Simple Simon the gosling steals Christmas dinner chaos
In this tale from the Martin household, Speckle the hen raises a row of mixed poultry while a lone gosling named Simon, nicknamed the fool goose, proves unusually cunning. As Christmas nears, Simon outwits a turkey thief and ends up feasting in the corn pen, saving the feast.
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Gosling
Martin
Mary Ann
Simon
Mary
Christmas
Col. Robertson
Farmer Martin
N. Y. Herald
Great Atlantic Fleet Sails for Pacific From Hampton Roads
The Atlantic squadron departs for the Pacific under Admiral Evans, with 270 commissioned ships, 13 battleships, and 581 officers plus 11,500 sailors. The fleet carries massive coal and provisions for a 116 day voyage, uses new fire control and wireless telephony, and is led from the Connecticut flagship under Captain Ingersoll.
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Atlantic
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Pacific Coast
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Pacific
United States Navy
Washington
Esek Hopkins
Continental Congress
California
Bob” Evans
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Glacier
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Trinidad
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Callao
Magdalena Bay
West Virginia
Marcellus
Hannibal
Leonidas
Sterling
New York
Brooklyn
Evans
Connecticut
Ingersoll
St Weeco
Brownlow
Jugton
Christmas Gift Delays Probed by Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution critiques holiday gift excess and moralizing after Christmas, noting the morning after reflections on material excess and restraint.
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Atlanta Constitution
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Tripoli
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