New Year's Day Helpers Bring Orphans Sunshine
Elsie Lawrence and her father visit Miss Morgan's seminary and escort six Washington siblings from Moxey's alley to warmth and food at a station restaurant. A kind hackman and a compassionate station policeman aid in transporting the orphans to safety, and Miss Morgan confirms a hopeful start to the new year for the Father of the fatherless.
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Hiele Lawrence
Elsie Lawrence
Miss Morgan
Elsie
Fairhaven
California Streets
California Street
Washingtons
George
Martha
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Arathusa
Amaryllis
Moxey’s Alley
Bilsie
Arathuas
George Washington
Missy
Moxey
Jerry Flynn
Elafe
Union Depot
Jerry
Elsié
Hackman
Blal
Martha Washington
Hisse
Abs
Detroit
Free Presa
Arma
Message of the Bells A New Year Romance
A solitary old bell ringer waits for midnight as memories of past glory and a lost son unfold. A famed pianist guest narrates a tale of shipwrecks and longing, concluding with a son’s return as bells ring in a hopeful New Year.
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Bellringer
Hispeth
Ruprecht
Elspeth
The Hooded Cobra of India Its Threat and Care
A vivid summary of the Indian cobra highlighting its deadly venom, hooded head marking, and behavior. It notes the snake's size, habitat in homes, mating pairs, eggs, and the common crude Indian remedies. Also mentions natural enemies like the mongoose and human danger presented by bites.
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India
Rider Rides Tortoise in Humorous Racing Display
A German animal trainer in a menagerie showcases slow travel by mounting a giant South Sea Island tortoise. His tortoises race not against a hare but among themselves, urging forward with lettuce offered to the creature’s beak as a lure.
Feast of Juggernaut in Bengal March festival
The Juggernaut temple in Bengal hosts a March festival when idols are paraded on chariots to a country house about a mile and a half away. Historically devotees threw themselves under moving cars to die during frenzied transports, but such deaths have not occurred in over a century.
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Juggernaut
Bengal
India
Discovery and conquest of the Philippine Islands
The Philippine Islands were discovered by Magellan in March 1621. A fleet from Mexico seized the islands in 1565, stopping at Zula to subdue it. In 1570 a settlement was founded at the Manila river mouth, making Manila the capital of Spanish possessions in the Philippines.
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Philippine Islands
Magellan
Mexico
Zula
Manila
Philippines
Fox Tricks Wolves And Fishermen In A Wintry Tale
A sly fox feigns death to steal fish from fishermen and shares his trick with a hungry wolf. The wolf tries the same ploy but is thwarted when the fishermen realize the ruse and beat him, while the fox laughs from a hillside.
Baby Pauline's Yarn
Five year old Pauline entertains with tall tales in a curious room. She imagines odd things in a family friend’s collection, insisting a girl swallowed a magnet and nails, with spoons hopping to her throat and pennies for candy. The tale showcases her bright mischief.
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Pauline
Shea
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Home
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Prof. von Bulow
Pleyel
Bispeth
Minneapolis
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Brooklyn
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