The Littlest Boy and Santa Claus by Edwin L Sabin
A child senses Christmas magic as the Littlest Boy waits for Santa. He finds Santa in the library with gifts a red wagon and a silver napkin ring. Santa hints at giving the ring to another child, but the ring reappears next morning, wrapping up a modest Christmas wish.
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the Littlest Boy and
Santa Claus By
Edwin L. Sabin
Strick
Santa Claus
Santa Claud
Santa Clara
Ptay
Fapa
Jamea
Lemmesé
Moy
Weather Legends and a Gale of Tornado Power
A Philadelphia Record piece surveys weather lore on Saint days from Swithin to Medard and Gervais, noting belief in 40 days of rain. It cites Washburn above, plus a Georgia tornado last spring that smashed pine and left a plank embedded in the trunk, as Harper's Weekly described.
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St. Swithin
Philadelphia Record
Henry VIII
Germany
Ephesus
Belgium
St. Godelieve
France
St. Medard
Mina
St. Medara
St. Gervais
Medard
Georgia
S. M. Roberts
Atlanta
Harper’s Weekly
A Floating Postoffice At Sea
The Strand Magazine notes a unique floating post office serving ships near Santa Cruz and Teneriffe. A watertight bag stamped with English stamps and a donation note is attached, dropped to a raft with a flag, and released to attract attention. A recent mail deposit involved up to 90 letters posted globally.
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Strand
Santa Cruz
Teneriffe
Attenton
What He Was Thinking Of Ailing Wife Comic Exchange
A fragmentary dialogue shows a brooding husband and his sick wife debating absence and farewells. The wife quips that funerals cost so much that the husband should make a special effort to get well. The exchange blends dark humor with marriage tension.
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C. F. Chapman
WM. Comstock
A.C. Fuller
David Main
Norman L. Hanson
Dee. Chapman
George Munger
WM. C. Perrin
John Ruskis
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