The Revolt of Bobbie Jee
A dramatic scene unfolds as Bobbie rejects Santa Claus beliefs and resists family pressure. His father Bingo enforces discipline with threats, leading Bobbie to vow to keep stockings, reveal the truth to relatives, and accuse his father of deceit in a tense Harlem Life moment.
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Bobbie
Pop
Santa Claus
Bingo
Willie Slimson
Willie
Harlem
Christmas Carols Song Celebration of the Saviour
The piece proclaims the birth of Christ with phrases like Gloria in excelsis Deo and a call for shepherds to awaken It describes angels praising and the heavenly child lying in Bethlehem's manger as the Messiah long awaited across earth and heaven
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Bethlehem
Christ
Messiah
Earth
Heaven
Bursta
God
Jehovah
Women Gadding About Before Christmas Said to Spare Stockings
A gossip note from the Atchison Globe laments women spending time in social rounds before Christmas raising the question whether any stockings hung for Santa Claus are properly darned.
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Atchison Globe
Aunt Matilda’s Christmas tale of the Wizzle Wuzzle Man
Aunt Matilda narrates a village tale about a boy with insatiable appetite. The story follows the boy’s parents seeking help from the Wizzle Wuzzle Man who finally teaches him restraint. The child reforms after a cosmic lesson and vows to obey his mother and father.
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Matilda
Ren
Chile
Wizzle
Las
Wizzie
Washington Star
Curious Scandinavian Christmas Tree Custom
In the Danish island of Dago residents observe a custom placing five candles on each branch of the Christmas tree, a distinctive local tradition noted in early reports.
The Hare Afraid of His Ears Tale
A lion bans horned animals after a horned injury, forcing goats, bulls, and deer from the kingdom. A hare fears his long ears might be mistaken for horns. A cricket assures him ears are not horns, but the hare worries they could be seized as such.
Russian Army Discipline Under Pressure in Peking Relief Column
Observers describe strict discipline focused on military movement while broader conduct is lax. The narrator notes multiple fighting factions in the relief column and reports unprovoked cruelty among Russians. An officer is seen looting a shop while another spares the reader from the guard’s interference.
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O. K. Davis
Peking
Paraguay Tea Mate Sustains Workers in South America
The Journal of Tropical Medicine reports a harmless stimulant known as Paraguay tea or mate used by laborers in Paraguay and Argentina. Usually drunk hot through a metal straw, it is also consumed with milk and sugar. Workers carry it everywhere and sip it during breaks, with wood cutters lasting five to six hours before breakfast. Night use allegedly enhances nursing and study, though analysis provides no explanation and long term use shows no evident harm.
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The
Journal of Tropical Medicine
Paraguay
Argentine Republic
Every Wide Awake Farmer News Subscription Sought
A notice invites readers in town and county to subscribe for local news and updates of agricultural interest. The call emphasizes regularity and community coverage to keep farmers informed.
Breton woman Rose Here saves 14 aboard Vesper wreck
Paris reports recount Rose Here a Breton fisherwoman who swam to a trapped boat of 14 men off Ushant on November 2. She steered them through reefs to shore at Pen ar Roch and guided them to safety with Capt Viel and crew. British consul in Brest funds and French government pension ensure her lifelong support.
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Rose
Ushant
Paris
Pen-ar-Roch
Viel
Brest
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