The Fenway Fate and a Christmas Reunion
Fanella Fenway, the last of the Fenways, faces loneliness in the old house. Nelson Travers arrives with Christmas and an offer to marry and share a simple home. She hesitates then accepts, admitting she can change her mind after years of pride.
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Miss Fenway
Nelson Travers
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Fenway
Japan
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Travers
Miss Fanella
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For the Old Folks at Christmas Games
A brief note reflects on children Cora aged ten and Rogsto aged eleven drawing joy from Christmas despite poor leisure options. The writer notes the festive hope that the elderly will also enjoy themselves during the season.
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Christmas Island of Good Will and heavenly gifts tale
A reflective tour narrative describes Christmas Island as a land of good will where pilgrims receive gifts from St Good Will. The gifts include the Gift of the Good Thought, the Forgivers, Just Judgment, Cheerful Spirit, and Vision, fueling kindness and light that spread across lands and time.
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Detroit News
Christmas Mirth and Noel Bells in a Clinton Scollard Poem
Ainslee's magazine excerpt presents Clinton Scollard praising Christmas through versified imagery. The piece highlights holly ivy bells and mistletoe as symbols of Christ's birth and universal praise.
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Alpean
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Ainslee's
Not a Day of Joy for All in Suburban Life
L. D. Stearns laments Christmas contrasts between mothers with dolls and mothers facing cold homes and hunger. He urges readers to acknowledge children in poverty, noting two households with no food, warmth, or income while others enjoy plenty. The piece calls for action beyond prayer.
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Christmas Island
Christmas Isle
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Women Gain Ballot and Legal Advancements Across Regions
Austria grants women taxpaying voting rights making voting compulsory for women. Manitoba legislature allows women to practice law. Georgia debates a similar amendment as Jeter defeats it.
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Werner-Neustadt
Waldhofen
Austria
Manitoba
Georgia
Jeter
Feared Nebraska May Succeed Texas as Hoodoo Ship
The article recalls naval lore around the ill fated Texas later named San Marcos. It quotes Captain L L Darbey who notes Texas troubles from the Spanish American War through its scuttling and raising at Brooklyn navy yard. He wonders if Nebraska might become the navy hoodoo.
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Texas
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Jack Phillips
Bob Evans
Iowa
Hull
Captain Evans
Phillips
Jack
Cuba
Bob
Vans
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Nebraska
Navy
Enterprising Sam Adopts Electrical Iron At North West Mount Pleasant Laundry
Sam Lee, a resourceful Mount Pleasant shopkeeper, considers a bright sign and a modern electrical iron to replace strenuous hand ironing. Ahi, an enterprising salesman demonstrates a new device promising lower costs and less physical effort, with a pulley system easing iron lifting and down weight.
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Sam Lee
Httle
Fourteenth Street
Mount Pleasant
Sam
August Schaefelsky de Castellane seeks American wife quick
August Schaefelsky de Castellane known as Seymore, once dentist to the boy of Tunis, offers a $150,000 prize from an Oakland aunt if he marries an American within months. He travels to find a wife, favors equality in money and morals, and has lived in France and the United States.
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August Schaefelsky de Mukkadel de Castellane
Tunis
California
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Castellano
Count Boni
Washington
Doubtful Wilson to Ride Bicycles in Official Circles
An article notes President elect Wilson prefers bicycling during vacations and may set a trend in Washington. It cites Adee as a longtime Europe bicycler and predicts officials will adopt cycling and ride along well paved roads as ambassadors and ministers join in.
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United States
Washington
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Europe
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Virginia
Secret Service
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Cabingt
Skowisa
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