Christmas in a World at War Blessings of Christmas in wartime
A wartime Christmas message urges unselfish prayers and comfort for those burdened by war. It emphasizes holiness simplicity and humility as guiding virtues for家庭life and recalls the Holy Family and the incarnation as central to faith. The author prays for joy, hope, and peace for readers, hospital patients, the aged, and those in need this Christmas.
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Shepherds of
Shepherds of Bethlehem
Christman
Fis
Jess
God
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Jeans
Superstitions Surround Christmas Powers Across Regions
A fragmented article notes beliefs about Christmas born individuals across Scotland France and Silesia. It cites Sir Walter Scott linking a king's gaze to Christmas birth and mentions French and Silesian legends that babies born on Christmas possess prophecy or sight.
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Walter Scott
Philip II
Silesia
Christmas Eve baby superstition and folk beliefs
In middle Europe a saying links a baby born at sermon time on Christmas Eve to a death in the house within the year. Koelish mothers carried ill infants to the door at midnight and Mary was seen to pass with the Christ Child. If the baby lived, it was blessed. if it died, the Christ Child claimed another soul for heaven.
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Middle
Europe
Mary
Christ
Fiery speaker and crowd debate 19th century progress
A fiery orator asks who did most to raise the working class in the nineteenth century. The crowd replies that the inventor of the alarm clock contributed to progress.
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Ofie
Fragmented Confed Life Dialogue Echoes Stage Note
A short OCR fragment shows a two line exchange with mock melodrama about life and strength, mentioning an egg versus meat and a startled reaction. It appears as a stage dialogue snippet labeled Confed Life with two actors and a brief exchange.
Christmas Promise He Avenges Muttered Mistake
A terse exchange quotes a mother vowing retaliation after a late homecoming. The line hints at family tension and a looming commitment to correct a wrong, set around a Christmas timeframe and a stated deadline for “fixing” the situation.
Seaweed industry hints from sea moss exports and coal costs
The piece notes US imports valued at 14 00 689 and UK 11 460 594 with Canada at 8 516 044, while Spain and Portugal bought about 5 000 000 in products. It mentions Irish Moss exports to the United States and 1943-44 figures, Welsh anthracite coal imports at 1 158 811 dollars and questions retail cost of 35 dollars per ton.
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United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Spain
Portugal
Baker's Light Poem of the Ocean's Grave and Faith
A Newfoundland sea ballad by Frank R Wheeler describes Baker's Light shining from Carter's Cove to Dildo Bight after a sailor's death. The eerie beacon guides mariners, evokes the Mermaid, and frames faith as a beacon through eternity for those who depart the sea.
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Baker
Carter's Cave
Baccalieu
Carmanville
Canada Bay
Labrador
Dildo Bight
Butterscotch Biscuits From Bran and Butter
Recipe carpentry yields butterscotch biscuits using All-Bran soaked in buttermilk flour baking powder salt and soda cut in shortening then rolled spread with butter and brown sugar rolled and cut into one inch slices baked at 450 degrees for about 12 minutes yields 12 biscuits.
Bethlehem NH a Tiny Village of Nativity Echoes
Bethlehem New Hampshire is described as a peaceful Christmas town resembling Bethlehem in Judea. The piece notes its layout and Jewish heritage, highlights 32 hotels and nine kosher inns, and cites a population under 68 thousand natives with heritage tracing to early settlers.
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Bethlehem, N.H
New Hampshire
Billa
Bethlehem
Judea
Taverogood
Lesa
Lost Her Middle Age Spread
A midlife woman writes of relief from weight gain and chronic constipation after three months using Kruschen Salts. She stopped laxative misuse, started a daily morning dose, and reports restored energy, a shrinking waistline, and overall well being. The letter touts Kruschen improving digestion and vitality.
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Kruschen
Morning Bird Song Report Sparks Calm Reflections
A reader notes hearing a bird at daybreak and describes a quiet, contemplative moment. The brief observation captures a universal sense of morning tranquility and prompts lingering curiosity about local avian life.
Newfoundland Trade Figures From Customs Blue Book 1943-44
The Evening Telegram summarizes Newfoundland trade in 1943-44 valued at 106,907,269 with imports by the Armed Forces nearly 16,000,600. Exports totaled 44,444,620, and visible balances approach the best in history. Canada supplied 41,483,171 in imports, the United States 18,110,312, and the United Kingdom 15,???
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Newfoundland
Canada
United States
United Kingdom
Out For Revenge At Military Hospital Story
A visitor asks when a badly wounded Irish regiment soldier will be sent home. The orderly replies he is headed back to the front, noting the man’s condition and that he believes he knows who caused the injury. The exchange captures wartime grim humor and unresolved tension.
Confidence and Faith in Duty and Society
A meditation on trust and steadfast purpose credited to William A. Percy Milton Scott and others. It extols confidence as a source of strength, duty, and progress, linking faith to peace, liberty, philosophy, poetry, and humane government.
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Milton
Scott
Army of Progress
T. T. Munger
Night school trains Santa Recruits in Buffalo
In Buffalo last year a night school opened to train raw recruits into finished Santa Clauses. The program hints at a future where every street corner bell ringer wears Bachelor of Santa Claus Psychology, shaping the jolly image with formal study.
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Buffalo
N.Y
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Christian Science Monitor
Cheatin Selance
Public Society Sociecy
Norway Street
Boston
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Mary Baker Eddy
The
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