Plan to unify all American telegraph and wireless firms
Washington insiders see a drive to merge telegraph and wireless companies into a single international communications unit. Government departments and carriers back a coordinated empire to secure wartime and trade leverage, amid existing laws restricting cross ownership.
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Washington
State
War
Navy
Wilson
America
United States
Canada
Britain
Japan
The First Christmas Lesson Intro to Christian Home
The December 23 lesson examines Luke 2 8 19 and Ephesians 6 1 4 focusing on the birth of Jesus the shepherds reception and witness and the mutual duties of parents and children The study notes the prophecy Micah 5 2 and the gospel message Angelic proclamation and the impact on the Christian home end with parental duties to nurture and admonition in the Lord
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God
Jesus the Saviour
Jesus
Earth
Satan
Bethlehem
Santa Claus fund aids year round in Columbia Missouri
A welfare society in Columbia uses a anonymously donated dollar from children to establish a year round Santa Claus fund. The money pays for glasses, shoes, mobility aids, hospital fares, soap, and grooming items to support food fuel clothing and shelter needs beyond one holiday season.
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Sha Claus
Columbia
Welfare Society
Santa Claus
Frances Grinstead
Western Newspaper Union
A Merry Christmas and a Bright New Year in Ireland
An Irish Christmas message recalls the legend of Mary and the Christ Child seeking shelter, guiding candles in windows to welcome wanderers. The piece notes Ireland’s global connections, gifts and good wishes crossing seas, and ends with a traditional greeting.
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Ireland
Emerald Isle
Mary
Christ Child
Bethlehem
Reland
Katherine Edelman
Western Newspaper Union
Pot Holder Set in Three Pieces by Grandmother Clark
Three piece pot holder set designed for gifts and quick kitchen use. Includes two pot holders and a container with stamped and stenciled colors. Directions show assembly and the holder sits visible through a door. Send 15c to Home Craft Co. Dept A Nineteenth and St Louis Ave St Louis Mo with return envelope.
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Home Craft Co
Dept. A -Nineteenth
St. Louis Ave
St. Louis
Conversation about cigars and perfume
Henry and Helen discuss persuading the ashman to smoke cigars given as a Christmas gift. The wife then asks to have him take perfume meant for Henry, revealing a light domestic exchange between the two.
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Henry
Ashman
Helen
Foster mother hood tale in Prospect Connecticut
Lester Green reports a tree toad nesting under an apple tree in Prospect and tending three robin eggs. He found a dead robin first and watched the toad guard the hatchlings as the robin sire fed insects to the brood.
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Prospect
Conn
Lester Green
Green
Oldtimer Henry Offutt 90 Dies in Kansas City
Obituary notes Henry Clay Offutt aged ninety of Kansas City. The piece highlights his love of checkers as a philosophy for living calmly amid life’s pressures, suggesting that playing more checkers might help others live longer and avoid needless worry.
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Henry Clay Offutt
Kansas City
Mr. Offutt
Offutt
Minneapolis Journal
The Birds of Noise The Cockatoo Tops World Din
The cockatoo is noted as the noisiest bird, its scream audible a mile away. A single bird can drown a dozen car horns and rival the sound of a steam whistle. The bellbird of Brazil ranks second with a hammering clang-like call.
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Brazil
The Need of Santa Claus in Childhood Belief
A well known writer notes that if God did not exist society would need him as Santa Claus remains a beloved childhood figure. The piece argues that belief in Santa and his reindeer sustains wonder, while cynical adults have lost faith and could use his help.
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Drouth
America
Washington
Congress
Customs Division of the Treasury
Santa Claus
Santa
Christmas Toy Demands Persist From Children
Demand for toys at Christmas remains steady with girls asking for dolls play furniture and toy household appliances while boys request cowboy outfits and mechanical toys as in past years.
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Santa Claus
Italian Christmas Industry Centered in Naples in the Fifteenth Century
Naples served as the hub of the Italian Christmas Industry in the fifteenth century with extensive bands of figurari who dedicated themselves entirely to crafting dolls for Christmas.
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Naples
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