Open House Christmas Eve Sparks a Daffodil Moment
A festive Christmas Eve scene unfolds at Bacon Hill with candles and carolers. Miss Mixter wanders into a glow from a candlelit open house, feels out of place, then volunteers to stay and help, seeking coffee for herself.
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Bacon Hill
Miss Mixter
Boston Common
Western Newspaper Union
Colors Red and Green in Christmas Reverie
The verse recalls how red and green are honored as Christmas colors long celebrated by the speaker and partner. It celebrates their festive use in gay decorations and the joy these hues bring to the holiday season.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Western Newspaper Union
It Is Christmas In due time we shall wish a merry Cteistmas
A brief note reflects on holiday greetings to all readers, while noting a mispronunciation variant of Christmas known as Xisas and the idea of widespread seasonal cheer in due time.
Dunrh Sought the White-Walled Town in Moonlit Fields
Fragmentary verse hints at a figure named Dunrh seeking a baby in a town described as white-walled. The text evokes moonlit fields, mist, and a pursuit of joy, without clear narrative or verifiable events.
Christmas Lesson for Miss Belinda
In a well to do family Belinda the German maid receives a planned Christmas surprise. The Thoburns and Amy prize service and literacy as they celebrate with carols and a pledge to teach Belinda to read and write before next Christmas.
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Miss Belinda
Iristmas
Belinda
Thoburns
Mrs. Toburn
Amy
Mrs. Thoburn
Western Newspaper Union
Algernon Nose Up the Bundle That Cured Him
A vain town snob despises Christmas and gives cold receptions to cheer. On Christmas Day he stumbles entering his door and finds neighbors bearing gifts, feeling humbled and changed by their kindness.
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Algernon
Santa Claus
Society For the Prevention of
The Willing Worker Now Father Pauses Aboard
A fragmented verse sketches a weary man in blue pausing before a festive scene. It hints at a father figure and a playful myth surrounding Santa, though the lines are fragmentary and dreamlike.
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Father
Pausa
Santa
Piquant Dress Hats Embrace Chinese Embroidery in Fashion
Julia Hottomsrey reviews modern millinery that blends hand painting embroidery and metallic trims with Chinese motifs. Designers decorate hats and wraps with gold thread, silk, and lacquer red velveteen, urging subtle Chinese inspired accents for accessible elegance.
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Julia Hottomsrey
Western Newspaper Union
Keep the Earth When You Get a Piece of This Earth
The author argues land is finite and precious. It cannot be stolen or rusts, and people are their own stewards. They note Manhattan sold for $24 and Central Park land value now reaches immense sums, underscoring escalating prices.
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Manhattan Island
Central Park
What did you learn today Dor othy
A playful exchange notes that storks no longer deliver babies as many baby doctors exist now reflecting a childlike view of modern birth care.
Goethe on Death and the Good Man
A concise reflection on death as a fusion of eternity with time. Goethe notes that in the death of a virtuous person eternity appears to peer through the finite span of life.
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Goethe
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