The Meanest Fellow Living Santa Claus Exposed
A humorous verse by Will M. Maupin catalogs the meanest men in playful stanzas. The speaker claims one man is worse than all others for denying Santa Claus and withholding generosity, contrasting kind Acts with frugality.
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the Meanest Man
Will M. Maupin
Santa Claus
Irish parish priest sparks revival of spinning and weaving
In Killoe County Longford a village movement begun by Father Conefrey has led to over 300 spinning wheels at work daily. He started during the war to help families spin and weave their own clothing, drawing support from across Ireland. The Royal Dublin Society and Lisburn loom donations, plus a Drogheda loom program, have expanded cottage industry to linen and tweed while local councils advise on finishing and dyeing.
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Longford
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Louth
Lisburn
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Wood Rats Outwit Tabby Cat With Shadow Scam
Mrs. Wood Rat devises a plan to frighten Tabby Cat by doubling their apparent numbers through moving shadows and corn ear camouflage. The neighborhood mice and rats gather at night, using moonlit shadows to scare Tabby away, who flees to the farmhouse steps, while the rodents celebrate with corn until dawn.
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Tabby Cat
Mr. Wood Rat
Tabby
Moments of Happiness Through Kindness and Apology
F. 4. Walker argues happiness comes from helping others and promptly apologizing after faults. He warns against brooding over imagined offenses and warns that petty words distort meaning, separating friends and draining joy. He urges embracing happiness within and shedding pride to reclaim contentment.
Resolutions and self mastery in a Twenty Three spirit
A 1923 reflection celebrates the year with cautious cheer and warns against overreliance on New Year resolutions. It compares resolutions to vaporous autointoxication, urging self-control and resolve to conquer one’s worst enemy through determined effort.
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Graceland
Man Ends Life by Sitting on Shell in Opladen Blast
A Cologne telegram quoted by The Westminster Gabette reports a resident of Opladen sat on a shell and lit the fuse, blowing himself to fragments. His fiancé, mother, and friends nearby were severely injured when they attempted to intervene.
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Cologne
Opladen
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