Adopting a Christmas Family Sparks One Young Man
Robert Allerton, a cheerful office worker, lets a Christmas gift idea lead him to adopt a mother and two daughters from the Robbins family. He buys gifts, delivers a full wardrobe, and shares in a motherly bond, discovering a broader sense of belonging beyond personal wealth.
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Robert Allerton
Robert
Blue
John Witherbee
Deacon Bliss
Robbins
Nannie
A Christmas Memory From a Gentle Oldtimer
A reflective poem about holiday joy brighter with time and family. The speaker recalls childhood Christmas scenes with parents, the house lights and bells, and the happiness now felt as a parent watching youngsters. The scene shifts to present happiness sharing love with a wife.
Christmas Presents for Freddy Keedick
Mrs Dillingham debates a Christmas gift for Freddy Keedick and visits Mrs Keedick to learn what Freddy values. The talk reveals a preference for useful gifts over gamercraft and spans a clock, a writing desk, vases, and a sofa pillow as potential presents.
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Freddy Keedick
Mrs. Dillingham
Mr. Dillingham
Mrs. Keedick
Freddy
Henry
Polly
Dressing the Tree for Safe Christmas Decorating
The Woman's Home Companion suggests a safe method for decorating a Christmas tree. It recommends hollowing the trunk with spiral holes, inserting green-painted sticks as supports, and mounting a candle holder at the outer end. The top bears a Christ-child figure, with stars, bags of nuts and candy, fruits, popcorn, and ribbons to create a festive yet firewise display.
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Tarleton
No holiny joy can be complete to those who have not tried
An LHJ note on holiday spirit urges readers to share Christmas cheer by brightening others hearts, framing etiquette as a path to genuine happiness through generosity and kindness.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Madeline Bridges
Ba Broskba Lite
The Sweets of Christmas Time
Poetic reflection on Christmas joys and the spread of gifts from children to elders, with Cupid and Santa Claus as symbols of merriment and generosity during the holiday season.
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Cupid
Santa Claus
Norwegian Christmas Bird Feast Tradition
In Norway, a wheat sheaf is placed high on farmyard poles so birds can eat during Christmas. Children act as Santa helpers, bringing Christmas to the birds, reflecting the season’s gentle spirit.
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Norway
Detroit Free Press
The Man Who Swore Off
A column praises the vow to abandon New Year bad habits, urging respect and support for those who attempt reform. It argues resolve can be made any day, notes the ridicule resists, and emphasizes learning from life’s hard knocks. It counsels not to mock the earnest.
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Chicago Daily News
New Year’s Call Sparks Suspicious Exchange
Mrs Saurs confronts George de Gent-Nuthin in a terse New Year’s greeting. The Chicago Daily News records a brief, enigmatic exchange as the pair meets in public over a trivial matter.
Farewell to the Old Year in St Nicholas verse
Marguerite M. Hillery age 14 writes a reflective verse printed in St Nicholas about bidding farewell to the Old Year. The poem imagines time passing like footprints in snow and the New Year arriving with renewed memory and hope.
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Marguerite M. Hillery
St Nicholas
New Year Resolutions Echoed in Meadowbrook
The Meadowbrook editorial muses on keeping New Year resolutions beyond the first week and imagines a world where promises endure. Hempstead comments echo a wish for lasting change amid annual relapse, reflecting Brooklyn Eagle tone.
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Meadowbrook
Hempstead
Brooklyn Eagle
Peril and Quarrel Mark New Year in Detroit Free Press
Dialogues reveal Clarissa and Fidelia reflecting on a dangerous time and a somber anniversary. Clarissa notes relief that New Year’s day is over while Fidelia calls it saddening. Clarence and Clarissa recall frequent sharp disputes over mutual conduct.
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Clarissa
Fidelia
Clarence
Detroit Free Press
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