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Mining in Indiana's bituminous coal fields resumed after a five weeks strike with general activity, while Goshen plans shift will create a nurses' home and training school at the hospital. Courts, boards, and chambers discuss civic projects, tax cases, and reorganization amid state affairs.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Terre Haute
Goshen
Laura A. Kindig
Goshen Hospital
Chamber of Commerce
Shelbyville
Shelby County
Shelby County Farmers’ Association
Blue Sky
A Christmas Walk From Church With Margery
Harriet Whitney Durbin recalls a Christmas Day walk with Margery after church. The poem blends winter calm with a dawning hope for a shared future and hints at enduring affection across the years.
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Yuletide
Harriet Whitney Durbin
People
Fiome Journal
Lesson of Christmas Day Emphasizes Selflessness
The article urges Christmas to inspire unselfish living and self improvement. It encourages taking time for self inspection, acknowledging faults, and making a firm resolution to overcome them to foster character growth.
Christmas Comes With Snow and Homecoming Cheer
Christmas scenes unfold with sparkling snow, a warm kitchen, bells in the air, and family gathering. A son returns from overseas with brave stories, children laugh at new toys, and a festive mood overrides yesterday’s worries with a belief that love is life.
No Santa Clauses Believed at Home Says Couple
A couple argues over the existence of Santa Claus with the husband dismissing belief as rat and nonsense and the wife insisting their children know there is no Santa in their house.
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Santa Claus
The Day We Ate Christmas Mirthful Verse
A playful note on Christmas day as a time to celebrate enjoy food and humor. The speaker hints at festive eating and indulgence followed by plans for the next day. The tone is light and satirical.
Pretty Legend of Christ and the Spirit of Christmas
The Bosnian sun leaped and stars danced at the Christ child birth as nature rejoiced. Gifts unopened by mercy and goodwill echo the Magi’s offerings and the star over Bethlehem. A seasonal call to share friendship love and service echoes through Kate Douglas Wiggin's words.
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Nazareth
Iit
Drummond
Christ
Bethlehem
How to trim a Christmas tree safely and stylishly
The guide advises avoiding cotton and candles on Christmas trees. It suggests inexpensive home decorations like popcorn strings, cranberries, corn, cardboard shapes, and crepe paper oranges. Place large gifts under the tree and keep smaller packages tied to branches for a lasting festive look.
Playing the Game and the Call to Fair Play
A compact editorial stresses that success comes only from obeying conscience and fair play. It condemns profiteering and cheating by workers and employers alike, warning that lasting satisfaction comes from ethical effort, not quick gains.
Canadians Seek Maine Cession by League of Nations
A Canadian article read into the Congressional Record argues for transferring about 8,000 square miles of Maine to Canada under the League of Nations. It contends U S access to the sea via the St Lawrence is controlled by the United States and urges a generous boundary adjustment to test the League's principles.
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Syee da Senos Johnson
Andrew McPhail
McGill University
Montreal
League of Nations
Canada
United States
Maine
Sir Andrew
St. Lawrence
Canadian Pacific
Megantic
Quebec
McAdam
New Brunswick
Fredom
Carnegie Endowment reports direct and indirect costs of the Great War
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace releases the first comprehensive study of war costs. It estimates direct costs at 186 billion dollars and indirect costs at roughly the same, with life losses totaling about 33.55 billion for military and civilian casualties and 9.99 million known dead plus 2.99 million presumed dead.
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Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Witty Quips on Virtue and Advice From a Dental Student
A collection of humorous remarks contrasts ideal traits with reality. Jests note that all men are born good but few stay so, advise consulting an unbiased source, and poke fun at love, law, and manners through sharp one liners.
Evergreens in Christmas Tradition Through the Ages
The passage traces the use of evergreens at Christmas to ancient pagan customs and notes a historical reference from 1414. It describes houses and churches decked with holm, ivy, and greens, and recalls a stormy incident at Leadenhall in Cornhill where a decorated tree caused fear among locals.
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Leadenhall
Cornhill
Hymn for Christmas and the Sky Voices
Poem excerpt praising Christmas hymnody with lines to the sky voices and a blessing of peace and light. Attributed to Felicia Hemana, recalling the holy night of hope joy and faith.
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Felicia Hemana
Santa’s Shelf Surprises A Wisconsin Boy’s Wish List
A Wisconsin child writes to Santa with a dozen simple requests including an air rifle, India rubber shoes, a mouth organ, a Christmas tree, candy and nuts, and a game of checkers. The note reflects a humble, playful holiday wish.
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Wisconsin
Santa Claus
Santa
Donts of Paying Bills Impacts Credit and Community
The text warns prompt payment builds credit and prestige while avoiding credit problems. It urges not to buy on credit without ability to pay when due, to honor promises, notify creditors if payment is impossible, and to maintain good credit records to gain merchant trust. It stresses avoiding neglected accounts and the benefits of responsible borrowing.
Texas Tips on romance and marriage from Dallas News
The Dallas News humor column mocks practical girl ideals and engaged life predicting doughnut rings and happy marriages. It jokes that romance elevates a garage worker to a Greek god and advocates films ending early for the lady of the house.
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Dallas News
From the Pencil's Point Reflections on Gossip and Wealth
A quirky collection of aphorisms on women and speech, money and morality. The musings touch on judgment by wives, flattery, charity to the poor, and gendered juries, offering pointed social commentary.
California Is Last Word in New Superdreadnaught
The California, launched at Mare Island navy yard, will cost over 15 million dollars and mount 12 14 inch guns. It features electric propulsion and controls, a 1,022 crew plus 58 officers, and speeds of 21 knots. Displacement about 32,000 tons with 28 000 horsepower turbines and advanced armament including torpedo tubes and multiple anti aircraft guns.
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California
Mare Island Navy Yard
United States Navy
New Mexico
Bullish Errors in Schoolboy History and English Trials
Excerpts from a nation's schoolboy exams reveal humorous misreadings and misstatements in general history mythology biography and language. The lines show students mixing famous figures with wrong facts and playful definitions reflecting classroom learning errors.
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Mary Curtis
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