Christmas customs across Europe described in festive tones
A survey of Christmas traditions from England to Sweden, Germany, Norway, and the Arctic Lapps highlights differing rituals. It notes England's restrained revelry, Germany's early evergreen displays and St Nicholas, Laplanders’ solemn observances, Norway’s bird-friendly decorations, and Sweden's thorough cleaning, Christmas breads, almond wine, Santa visits, and festive foods.
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Lapland
North
Norway
Sweden
Santa Claus
England
Christmas Around the World in Yuletide Traditions
The piece surveys Christmas customs in Denmark Russia France Italy and Spain with notes on gifts feasts carols and festive behavior. It references lanterns in orchards greetings in Russian and French traditions and American wartime presence influencing December celebrations.
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Denmark
Yuletide
Russia
France
Italy
Spain
Hallowe’en
America
Mary P. Pringle
Clara A. Urann
Beacons Considered To Warn London Of Sighting
Unclear notes describe beacon warnings being tested in London in response to sighting signals. Mentions various communication methods tried and decision to use beacons by day.
Puzzling Exchange Over Dinner Plans
Dialogue fragment shows tension as a speaker reproaches another for loud complaints about meals while claiming to be a food conservationist. The exchange suggests domestic friction and a clash over punctuality and responsibility at home.
Probably So Robbed Me Once and Then Again
A garbled note references a claim that an individual was robbed once and again. It mentions a person named Kate and a possibility of overtaking someone later, but details are unclear in the text.
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Kate
Dumb stenographer wins Washington romance
A congressman hires a mute stenographer named Mardy Mapes after a strange ad seeks a dumb but not deaf worker. The pair reveal a mutual longing, the doctor confirms speech loss is incurable, and the congressman’s gloom vanishes as he confesses love and plans marriage.
disease not inherited says doctor in american magazine
James J. Walsh M D disputes the doctrine of heredity as a source of anxiety. He notes that acquired characteristics are not transmitted and argues that apprehension over heredity has caused more suffering than heredity itself.
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James J. Walsh
August Flower Use Promoted For Digestive Ailments
An old advertisement describes August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and alimentary canal, and stimulates the liver to secrete bile. It claims benefits for a disordered stomach, sick headache, constipation, sour stomach, nervous indigestion, and related ailments, with bottles priced at 30 and 90 cents.
Cost of Feeding Nippon Soldiers
A Yomiuri report cites a Japanese Second Imperial bodyguard regiment spending about 43 sen daily per private about 22 cents. Rice and barley cost 15 sen, meat and vegetables 18 sen, with all items priced under market value for army use. Meals include cereal with bean soup breakfast and vegetables or fish or meat at other meals. A 20 person staff handles cooking and distribution, one cook per 90 men in a 1800-strong unit. unused food is sold to cheap eateries, funds spent on festive dishes.
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Nippon
Japan
Yomiuri
Is Dobson Patriotic In Lively Exchange
A brief exchange questions Dobson's patriotism. He denies buying a Liberty band and explains he could not afford it, but describes purchasing four copies of a The Star Spangled Banner record to play on his phonograph.
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Dobson
The Real News Gatherer Censorship Debate Sparks Silence
A terse exchange questions who knows the news and labels someone as a censor. The dialogue hints at tensions over information control and media role.
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British Isles
Ireland
Germany
St. Nicholas
Kris ‘Kringle
Mer
Sky
London
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McClure Newspa
Congressman Pragg
Davenporte
Washington
Mardy Mapes
Pragg
Mardy
Capitol
Mapes
White
Spiggenheim
Dean
F. W. Cassidy, JR
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
David Roberts
Grand Avenue
Waukesha
Wis
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