Christmas Eve Dreams in a Mother’s Quiet Home
A child Harry sends a note to Santa as his mother and siblings await in a sea of Christmas tales. Father sails at sea on Christmas Eve while three white robed figures pray by the glow. Harry hides a small message in his stocking, hoping God will read it when dawn breaks on Christmas Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Ares
Roddy Tredight
Harry
Pekings
Mery A. Barrit
Aylsham
Jerry Eke
Mr. Eke
Jerry
John Raser
New Centreville
Tredyfrin Township
Mrs. Raser
Jumbo
Five Hundred Dollars Spurs a Desperate Dressshop Conflict
Mrs. Rockwood pleads for five hundred dollars to avoid eviction from her home. Miss Morgan, a dressmaker, and Mrs. Canline clash over wealth, lineage, and a stepmother who controls the will. The scene centers on finances, social tension, and a last-ditch gown alteration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Morgan
Mr. Rockwood
Papa
Mrs. Rockwood
Rockwood
Five hundred dollars saves Rockwood mortgage in family note
Mrs Canline plans gifts to her step children while a mortgage on Georgina Rockwood’s house is settled. Envelopes hold a five hundred dollar note and a five dollar bill, triggering grateful letters from Louis and Gronsina. Mrs Canline misreads the funds and gains social credit before realizing the mix up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss ,Morgan
Rockwood
Miss Morgan
Mrs. Rockwood
Jane Canlise
Kino Masta
Edward
Gronsina Rockwooo
Louis
Georgina
Four Little Close and a minister’s mistaken arrest tale
A long Arkansas Traveller item recounts a vague village tale in which a minister named Mulkittle is mistaken for a criminal Nick Payton. A train station delay, a telegram to the governor, and a town’s chorus of suspicions culminate in the governor’s dispatch liberating the minister. The piece blends humor with local color and a farcical misunderstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Mulkittle
Arkansa
Hickory Flat
Cap'n
Man ‘Lias Greger
Little Rock
Mulkittle
St. Simon Church
Tillygraf
Nick ‘Payton
Mulkitel Jo
Conti
Nick Poyton
Robt. Mauikmiller
Mr. Itle
Bate
Nan
Old Morgan
Gregg
Nick
Miss
Old Gregg
Nick Paytor
Arkansaw Traveller
Moline
Weir
Hapgood
J. I. Case
Edouard Frere Village Critics and A Geese Feather Sack
The article recounts Edouard Frere's open air painting in Ecouen drawing villagers who identify friends in his sketches and comment on life. It mentions Mrs Lizzie W Champney and Mrs Spikes with a geese feather meal sack reused for ten years. California authorities issue pamphlet noting 45 million acres open to settlement.
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Edouard Frere
Ecouen
Monsieur Frere
Tonpet
Ernest Joly
Arnoux
Sainte Beuve
Yvon
Donat
Lizzie W. Champney
St. Nicholas
California
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Farry
Poki c
Joe
Liz
Westher
Portland
Boston Globe
Chicago
New York
Boston
Dickinson
Dickinson County
Berry Bros
Village Critics
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