The Little Brown House by the Road Christmas Poem
A nostalgic poem recalls a little brown house on Thanksgiving Day. A family gathers as the Waning year ends, with Rex in the army and Archie at sea. The mother’s wisdom and the father’s warmth bind the home as children remember their duties.
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Margaret E. Sangster
Demoreat’s Monthly
Mollie Hartner's Ring and Thanksgiving Day Surprise
Mollie Hartner feeds her fowl on a brisk November morning while Sanford Stiles plans to propose with a ring he loses when a hen knocks it away. The ring hunt, family banter, and a tense Thanksgiving feast unfold with Mollie circled by admirers, rival suitors, and a comic rescue when Bob nearly swallows the wishbone.
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Thief Returns Two Express Pack Ages Stolen
Chicago Herald reports a thief who snatched two sealed express envelopes from an American Express branch on Van Buren Street. After hiding, he discarded the packages, later found the same envelopes opened and empty except for promissory notes. The incident yielded the note: the contents were a shipment to Kansas City for collection.
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Royal Turkey Ring Brings Farm Family Joy
Mollie Hartner finds a ring swallowed by a turkey. Sanford Stiles offers support and the Hartners approve the engagement. The family shares a hearty supper and plans for a happy future as the couple counts apple seeds and chestnuts.
Hickory nuts and enduring friendship in American life
Popular Science Monthly reflects on hickory nuts as a winter pastime and notes the variety of shell and flavor across North America. It contrasts evolving shell traits with an aging decline in intimate lifelong friendship, citing West Virginia women and European legends to argue modern crowds dilute personal bonds and loyalty.
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Elizabeth
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Mason & Hamlin Win Dual Gold Medals in 1886 Exhibitions
Mason & Hamlin organs are awarded the highest gold medals at Liver pool and Edinburgh 1886 shows, continuing a record of top honors since Paris 1867. A coal stove is described as a cast iron paradox needing setup and shaking down. Dansville Breeze.
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