Christmas Across Europe in Yuletide Traditions
A survey of festive customs from England to Russia shows how nations mark Christmas with foods, games, trees, and gifts. Germany cherishes two trees and St. Nicholas. Sweden cleans houses and bakes spiced drinks. Russia blends church service with communal feasts. France preserves quiet charm. Italy and Spain mix street performances and social revelry.
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Spain
Sweden
England
Italy
New York
British Isles
Ireland
Lapland
North
Norway
Santa Claus
Denmark
Yuletide
Russia
France
America
Mary P. Pringle
Clara A. Urann
His Little Jest About Dinner Plan and Pledge
A witty exchange centers on a claimed food conservation pledge and an author who complains about a missed dinner. The dialogue features a humorous back and forth about expectations and responsibility in a domestic context.
Night Fire in Brooklyn Barred Zone Forges 1800 Workers
A $1,000,000 blaze in the Brooklyn waterfront barred zone followed by a preceding explosion left 1,800 workers housed for questioning by federal authorities. The My Morse plant at Fifty-sixth Street saw the fire spread to sleeping quarters as docks and nearby shell and foundry plants faced danger. Soldiers aided police in maintaining order while marshals planned the probe into the mysterious cause.
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New York
Brooklyn
Moree Dry Dock and Repair Company
RE. P. Morse
Fifty-sixth Street
President Grant
Morse
J. W. Bliss Company
American Machine and Foundry Company
Fifty-sixth
Fifty-seventh Street
Company K
Twenty-second Infantry
United States
James M. Powers
Thomas Brophy
Truce on Eastern Front Reported by German HQ
Berlin reports an armistice is in effect in parts of the Russo German front after a Russian delegation met with Prince Leopold of Bavaria to discuss a general truce. A Brest Litovsk meeting between Bolshevik and German representatives had been planned, arranged by Ensign Koylenko within the fifth German army lines.
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Berlin
Prince Leopold of Bavaria
Brest-Litovsk
Koylenko
Married Men Not Exempt From Draft Says Crowder
Washington reports Provost Marshal General Crowder states no man is exempt from the draft due to dependents. The selective service law defers inductions only to protect those who depend on others for support while those without dependents are called first.
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Washington
Crowder
Pliuin, le
Yankees Kill 12 Mexicans in Mexican Outlaw Clash
Mexican outlaws opened fire on an American cavalry patrol five miles from here. Private Keise was wounded in the thigh and leg as troops crossed the river into Mexico and killed 12 bandits, including Felipe Romero and Rafael Venusindo, burning the shacks after occupants fled.
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India
Tex
Marfa
Keise
Mexico
Felipe Romero
Rafael Venusindo
New Discovery Promises Relief for Kidney Ailments
Local booster notes a Dr. Pierce discovery, Anuric Tablets, claimed to cure kidney and uric acid troubles. Chicago resident Walter Carison reports back pain relief after two boxes. Ads urge readers to ask druggists and request trial packages from the Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo.
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Anuris
Doctor Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Baskade
Walter Carisom
Godwick Street
Chicago
Ill
Dr. Pierce
Anarie
Invalids
August Flower Remedy Promises Digestive Relief
Green's August Flower is advertised as a gentle laxative that treats ailments from disordered stomach to inactive liver. It claims to regulate digestion, cleanse the alimentary canal, and stimulate bile production, with bottles sold worldwide for 80 and 80 cents. Wise men bump into a fool's game now and then.
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Germany
St. Nicholas
Gerwany
Kop
Kris Kringle
Australia
California
W. W. Grovh
Dean
Lydia Shuster
Margaret
Mr. Shuster
Doan
F. W. Cassidy, JR
Notary Public
Doan’s
Bor Doan
Kingsbury Trading Co
U.S
Reverte Wet, Co
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