Christmas in Heaven Memories and Loss Across Time
A reflective holiday reminiscence traces an aged man by a blazing fire recalling childhood Christmases. The poem weaves themes of aging, memory, family, and faith as he envisions loved ones, long vanished, watching over the season from a celestial home. The verse contrasts past joys with present longing and concludes with a tender wish for reunion with kin at Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rey
Sam
Jim
Nory
Iris
Jimsey
Toma
Maria
der Folsom
Widder
Felsom
Partoy
Nila
Oak
Fletcher Avenue
Brown County
Tarry Hut
Maris
Mr. Bemus
Folsom
James McJimsey
Widder Folsom
Wes
M r. M j imsey s Christmas A Hoosier Sketch
A long anecdotal tale set in Hoosier country during Christmas, recounting Jimsey and Maria’s troubled marriage, a chance reunion with Maria, and a plan to remarry after a tumultuous year. The narrator reflects on loneliness, old flames, and household drama amid holiday bustle and a small-town street scene.
Rural feeding guidance for young livestock and provender mix
Advice for gradually stopping valves from air after four months and feeding on grass or hay. Recommends a nightly and morning pint of provender composed of nine tenths oats and one tenth flaxseed ground together to accelerate growth and keep animals in fine condition. If grain and seed are scarce, soak the mix together and feed.
Winter Camp on a Northward Drift and Indian Guides
A narrated voyage to Mon treal Point describes sled travel across a vast lake, camp life with Indians, pemmican meals, and dog teams. The scene shifts from night by the fire to dawn aurora as drivers discuss weather and a later London Telegraph discussion critiques clergy pay and career prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal Point
Tamarack
Daca
Heaven
Wahie Dendek
New Yorker Robbed of 7000 Dollars Fails to Inform Detectives
A New Yorker who suffered a 7000 dollar cash robbery did not report the crime to detectives nor reveal the loss to newspapers. He instead watched his wife and found her paying 207 for the making of a sagt Tagg, rea.
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Everett
Lord Beaconsfield
India
Prince of Wales
Bernal Osborne
Mar
Sarah
General Forrest
Memphis
Romise
Mary
Beadon
Henry
James Trotter
Salmon Inn
Chesterle Street
Robert Thoms
Thomas Ellison
New Zealand
Robert Houdin
Ecarte
Houdin
Iamends
Russia
Chambers
First Earthquake Felt in Yedo Sparks Curious Reactions
An 1876 account recalls the narrator waking to a tremor in Yedo, describing the eerie motion and shadows, and noting locals’ playful chatter about earthquakes. The piece then shifts through a collage of anecdotes about gambling, whist, and card tricks across different eras and places.
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Yedo
England
Japan
Farm and Fireside notes on fruit, wagon weight, and new pests
The column discusses careful pruning and treatment for fruit crops, warns about raspberry disease outbreaks, advises on wagon weight and load efficiency, and reports a newly observed insect Pest in Maine resembling a long snail, possibly from Europe, harming vegetables.
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C. H. Johnson
Herald
Maine
Cherryfield
Washington County
Europe
Winter Poultry Care And Feeding Guidelines From N Y World
The piece advises thorough winter shelter, ventilation, dust baths, and access to greens. It covers fattening fowls for market, feeding schedules, and the need for water or milk, with emphasis on warmth, exercise, and regular nutritionally balanced rations for layers and meat birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y. World
New Humor Method Found by Western Editors
An editor hires a college student to craft a serious article as a prank to produce humor. The practice aims to expose how a grave tone can mislead readers and elicit amused reactions.
Cake recipe from Cincinnati Times yields a large three layer cake
A Cream bake recipe lists ingredients including flour milk butter eggs soda and create tatter. The instruction notes this will make a large three layer cake from the Cincinnati Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Times
Wayland Law Provisions Seal in Ra Ey Doors
An uncertain item notes a Wayland law from Connecticut governing the seal in doorway access and mentions a Sunday provision regarding enforcement. The fragment references governance by a local authority and a procedural detail about door security.
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Wayland
The Progressive Farmer and Nursing Virtues
A reflective piece discusses an ideal farmer who pursues improvement and profitability through careful practices and manure management. It contrasts quiet and unquiet nurses, praising steadiness and compassionate care while warning against self seeking in ministry, urging devotion to God’s glory and faithful service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
First Church
Ap Sager
Baptist Weekly
A Reasonable Request
An Austin man sought to win favor by flattering a young woman who had rejected him. He claimed to obey her wishes and proposed he be allowed to pursue her mother, a widow, in marriage. The note appears in Texas Siflings.
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Maria
George
Widder
Jesta
East Lynne
Remus
Austin
Texas
Funeral for Joseph W. Butler Held in Finton
The funeral honored Joseph W. Butler with no minister present as per his wish. A four-neighbor choir sang Nearer to Thee, and L B Babcock of Volney offered a brief tribute to Butler’s honor and intellect. Friends and his son Jay S. Butler spoke of his character and long life among neighbors.
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Joseph W. Butler
Finton
L. B. Babcock
Volney
Busler
Jay S. Butler
Syracuse
Unknown Voyage Poem On Life’s Sea And Faith
A reflective meditation contrasts inland and unknown seas with faith in Christ as guide. The speaker recalls a life voyage across shifting waters, yearning for safe landing when God wills, and fading horizons as fog thickens. The piece blends nautical imagery with spiritual trust and longing.
Old Father K- stands as relic of regional itinerant preachers
The piece recalls Old Father K- a Western Virginia figure of the early century, fierce against Satan yet tender within. A Pittsburgh visit with a prominent campaigner ends oddly as the old man explains the host needs renewed spiritual oil rather than tonic remedies, likening worn sermons to a lamp without oil.
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Virginia
Satan
Pittsburgh
Father K
Senna
Wen
Cranberry Harvest Forecast Shrinks to Nine Bushels
The report cites a dramatic drop in production from last year’s expected yield, with the Jersey region showing an estimated harvest of only nine bushels. Local growers and officials weigh potential causes and market impacts amid the reduced crop outlook.
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the Intelligencer
Story County
AMES
Iowa
Fair Land of
Santa Claus
Aemondes
Angies
Jake
Maudie
Ella Wheeler
MR. M’jimsey
Cap
Bean Blossom
Bemus
Cordin
Ismail Pasha
Egypt
Nubar Pashi
Khedive
Mediterranean
E Khedive
Suez Canal
Ir Safeel Baker
Niagara
Sage Cave Falls
Agust
Eset Tomark
Boston
Knoxville
Samuel Hall
Chicago Tribune
Boston Post
N. Y
Chicago Herald
Fayetteville
N. C
Harvey Underwood
Philadelphia
John Grismer
Connellville
Grismer
St. Louis Globe
Norristown Herald
New York
Supreme Court
Marks
Thomas Jefferson
France
Dio Lewis
Lake Winnipeg
Parsons
Francis Aude
Mantle
Maude
Holy Trinity
London Telegraph
Progressive Farmers
To-Norrow
Mersey
Oreford
Notheing
Pan Seamen
Warden
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