Christmas ad frenzy ends with biggest turkey prize
A family debates holiday budgeting as Christmas ads flood town. Randy notes high expenses while Eleanor saves by crafting cards from ads. The Smith Market contest offers a 12 pound turkey to the household submitting the most marked ads, a prize the family eagerly pursues.
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Randy Roberts
Eleanor
Beth
Bob
Mrs. Roberts
Smith Market
Western Newspaper Union
Better late than never in a Christmas letter
Ruth Renfield, a postmistress, finds a three year old Christmas letter addressed to her in a storage box. The note from Ned Traverse, who has since moved to South America, declares he will sail in two weeks and expects an answer. Both agree that “Better late than never” applies as they reunite by telephone the next day.
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Ruth Renfield
Ned Traverse
South America
Ruth
Ned
Western Newspaper Union
Lesson for December 14 SAUL OF TARSUS AND THE CONVERSION
Biblical study on Acts 22 3 16 detailing Saul's training as a Pharisee burning hatred against Jesus his encounter with a heavenly light and the transformation that follows Ananias helps Saul regain sight and receive his calling to witness for Christ highlighting key themes of conversion and Christian identity
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Christ Jesus
Lord
Christ
Saul
God
Jesus
Stephen
Jesus Christ
Damascus
Ananias
Tin Soldier's Christmas Brings Dolly Dimple Home
A tin soldier and Dolly Dimple face loneliness until Santa delivers them to Jimmie and his cousin Jessie. After a perilous ride, the soldier is placed in Jimmie’s stocking, and Dolly Dimple appears with Jessie, uniting the pair for a hopeful Christmas morning. Santa's arrangement links friends, toys, and a warm family reunion.
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Santa Claus
Dolly
Santa
Dolly Dimple
Beauty
Peter
Rabbit
Jack Tar
Jimmie
Jessie
Western Newspaper Union
Wretches to Keep Jealousies of Our Lord Rejoicing in His Love
A reflective remark on predestination and divine love. The speaker notes that people cannot choose Christ before he chooses them, and wonders at human jealousy versus God's happiness in granting grace. The line emphasizes humility before divine selection and joy in Christ’s benevolence.
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Christ
Baxter
Charity resembleth fire in flameth all things touched
A reflective line from Kras portrays charity as a consuming force, likening generosity to fire that spreads and alters all it reaches. It suggests ethical power and transformative influence embedded in benevolent acts. The aphorism invites contemplation of charity's reach beyond immediate aid.
Red Color and Christmas Cheer Throughout the Season
The color red is described as the most cheerful during Christmas time. It is said to stimulate the optic nerve most quickly and is linked to holly and its red berries used in winter decorations. The association of red with Christmas grew through custom and festive symbolism.
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Association of Ideas
Airplane Used to Plant Hawaiian Forests and Trees Planted
Hawaiian foresters planted 298 650 trees in the territory's forest reserves last year per a Hawaii commission report to the U S department of agriculture. Fourteen seven kinds of trees were planted led by ash oak and paper bark with coast redwood fourth at 28 592. Over 623 800 trees grown in commission nurseries were distributed for planting on private lands under a cooperative with the forest service. A U S Army plane sowed 1 689 pounds of seeds over eroded land from 2000 feet.
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Hawaiian Commission of Agriculture and Forestry
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Commission
United States Forest Service
Sirniane
United States Army
Phantom Move of Plymouth Rock Prompted by Prank
A trucker prepared to move Plymouth Rock with heavy equipment when a passerby alerted police. The driver produced a bogus antique dealer order claiming storage for transport to New York. Police exposed it as a practical joke and the rock remained.
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Plymouth Rock
New York City
Capper
Just Can't Sleep In a Passing Show Dialog
A fragment from a humor sketch notes two tramps debating insomnia and wakefulness. One complains of unrest, the other mirrors the sentiment, with a wry nod to aging and the oddities of audience and performer alike. The tone resembles a light stage cue from a vaudeville or passing show.
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Bill
Ted
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Turkey
Florence Harris
Blanche Tanner Dillin
Saul OF
Tarsus
Rae
Tin Soldier
P. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Nanta
Cece
Glogbe Laboratories
Fort Worth
Texas
Hawaiian
Nebraska
U. S
America
Tula
Psoriasis
F.O.R
Woodside
Long Island
Adams Drug Co
Larimer St
Denver
Colo
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