Last Confederate congress survivor and farm earnings note
T. L. Burnett of Louisville Kentucky eighty eight is cited as the last survivor of the Confederate congress. Co G Danielson from Hardin Colorado clears fifty dollars an acre this year on eighteen acres of onts after expenses. An ad roundups medicines and self help quips appear with brief humorous exchanges and a Kansas City Star pun about kinfolk swarming.
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T. L. Burnett
Louisville
Confederate Congress
Co. G. Danielson
Hardin, Colo
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Sam Hill
Kansas City Star
August Flower touted as universal stomach aid and laxative
An advertisement proclaims Green's August Flower cures for disorders from sour stomach to nervous indigestion and liver sluggishness. It claims to regulate digestion, purify the stomach and bile, and sell in 80 and 90 cent bottles worldwide. The rest recounts humor items and a wartime trench joke about a German jam tin and a Falkirk widow.
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aAdy
Jocks
Falkirk
Where Ignorance Was Bliss in a Domestic Exchange
A fragment shows Edith confessing to her mother that she cannot speak French, explaining why a young Frenchman kissed her repeatedly. An angry remark about a burnt steak follows, with a tearful reply noting the roast is ruined.
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Edith
Mamma
Ned in the Hollow Tree On Christmas Eve
A disobedient boy Ned Sneaks into the woods for laurel on Christmas eve and gets lost in a snowbound hollow tree where he finds warmth and vow to be good. He wakes to church bells and his father’s arms, changing forever. Bob Stillwell crafts gifts from pine cones and bark for family, ending with a surprise sled from Santa.
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ED Wayne
Mrs. Wayne
Ned
Neddy
Als A
Santa Claus
Neddie
Stillwell
Bob
Nan
Peter
Amy
Elmer
Little Nan
Longhill
Bob Stillwell
Little River
Bobby
Lesson From Ezra Nehemiah on Teaching The Law
The December 9 lesson explores Nehemiah 8 and Ezra's public reading of the law, its translation for the people, and the fivefold outcomes: conviction and mourning followed by joy, peace, service, and worship. It notes the leaders' roles, the audience’s response, and the value of clear, vernacular teaching under divine guidance.
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Tabernacles
Nehemiah
Ezra
Artaxerxes
Persia
Palestine
Jesus Christ
God
Moses
Joy Tin
To Make Christmas Wreaths
Instructions describe making wreaths by tying evergreen branches about a barrel hoop with sprays of ruscus and pine cones for color. The passage shifts to a fragment titled Mabel's Odd Request where a mother gives Mabel a grape stem brick and asks for more, ending with a quoted question.
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Mabel
Santa in Diagrace Discharged for On‑Duty Intoxication
A department store Santa was discharged after being intoxicated while on duty and entangling in a fight with a floorwalker, a scandal recounted in the exchange about keeping such tales from children.
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Santa
Santa Claus
Thought for the Day on emperors and cobblers alike
A compact reflection notes that souls of rulers and common workers share a common mold. It argues that the same pride and reason fueling disputes between neighbors can lead to larger wars among princes, reflecting Montaigne’s viewpoint.
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Montaigne
We Forget the Blessings
A reflective note quotes Richter on happiness and misery, asserting that people lament past pains and overlook blessings, with a concise critique of human nature and gratitude. The brief aphorism centers on mood, perception, and misplaced focus.
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Pejo
Richter
Rabbit Jake Rabbit Joke Trapped by Schoolyard Ruse
Brown County solicitor John G. Allison tells a rabbit hunting tale reciting Indianapolis News. While driving rural routes he carried a rifle for rabbits. School children on Route No. 2 placed a stuffed rabbit near a white oak, then watched as Allison fired 13 shots at the inanimate target before realizing it was a joke.
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Jake
John G. Allison
Brown County
Indianapolis
Allison
Healing Cream and Army Expense in One Page Item
The ad promotes Cuticura skin cream for various itching and skin troubles with a free mail sample offer. A second item outlines Army deficiency estimates proposing 10.6 million dollars for 55 000 escort wagons 60 000 water wagons 3400 ambulance wagons 10 000 medical carts and 5 000 small arms wagons. A third blurb quotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a cure with a notarized 1886 oath. A final vignette tells of a child recalling a missing papa after her father’s long absence.
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Army and Navy Journal
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. W. Gleason
Ohio
Peruna praised as remedy in family letter
A friend touts Peruna for catarrhal complaints and seasonal coughs, noting hard times but needing the remedy for the family. Also included are brief jokes about a bulldog, a hospital stay, and a Dr Peery advertisement claiming one dose expels worms with no follow up required.
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Dr. Peery
Advert for Renovine heart and nerve tonic price 50c and $1
An advertisement urges readers to ensure heart health with Renovine a tonic for the heart and nerves priced at 50 cents and one dollar. An unrelated note mentions a prohibition by Holland on exports of pulbs except by license.
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Holland
Dark secrets surface as hidden actions emerge in time
A terse adage appears as a caution that concealed deeds cannot stay hidden. The idea implies eventual exposure of concealed activities or intentions, suggesting moral accountability and the inevitability of truth's reveal.
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Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Western Ney
Cuticura
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Boston
L. A. Patterson
Kentucky St
Memphis
Tennessee
Frazizh
Binkley Medical CO
Clark St
Fletcher
Col Ead
Asee Sire
Stifel
Rees
J. L. Stif Indigo Dyers and Printers
EL & Sons
Wheeling, W. VA
Baltimore
Coca-Cola Ride
Victoria Bieg
St. Paul
Endicott Bldg
Arter Little
Iver
Carter
Tersmit
Tore
Aie Eens Eee Oe
Onic. Com
Spartanburg
N.C
Lydia E. Pinkam
Lydia B.inkham
Mia
D. Mcaser
Ewey Ave
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Jos. O'Bryan
Newport Ayve
Hymen
Charleston
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Express
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Summerville
S. C
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