What Jedd Paulery found on the coffin
A long haunted tale unfolds in New York Christmas Eve scenes around the undertaker Spuyten Duyvels shop. Jedd Pullfry discovers a coffin, encounters a spectral tale of Nanette, her child, and a ruined romance. The night ends with a touching reunion and a child saved from fear and isolation.
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Jedd Paulery
Nantucket
Lommy
Tom
Loratt
Jedd
Tomtit
Dee
Son
Emile
Ninnotto
Will Mora
Eas
Bing
Mainess
Mars
Marndig
Amputrito
Maria Theresa
Win- Howe
Sano Lind
Christaina
Saint Nicholas and the Roots of Christmas Gifts
The article recounts St Nicholas of Myra, a 4th century bishop known for generosity to the poor. It details legends of saving two shipwrecked boys, aiding a noble family’s daughters with secret gifts, and his lasting influence as patron saint of boys, churches, and various realms. It notes his influence on gift giving, stockings, and the modern Christmas customs, including Russia, New York, and English church traditions.
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Nicholas
Patara
Asia Minor
Myra
Liam
Adriatic
St. Nicholas
Wdremn
Teres Loys
Anko
Cod
Christian
Boya
Bori
Russia
New York City
Holland
Norse Diets and American Emigration Tales
The piece surveys Arctic and Nordic food customs including dried fish feeds for cattle and hearty meals served en route to dining rooms, noting how climate shapes breakfast and main meals. It also reports Norwegian emigration toward America, with a farmer praising better meat, wages, and status in the U.S. over home.
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Russia
Sweden
Norway
Germany
Tuy
Oder
Arctic Circle
Harper’s Magazine
America
Aimerica Bultur
Lome
New York
Not enough readable facts for a proper headline
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a professor and economics discussion in England but provides no clear event, date, names, or outcomes to summarize. The fragmentary lines reference Mont Twics and a Martin doctrine but lack coherent context or specifics. The record cannot establish a concrete news item from this text.
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England
Martin
A. Os. Dackard
Wealth of Oxford University 1873 74 figures and income
The 1873 74 books on Oxford show 32 undergraduates 2 208 members on the books and about 2100 undergraduates in reality. Matriculations in 1872 reached 632 and degrees conferred 396. The royal commission 1874 report on Oxford Cambridge property and income is cited. Oxford owns 7683 notes of land, colleges 184704 notes, total income 414843 pounds in 1871 with sources and expenditures itemized.
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University of Oxford
B. A. Vonforced
Royal
Oxford
Cambridge
Fngland
Wales
Th College
Halla
Anita
Lis
Hanger
Teh Sud
Henda
Revouuet
Lunacy rise in England and Wales noted in era report
A London Letter to the New York World notes increasing insanity in England and Wales from 1859 to 1875, with lunatics rising from about 36 762 to 63 798 in asylums, plus many at home. Papers discuss pauper lunatics and public expense, and comment on housing aesthetics and crude import totals for 1875 with a jumble of figures.
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London
New York World
England
Wales
Enghind
Catin Makes Coffin From Elm Tree Trunk
Newport Pa News reports a curious tale where a group felled a large elm, cut the trunk into planks, seasoned them, and a cabinetmaker fashioned a coffin. An elderly client tested it, approved, and planned to lie hidden in the woods to evade pursuit, then prepared a burial site before his death.
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Ivkenburg
Aeu
Hom Raya
Newport Pa
Regulation of Railways and Proposed State Legislation
The report from the American Transportation and Commerce Congress in Chicago urges state action to regulate railways. It endorses a Board of Railway Commissioners, uniform accounts, limits on stock, anti monopoly provisions, and restrictions on rail tied ventures, aiming to curb excessive charges and protect public interest.
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Tate
Chicago
Canada
Ron
Obiono
Jawa
Railronie
Iyo
Board of” Railway
Railway Commissioners
Masachusetts
Dietiwalges Pald
Gia Nevapersative Fant Freight Inc
Car Company
Bridge Company
Gioyimay
Pennsylvania
Alto
Suelo
Jayelved
Mate Aliere
Trials and Trials: A Lawyer Debuts and Lessons From Turkeys
A French lawyer recalls his debut defending a man charged with stealing a watch and winning acquittal. The tale includes the lawyer’s vow to honor duty and the client’s praise, plus a note on digging up water forms as a metaphor for honesty. Also glimpses of American reviews, a Cuba carpetbagger barb, a turkey dispute with damages totaling 12 dollars, and Harvard letters urging robust West education through practical schooling and strong institutions.
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National Assemblies of the Republic
Wasant
Cuba
New Year Verse and Oddities Amid Fragile Fragments
A collage of poems and jumbled text quotes, with Thanksgiving for the old year and wishes for a bright new year. It includes snippets about love, street humor, and theatrical references, ending with a brief note on telegraph progress and a stray line about a presidential message.
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