Fakir Traders and the Christmas Penny Harvest
The piece describes traveling fakirs who descend on cities during Christmas, vending cheap novelties and taking large profits from small purchases. It notes the pervasiveness of these itinerant sellers, their book catalogs, and the lax prices that yield high margins, with New York as a central hub for this seasonal trade.
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New York
Return
Mark Twain
India
Fakir
New Orleans
Milerich
Wille
Christmas History and Peace Statements Through Time
A collage of Christmas reflections traces peace themes from 1805 France Austria terms to 1860 Charleston withdrawal to Fort Sumter and 1876 Ottoman constitutional shifts. It notes a Bethlehem well associated with David and recalls the courage of devout youths amid war’s long reach.
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France
Austria
Italy
Napoleon
United States
Charleston
D. C
Fort Sumter
Turkey
Ottoman Empire
David
Bethlehem
Batte
Larne
Spree Starts A December Dinner For A New Couple
A newly married pair attempts a quiet Christmas Eve dinner to escape family bustle. The head waiter uses playful cards and food messages to ease tension as the couple quarrels over ordering, with humor and romance blooming amid festive mood.
Spirit of Christmastide tale of meals and reconciliations
A heart warming Christmas vignette depicts a family dinner where gifts and cards convey peace and goodwill. The scene centers on Honeybun and Honeyboy, with a broken heart ice cream heart symbolizing care, while a waiter overhears a tender moment as a marriage ring is kissed.
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Honeyboy
Honeybun
Clinnton
Honeybum
The Christmas Triumph Across the World
George Lay Law Vter argues Christmas has become the world’s premier religious holiday after 1,900 years. He notes Christian dominance in four continents, growing presence in the others, and missionary expansion from Europe to Asia and the Americas, with the Philippines already under American influence. The 1906 Christmas is presented as carrying wider meaning for more nations than any prior Christmas.
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VTER
North
South America
Tror
Australia
Europe
Liberte
India
England
Palestine
Syria
Persia
China
Burope
Man
Philippines
America
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J. A. Eilgerton Ingogen
INCE
Sim
Garth
Pasce
Earth
Peace OF
Zanth
Nton
Mary
Connecticut
James
Canada
Florida
Anki
Hon—dearest
Clinton
Miriam
Tam
Noone
Christmax
Uny
Lon
Arthur J. Burdick
Arter J Runtick
Johnny
Molly
George Lay Law
Mopman
Chruet
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