Carrie Chooses Europe Over a Rich Suitor at Christmas
In a 1928 Christmas tale, Carrie, the family’s frugal backbone, learns a rich bachelor John Grey plans marriage after a convention. She surprises everyone by declining him to pursue Europe with a renewed sense of independence, celebrating Christmas with the Carson clan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie
Father Carson
Harry
Esther
Mather
Frank
Algar
Mrs. Carson
Marion
Corrie
Father
Europe
John Grey
Jed
John
Western Newspaper Union
A Christmas Wish OULD to God the world would stay
Poem fragment by Katherine Edelman wishes the world remain as joyful and friendly as on Christmas Day with lasting happiness and cheer through each year.
The Why of Superstitions by Harving King
A study of the telling of the bees custom across rural districts, its origins in ancient belief, and its view as a humane ritual tied to death in the family. The piece notes the practice fading but lingering in some areas and contrasts it with other persistent superstitions. Also includes a short recipe for Curried Vegetables with step by step directions.
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Beerhy
Hen
Tim
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Unusual Spring Growth of Eulalia Told By Nature
In early warm days and leafless woods, a clump of eulalia makes a sharp click as new shoots force their way through old stalks. The hard dead canes crack with the spring sun and rapid growth follows, signaling youth’s return in nature Margavine.
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Eulalia
Nature Margavine
The Little Christmas Mother by B. B.
A poem depicting a mother baking, sewing, and managing tasks with a warm Christmas glow. The genteel image shows Sue tending children, preparing clothes for dolls, and guiding the season with grace. The poem honors maternal spirit and the universal motherhood of the world.
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Sue
Lily
Poor Robins Almanach Verse On Holidays And Lent
A fragment from Poor Robin's Almanac describing festive house decorations and seasonal customs. It mentions holly ivy rosemary laurel and a mock king in conceit. The verse evokes midwinter or holiday ritual without named events or dates.
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Holly
Ivy
Rosemary
Laurel
Rice Salad and Onion Stuffed Edibles From Mothers Cook Book
A fragment from a Mothers Cook Book recipe collection presents a Rice Salad with orange juice, almonds, pineapple, cottage cheese, and French dressing. It also describes stuffing onions with ham and crumbs, butter, and cream, served on lettuce and cucumber with mayonnaise and capers, plus carrot and a cabbage centerpiece.
Cooking Note on Steaming Cabbage and Pineapple Mix
The recipe describes steaming a cabbage head with meat and vegetables, seasoning and tying in cloth, then serving. It also suggests a mixed topping of shredded Chinese cabbage, pineapple, orange pulp, and seeded grapes served over lettuce on a plate.
Truth About Truth In France and a Lost Stamford Purse
In a fragmentary piece a French and Russian vignette explores truth and deception as a peasant fears truth and conscription. A separate Stamford loss item requests return of a purse containing multiple bills and a bank deposit slip from Jayton with the name L. V. Goodrich, to the First National Bank, Stamford.
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France
Russia
Sinolensk
Passibg
Stamford
Jayton Bank
L. V. Goodrich
First National Bank
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Katherine Edelman
W. PF. Bennett
Bennett
Gee
Davenport
Club
Ted
Penick-Hughes CO
Edmund W. Gosee
Fei
Nancy Byrd Turner
B. B
Maltimore Run
Mothers Cook Book
Concordia Salad
Brazelton
Harley Sadler
Goodyear
Townsend Motor CO
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