The Christmas Spirit at Grace Street Church
A small church on Grace street ends its year with a community Christmas tree. Clara May has long given yet never received until this year when she conceals her name on parcels, then is embraced by the gift flood and the Christmas Spirit. The tale ends with Santa’s gifts overflowing and the parish united in gratitude and love.
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Grace Street
Wis
Clara May
Great Tree of Love
Santa
Santa Claus
Clara
Jonas Cattell Fox Hunter of Gloucester County
Henry Wysham Lanier chronicled Jonas Cattell of Gloucester County born 1758 near Woodbury as America’s pioneer woodsman and master fox hunter. He hunted on foot, knew every fox path, outpaced horses, mentored the Gloucester Fox Hunting Club, and hunted into his seventies after the Gloucester disbanded in 1818.
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New Jersey
America
Jonas Cattell
Boone
Bumppo
Woodbury
Gloucester County
Philadelphia
Jonas Cuttell
Jonas
Art Mercer
Gloucester
Gloucester Fox Hunting Club
England
Gloucester Club
Reynard
Ross
Treating incidents as disasters in marriage
Walter Nicolson argues that success in marriage rests on treating daily incidents as minor, not disasters. He notes that widespread marital breakdown stems from overreacting to small annoyances, not large crises, urging restraint and perspective in everyday interactions.
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Harold Nicolson
Mr. Nicolson
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Tab on Heart Declaring Germ Diseases Under Control
Dr Franz M Groebel a top heart specialist advised in Los Angeles Do not worry nor hurry eat regularly but not too much smoke mildly drink a quart of water daily exercise outdoors take a short nap midday and if possible two days vacation weekly Heart failure has risen from 20 6 to 26 14 per 10 000 in 25 years now the disease aged people fear most.
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Franz M. Groebel
Los Angeles
Mransome Sutton
Los Angeles Sunday Times
Romance and history behind the humble potato
A Detroit News feature traces the potato from its perils and pleasures through history. It notes French celebration plans in 1037 for potato souffle, Ireland’s Sir Walter Raleigh, Columbus era crops, Shakespeare references, and rising value during food shortages, ending with a plea to view peeling potatoes as a romance.
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France
Louis Philippe
Listmajest
Walter Raleigh
Ireland
Columbus
Americas
America
Europe
England
Detroit News
Beauty Standards From Velasquez Guide in Path Finder
A Path Finder Magazine piece recounts Velasquez's sixteenth century beauty standard for women, listing white skin and teeth, black eyes and lashes, red cheeks lips and nails, slender figure, soft hair and broad facial features, noting the painter's status and era.
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Velasquez
Diego Rodriguez Velasquez
Pathfinder Magazine
Compass and North Needle Confounds Lady on Atlantic Liner
A passenger asks the captain how to reach a southern destination on the Atlantic voyage. The captain answers calmly that the compass always points north. The exchange highlights navigation by instrument, not by guesswork.
Had Their Meaning Convivial hosts guest and creaking steps
A playful tale describes a guest staying for a weekend. The host explains faint crosses on stairs signal creaking steps after midnight, with X meaning a creak. The joke turns on the superstition that such marks reveal unseen sounds at night.
Confession Dilemma From Anonymous Letter
A man tells of pressure from his wife over an anonymous letter accusing actions before marriage. He considers confessing but she refuses to show him the letter, leaving him unsure what to reveal and how to proceed.
Had to Be Worth While Beggar Joke From the Street
A dated quip reports a street scene where a man drops a nickel in front of a blind beggar to test his honesty. The beggar requests a quarter and offers no reaction unless the coin is larger, delivering a wry punchline about value and integrity.
Brown offers to sell his automobile at a low figure
A curious trade remark appears in the column as it questions which is broke in the joke about Browns car and a broken arm. The tone hints at humor and social commentary on financial troubles implied by the phrase.
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Brown
His Occupation Friend to Artist Big Man Visiting Studio
A quirky exchange reveals a daily visitor to an artist’s studio. The man is not there to model but to collect a debt, prompting a humorous punchline about “laying for” the artist.
Not Playing Fails as Twin brothers quarrel in bathroom
In a small bathroom the seven year old twins Donnie and Charles clash over space and sticking out tongues. The door bursts open and Donnie, hurt and defeated, runs to Mother crying about Charles sticking his tongue out and shutting his eyes to avoid the reply.
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Donnie
Charles
Score One for Brown in a Domestic Quip
An argument centers on Mrs Brown's patience with a cold in the head. Brown grows annoyed as his wife scolds him. He replies with a sharp quip about lock jaw, sparking a rare show of spirit.
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Brown
Phone Suited Purpose
A comic dialogue about an unusual phone that lacks a mouthpiece. Peck says it isn’t needed, claiming the device is for conversing with his wife. The exchange highlights the humorous, absurd device design and the characters’ banter.
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Iit
Peck
What Did He Mean By His Consent Question
Dialogue captures Mrs. Jones asking if the father was nervous when begging for consent. Jones answers with a grunt and a joke about the fright of his life, leaving the meaning open to interpretation.
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Mrs. Jones
Jones
No as a Rule in School Yardstick Debate
A principal challenges a teacher who rejects sparing the rod and asks if yardsticks are used every period. The teacher replies that they are not used as a rule, sparking a crossfire over discipline methods within the school.
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