New Year’s Eve tale of love and a red headed muse
A narrator recalls a schoolyard romance sparked on New Year’s Eve 1851. Reddie, a homely freckled girl with fiery red hair, endures a cruel prank by Dick McLean but later inspires a rival to reform. The tale shifts to later life as the narrator courts a beauty at a Christmas party, using a forged bookmark that unleashes a cascade of truth and comedy.
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Reddie
Dick McLean
Neidie
Tsan
Ganeoade
Onger
Vince
Eddie
Howe
Tom
Mary
Mr. Irwin
Dia
Dba
Dwais
Teo
Trustee Notices From Greene County Indiana Townships
Trustees WM Powell and George Bogard announce weekly in Jasonville on Tuesdays and Saturdays hours for conducting township business. Notices specify business only on those days as provided by law. Residents urged to attend and transact official matters with trustees during these times.
Trustee to hold weekly township business at residence
Notice to citizens of Casa Township Greene County Indiana that John Mourne trustee will be at his residence one mile southeast of Newberry on Mondays and Tuesdays each week during his term to transact township business. No other business will be transacted on these days as provided by law.
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Thadewd
Barceer
Dinet
Notics
Wright Township
Greene County
Indiana
Jasonville
Wm, Powell
Washington Township
George Bogard
Casa Ownship
Newberry
Jound Mourne
Taylor Township
Henry Borter
Grant Township
Switz City
WM. Hf
Deck Abd
Notiec
Higkland Township
Simon Land
Stockton Township
Eaid Township
Linton
J Urevh Moos
Trustees Advertise Township Meetings in Greene County
Notice to Taylor Grant Higkland and Stock townships in Greene County Indiana. Trustees list meeting times at residences or offices and restrict business to specific weekdays. Dates unspecified. notices urge residents to attend weekly sessions and conduct township business per law.
Composition of Coffee and Dances and Jinks' Mistake
A collection of notes on coffee composition and caffeine, plus brief humor items. Includes details from Grocers' World about coffee constituents and a tale about poor coffee and a waiter. Also notes on teaching dancing by mail and a joke about jury duty avoidance.
Raccoon trapping and winter habits explored by a hunter
Eyler of Pittsburg recounts why raccoons cannot be trapped in the woods, outlines a successful underwater trap method near crawfish routes, and debunks smoking out coons from hollow trees. He compares raccoon and bear wintering, noting how raccoons store food and hibernate with limited activity until spring.
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Plb
Eyler
Pittsburg
Lake Keuka
Pennsylvania
Wwy
New York Sun
Rest in the open air aids the brain says Dr Paine
Dr Oakman S Paine argues rest should fit the person. He says busy people can refresh by brief daytime pauses from thought and that brain workers need more rest than physical laborers. He favors outdoor rest such as walks or country rides after heavy study.
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Dr. Oakman
S. Paine
New York Mail and Express
The Crescent as A Turkish National Emblem
The crescent originated with early Christian influence in Constantinople and the eastern Roman lands. Turks adopted it after 1453 following their conquest of Constantinople, though the Koran forbids images in religious and ceremonial use, making the emblem adoption an oddity without a clear explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Old Roman Empire
Asia Minor
Europe
Paris Exposition yields vast visitor and revenue totals
The Paris Exposition attracted 25,398,000 visitors who used about 28,000,000 tickets from 80,000,000 issued with 30,000 exhibitor passes. English guests led foreigners with 380,000 visitors. average stay spending about £20 per person, boosting Parisians' takings near £50,000,000.
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Eiffel Tower
Decauville
Bouillons Duval
Paris
London Illustrated News
Sermon Schedule for Bloomfield Christian Meeting
Announcement for a Saturday evening January 4 gathering at the Bloomfield Christian church listing sermons for the first week. Topics include The Judgment Day Divine Entreaty Peter's Confession Necessity of Believing First Gospel Sermon Eunuch's Question Saul of Tarsus Conversion of Cornelius. Welcome extended with prayers for attendance and love toward all. T A Cox notes further announcements next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Bloomfield
Peter
Saul of
Larsus
Cornelius
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New York News
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New York Weekly
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Austria
London Telegraph
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Montreal Star
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Mr. Edison
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W. H. Holmes
Washington
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