls her happiest day when she wrote about Bennie’s birth for a composition. She is excited to share how Bennie, three years younger, colored her childhood with joy and family pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Bennie
Mamma
Tom Thumb Charles Stratton Born in Bridgeport and Died in Massachusetts
Charles Sherwood Stratton known as Tom Thumb, born January 4, 1838 in Bridgeport Connecticut and died July 15, 1883 in Middleborough Massachusetts. He stood 28 inches tall and weighed about fifteen pounds when paraded by his guardian mother who took him to Barnum in 1842. Barnum exhibited him in England in 1854.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sherwood Stratton
Tom Thumb
Bridgeport
Conn
Middleborough
Mass
P. 7
Barnum
England
A Visit From St Nicholas and the Santa Claus Image
The piece recounts Clement C. Moore writing A Visit From St Nicholas in 1822, its anonymous publication, and the evolving Santa Claus image. It notes early visual portraits by Reese, Darley, and Nast, and tracks hymns from Ambrose to modern contributors like Phillips Brooks and Charles Wesley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Doctor Moore
America
John Reese
St. Nicholas
St. Nick
F. O. C. Darley
New York
Darley
United States Army Engineer Battalion
Grenada
Nicaragua
Mary Christmas
Boston
Mass
Christmas Folklore From Saint Nicholas to Puritan Laws
A narrative traces festive motifs from Santa and Christmas poems to a New England clash with observance. It cites Mrs Claus and Mrs Claus on Claus Avenue, then recounts early colonial Puritan bans in Boston with five shillings fines and Cotton Mather diaries noting Christmas frolics and puritan backlash.
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Mary Christmas
Austin
Texas
Superior
Wis
Herbert A. Ronn
Pittsburgh
Edward C. Claus
Claus Avenue
Bay
Cotton Mather
Unies
Record Slash Pine Tree Grows Fast in Georgia
A six year old slash pine tree eight inches in diameter has been exhibited in Georgia as an example of the species rapid growth in the state. The tree was planted in a field with other slash pine seedlings in 1926 and, among them, holds the growth record while the others have also developed well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
United States Forest Service
Railroads Fuel Costs in United States for 1920
The 1920 locomotive fuel expenditure across the United States totaled 345 million dollars. This figure reflects the nationwide energy cost of moving goods and passengers by rail.
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United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Ade
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
WNN Service
Clement C. Moore
General Theological Seminary
New York City
Chelsea Village
West Twenty-third Street
Moore
Moores
Troy
N. Y
Thomas Nast
Harper’s Weekly
Nast
Ambrose
Milan
Prudentius
Sedulius
Jesus
Ben Jonson
George Wither
Jonson
John Milton
Charles Wesley
Nahum Tate
Phillips Brooks
Bethlehem
Elmo Scott Watson
Henalt
Chad
Malta
St. Ncholas
Seth
Hetty
Meares
Gov
William Bradford
Plymouth Plantation
Govr
Massachusetts
General Court
Henry County
Kentucky
St. Louis
University of California’s Hospital and Medical School
WISE
Pittsburg
Cherokee Coal Producers Association
Haarlem
Lincoln
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