A Gentle English Christmas Pastimes Feast
An extended reminiscence on traditional Christmas revelry and old world customs. The piece recalls warm kitchen scenes, plum pudding, mince pie, wassail, mistletoe, holly, and dancing by the fire. It notes English, German, Druidic, and Scandinavian holiday practices, with ritual foods, games, and decor shaping a festive season.
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England
Virgin
Christ
Dickens
Havre Gitta
Thor
Wardle
Pickwick
Trundle
Well Worthy Reward The Drugs of the Legion of Honor
A clerk in Porta markets Raymond Bries aged twenty nine seeks the Legion of Honor for medical relief after his hundred first operation for blood transfusion. Paris doctors call him a unique specimen of manhood and several surgeons visit Lim for treatment. Belez demands compensation or suggestions to save the lives of a South American president a European prince and many poor workers.
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Legion of Honor
Porta Markets
Raymond Bries
Paris
Lim
M. Belez
Pika
Christmas gift of Ita son as world’s first Christmas
The Herald notes Christmas centers on God’s gift in the person of His only Son Ita. It urges acceptance of this gift as the true meaning of Christmas and the weapon of hope for the world, urging readers to heed the pastor’s message.
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God
Ita
Nod Presbter
Nietzsche’s Gifted Sister Remembers Her Mentor
The piece recalls Elizabeth Foerster Nietzsche Matriarch of the philosopher circle as she marked her eightieth birthday. Friends and memories accompany discussions on manuscripts and ideas, highlighting a life spent in intellectual hospitality.
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Liizabeth Foerster- Nietzsche
Glade
Nictz
Lofty fight of Imaegination honors brother’s legacy
A tribute notes a student’s deep study after a brother’s death, aiming to honor his name by embracing philosophy and improving her ability to promote his works.
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Yeverth
Asa
End-of-world predictions trigger listener tax claims
A Milwaukee Journal phrase notes how so called seers predicting the earth’s end attract a hearing tax from believers. The remark satirizes public gullibility toward doomsayers and the revenue motive behind such predictions.
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Milwaukee Journal
Fattest Baby Contest Claims New York Infant
Edith Murkiag of New York eight months old weighs 30 pounds 10 ounces and is described as the fattest baby of her age in a local feature.
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Shinlg
Edith Murkiag
New York
Jaundiced Mandy Names New Chile Variant
Local chatter records a playful exchange about naming a newly created chile. Witty banter hints at humor and community involvement in a lighthearted judging session.
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Gen
Summerall
Washington
War Department
Charles P. Summerall
J. H. Reeves
C. B.C G. Chariton
Sunmerall
Augusto Villa
Cal
Carlos Garfiaa
Saburo Isoda
Gift OF God
Nietzsche
Bleut
Cel 1
Peon
Belgian Congo
Colonel Feon
Congress
Arhis
J. G. Rodgers
Tert Kennedy
America
Rupert
Oklshorsa
Chicago
Wag
Ernest J
Yul Fossan
Couldze
United States Board of Appeals
van Poseau Halla
Lisbon
Ohlo
United States
Mandy
Chile
Fanzy
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