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Stories of Our Holidays – September (Labor Day)
Our holiday for September is — Labor Day! This year (2025) Labor Day is celebrated on September 1st. It is on the first Monday of September every year. Labor Day was made a national holiday when Grover Cleveland signed it into law on June 28, 1894. Today’s reading words for Labor Day are carpenter labor…
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Stories of Our Holidays – July – (Fourth of July)
This month of Stories of Our Holidays has just one holiday — the fourth of July! Fourth of July’s reading words are Fourth of JulyI terrible firecrackers Bang! Bang! Bang! Oh, what a terrible noise! I hear fire-crackers. I hear bells ringing. Ding-dong! Ding-dong! Ding-dong! I hear drums beating. Rub-a-dub-dub! Rub-a-dub-dub! I wonder what is…
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A Moving Christmas Sermon
Motion Picture Story Magazine would mention again and again that, contrary to some naysayers, the photoplay was good for you and could help people make the right decision. It wasn’t merely entertainment; photoplay was there to make you think. Here’s a good example of this matter, from the January 1912 issue. A Moving Christmas SermonBy…
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Pussy’s Christmas Eve
This is a really charming story about a little homeless kitty on Christmas Eve. It is by Constance Rose Pultz. Born on December 4, 1913 in Yonkers, New York, Constance was an only child. She was a prolific author, writing much poetry and many stories and winning awards in writing competitions throughout her life. She…
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Santa Claus of the Film
Here is a cute little poem from the January 1912 edition of Motion Picture Story Magazine. Santa Claus of the FilmBy Minna Irving When I was just a little chap,(I’m eight years old today),I used to watch for Santa ClausAnd listen for his sleigh;But brother Ed, who goes to Yale,He said ’twas make-believe,And it was…